Spotlight Schools Newsletter: June 2025
🎓 New tools to track graduates' progress // 👟 Debate over transgender athletes // Superintendents Wanted // 🍎 Ranking of Districts with the 'Best Teachers'
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
'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?
Once an honor bestowed on a single student in each graduating class, O.C. campuses now have different approaches to this graduation title.
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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
Six educators honored in surprise announcements in the Orange County Department of Education awards program
Spotlight Schools Newsletter: April 2025
Schools Closing in O.C. // Anaheim Board Appoints New Trustee // 🎤 K-Pop Battle of the Bands
O.C. Districts Closing Schools
Faced with declining student enrollment and budget challenges, several school districts are studying consolidating campuses.
Students Shine in First-Ever K-Pop Battle of the Bands
Fullerton School District's inaugural competition celebrates Korean culture and performing arts