Contest win allows Westminster educator to transform her classroom
Fryberger Elementary School teacher Lauren Vu-Tran is utilizing innovative furniture to engage students after winning the 'Transform Your Classroom' contest.
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Pop Warner players looking for historic win
The undefeated North Long Beach 14U Panthers team earned a spot to play in the Pop Warner Super Bowl in Florida but needs help paying for the "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
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Spotlight Schools Newsletter Nov. 17, 2023
Tustin Unified schools closed for days after fire at historic blimp hangar // Ocean View School Board votes to consolidate one middle school // 🎥 5th grader films part of her debut movie at her O.C. elementary school
Some Tustin Unified schools remain closed all week after massive hangar fire
While most TUSD campuses reopened this week, concerns about air quality and the ongoing process to clean up toxic debris from the fire kept students from 10 schools at home in virtual learning.
The 5th grader with stars in her eyes
Seal Beach resident London Houghton's debut film tells the story of children dealing with divorce.
Ocean View School Board votes to close one middle school
As part of its school consolidation plan, the OVSD Board of Trustees voted to close Spring View Middle School next school year but will keep three elementary schools open.
Los Alamitos High School Dance Program to perform 'My Father's Closet'
The original show explores how a girl brings her father's music collection to life.
We know what they did last summer
Filmed last summer, two Seal Beach kids release their zombie horror comedy just in time for Halloween.
Spotlight Schools Newsletter Oct. 13, 2023
Hate incidents spiked at O.C. schools in 2022 // Signatures submitted in Orange Unified recall effort // 🍔Reading could score kids a free In-N-Out burger
Los Alamitos USD Supt. delivers his State of the District address
“Every single child (in the system) belongs to all of us"
Report shows hate incidents spiked at O.C. schools in 2022
Last year, 103 hate incidents were reported at local schools with 85% of those occurring at TK-12 campuses.
Six Orange County schools named 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools
Three campuses in the Garden Grove Unified School District among awardees in the U.S. Department of Education program
'The Oasis' now joins 'The Loft' as another space for mental health support at Los Alamitos High School
Students have a new outdoor space to reset on campus thanks to donations from the Los Alamitos Education Foundation and the family of a Griffin graduate
Spotlight Schools Newsletter Sept. 8, 2023
Orange Unified passes parental notification policy // Students can now serve on the O.C. Board of Education // Military family's BIG surprise at school
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
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.