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Students can now serve on the Orange County Board of Education
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Students can now serve on the Orange County Board of Education

A new law allows California high school students to become representatives on their county boards of education

Faced with declining enrollment, Anaheim Union High School District Board set to discuss options
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Faced with declining enrollment, Anaheim Union High School District Board set to discuss options

After more than ten years of declining student enrollment, the Anaheim Union High School District is set to discuss a proposal to consolidate a few campuses during a special meeting scheduled for August 31.

Schools in Anaheim closed for one day due to Tropical Storm Hilary
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Schools in Anaheim closed for one day due to Tropical Storm Hilary

Classes are canceled on August 21 in the Anaheim Elementary School District and the Anaheim Union High School District; other O.C. public school districts are expected to be in session.

Will Tropical Storm Hilary impact school Monday? O.C. districts are watching this weekend
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Will Tropical Storm Hilary impact school Monday? O.C. districts are watching this weekend

Newport-Mesa Unified is set to start the 2023-24 school year on Monday, when Tropical Storm Hilary could still be soaking the area.

Spotlight Schools Newsletter August 18, 2023

Spotlight Schools Newsletter August 18, 2023

🌧️ Preparing for Hilary; 📚 It's back-to-school season in Orange County; 🏈 Girls make history on the high school gridiron.

Historic girls flag football season starts
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Historic girls flag football season starts

Now a CIF sport, student-athletes at more than 100 SoCal high schools will compete in the girls flag football inaugural season.

As kids head back to class, O.C. Department of Education leader shares thoughts on the 2023-24 school year
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As kids head back to class, O.C. Department of Education leader shares thoughts on the 2023-24 school year

It's officially back-to-school season in Orange County. Thousands of local students are heading back to campuses this week as the 2023-24 school year starts. Most of the 28 public school districts in O.C., as well as many charter schools, are welcoming new classes of transitional kindergartners all

Former State Senator Gloria Romero speaks during public comment at the July 24 meeting of the Orange Unified School District
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Orange Unified still without permanent superintendent

The OUSD Board of Education's July 24 meeting agenda suggested a superintendent would be appointed but trustees took no action

Los Alamitos High School graduate Sofia Youngs (second from left) and the author (left) pose with their friends after LAHS’s
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Recent graduates look back on their time at Los Alamitos High School and forward to the future

'We never had a normal high school year because of Covid until this senior year'

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