Spotlight Schools Newsletter May 2, 2024
🏈 Districts Launching New Programs for Elite Student-Athletes // 🎨 Artist Transforms Schools' Handball Courts // OC Supt. of Schools Retiring // 🏆 New H.S. Rankings Released
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Public School Districts Looking to Create Programs Catering to Advanced Student-Athletes
The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District and the Fullerton School District are both working to launch different programs to offer students athletic training along with academics.
Artist Brings Bursts of Color to Schools’ Handball Courts
Murals at two elementary schools in Huntington Beach have brightened up the campuses
School districts seeking applicants to fill board vacancies
The Cypress School District and the Orange Unified School District are searching for candidates to temporarily fill vacancies on their school boards
Spotlight Schools Newsletter March 29, 2024
⛈️ Stormy Budget Season for School Districts // 🍊 Orange Unified Voters Recall Two Trustees // 😂 Student Improv Team mixes Laughter & Learning // ⚾️ Dodgers Star Gives Back to O.C. High School
Los Alamitos USD preparing for $7 million budget shortfall
While no teacher layoffs are expected for next school year, California's projected $38 billion budget deficit has the district planning to make other cuts for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years.
Laugh & Learn: Los Alamitos High School's Improv Team is No Joke
The team recently hosted its first districtwide staff Improv Show to benefit the LAHS Drama Program
She's the W-I-N-N-E-R!
Westminster School District 7th grader won the 2024 Orange County Spelling Bee and will compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.
Preliminary Election Results
Unofficial election results for the March 5 Primary show the three incumbents on the Orange County Board of Education far ahead of their opponents and the effort to recall two Orange Unified board trustees leading.