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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Update: OC champ places 13th overall in 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee |
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Nicholas D’Sa finished in 13th place after surviving through 12 tough rounds of the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee held in Washington, D.C. Nicholas misspelled “jalap,” meaning the dried tuberous root of a Mexican plant. Nicholas mistakenly added an extra “l” to the word. The Tustin eighth-grader competed in the final rounds of the Bee in front of close to 1 million television viewers in the event broadcast on ESPN. Nicholas finished ahead of more than 500 competitors who qualified for the National Bee. The student won a $2,500 cash prize for placing 13th.
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http://newsroom.ocde.us/oc-duo-moves-on-to-4th-round-of-the-2019-scripps-spelling-national-bee/ |
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Open house offered preview of historic Mendez trail and monument |
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Dozens of parents and community members got a preview Wednesday of a new memorial honoring the historic Mendez v. Westminster case that ended segregation in California public schools. The city of Westminster hosted an open house with a replica of the Mendez Historic Freedom Trail and Monument, which will break ground in coming months along a 2.5-mile stretch along Hoover Avenue onto Westminster Avenue.
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http://newsroom.ocde.us/open-house-offered-preview-of-historic-mendez-trail-and-monument/ |
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USA TODAY
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8 kids won the 2019 Spelling Bee and people are absolutely baffled |
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In what may go down as the most gripping and challenging final round in spelling bee history, eight students shared the trophy of nation's top speller Thursday night.
Yes, you read that right: eight students, one trophy and a whole lot of words most people haven't even heard before. The Scripps National Spelling Bee was in its third hour of the final round of 16 spellers when the voice of the competition, pronouncer Jacques Bailly, admitted they may run out of words to give the students.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/31/spelling-bee-2019-reactions-8-co-champions-named-scripps-bee/1296620001/ |
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NEW YORK TIMES
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Discipline or treatment? Schools rethinking vaping response |
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A glimpse of student athletes in peak physical condition vaping just moments after competing in a football game led Stamford High School Principal Raymond Manka to reconsider his approach to the epidemic. His school traditionally has emphasized discipline for those caught with e-cigarettes. Punishments become increasingly severe with each offense, from in-school suspensions to out-of-school suspensions and, eventually, notification of law enforcement. But Manka began thinking about it more as an addiction problem, and less of a behavior issue, after seeing the two players from another school vaping near their bus.
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https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/05/26/us/ap-us-vaping-schools.html |
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KPCC
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California Moves One Step Closer To 'Pre-K For All' |
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Attention parents: The California Assembly unanimously passed a bill aiming to make preschool more accessible on Tuesday. The Pre-K for All Act of 2019 would expand the state-funded pre-K program to make sure all 4-year-olds and 3-year-olds from low-income families can attend. It would also increase qualifications and pay for teachers, and it would change income eligibility limits so that middle-income families can access the program, too.
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https://laist.com/2019/05/29/california_moves_one_step_closer_to_pre-k_for_all.php |
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LAGUNA BEACH INDEPENDENT
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Walk for Water This Sunday |
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The annual Walking for Water fundraiser, run by 25 local high school students, is set to take place Sunday, June 2, from 12-3 p.m. at the Laguna Beach High School track. Walking for Water, a project of Wisdom Spring Inc. is run by Laguna Beach High School students and raises money to dig wells that can bring water to indigenous villages in West Africa, India, and other parts of the world suffering from the global water crisis.
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https://www.lagunabeachindy.com/walk-for-water-this-sunday/ |
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