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Q&A: Meet Orange Unified's New Superintendent
Orange Unified School District

Q&A: Meet Orange Unified's New Superintendent

Rachel H. Monรกrrez, Ph.D., shares her priorities, thoughts on immigration enforcement, charter schools, A.I., and more.

Meeting Recap: Board Approves New Cellphone Policy; New Asst. Principal Introduced
Los Alamitos Unified School District

Meeting Recap: Board Approves New Cellphone Policy; New Asst. Principal Introduced

๐Ÿˆ The board also discussed options for locations to hold Los Alamitos High School varsity football games.

School Districts Respond to Immigration Enforcement Operations
Immigration

School Districts Respond to Immigration Enforcement Operations

Several O.C. school districts took to social media to declare schools as "safe havens" amid ICE raids.

Spotlight Schools Newsletter: June 2025
Huntington Beach Union High School District

Spotlight Schools Newsletter: June 2025

๐ŸŽ“ New tools to track graduates' progress // ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Debate over transgender athletes // Superintendents Wanted // ๐ŸŽ Ranking of Districts with the 'Best Teachers'

O.C. and the Debate over Transgender Student-Athletes
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District

O.C. and the Debate over Transgender Student-Athletes

A brief look at how two Orange County school boards are responding to the Trump administration's efforts to stop California's inclusion of trans student-athletes in girls sports.

Westminster High School Student Heading to Harvard University
Huntington Beach Union High School District

Westminster High School Student Heading to Harvard University

'I'm in shock,' senior Timmy Tran says after being accepted to 17 colleges and waitlisted at 13 others.

Why Do Some High Schools Have Ten or More Valedictorians?
Los Alamitos Unified School District

Why Do Some High Schools Have Ten or More Valedictorians?

Once an honor bestowed on a single student in each graduating class, O.C. campuses now have different approaches to this graduation title.

Los Alamitos High School Students' Film to Premiere at Bay Theatre
Los Alamitos Unified School District

Los Alamitos High School Students' Film to Premiere at Bay Theatre

More than 100 LAHS students have worked on the short film titled "Free Trial" which will be shown alongside films from other students and alumni.

Meet Orange County's 2026 Teachers of the Year
Centralia School District

Meet Orange County's 2026 Teachers of the Year

Six educators honored in surprise announcements in the Orange County Department of Education awards program

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