OCDE Education in the News

Friday, September 27, 2019

OCDE NEWSROOM

6 Orange County schools win 2019 National Blue Ribbon

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded six Orange County public schools 2019 Blue Ribbons, the nation’s top honor for individual campuses based on academic achievement. The recipients are Acacia Elementary and Fisler School in the Fullerton School District, Circle View Elementary in the Ocean View School District, El Morro Elementary in the Laguna Beach Unified School District, Oxford Academy in the Anaheim Union High School District, and Stonegate Elementary in the Irvine Unified.

https://newsroom.ocde.us/6-orange-county-schools-win-2019-national-blue-ribbon/

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

1 student hospitalized, 1 arrested after fight at Corona del Mar High School

An on-campus fight between two students at Corona del Mar High School left one in the hospital and the other arrested, authorities said on Friday. The physical altercation occurred after school Thursday, Sept. 26, said Annette Franco, a spokeswoman for the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. Heather Rangel, a spokeswoman for the Newport Beach Police Department, said a 14-year-old boy and another boy, in the seventh grade, were involved in the fight.

https://www.ocregister.com/2019/09/27/1-student-hospitalized-1-arrested-after-fight-at-corona-del-mar-high-school/

LOS ANGELES TIMES

DAILY PILOT

Eight to be inducted into Newport Harbor High School Hall of Fame

The fifth class of the Newport Harbor High School Alumni Assn.’s Hall of Fame will include six graduates and two former faculty members at an Oct. 3 ceremony during the school’s Homecoming Week.

https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2019-09-26/eight-to-be-inducted-in-newport-harbor-high-hall-of-fame

CAPISTRANO DISPATCH

JSerra Junior Starts Dance Program for At-Risk Children

JSerra Catholic High School junior Hannah Weinmeister founded her nonprofit organization, “Hannah’s Dancers,” as a means of teaching dance to at-risk children in San Juan Capistrano. The nonprofit currently teaches children of all ages at the Boys & Girls Club of Capistrano Valley. This past summer, “Hannah’s Dancers” welcomed more than 80 students between the ages of 5 and 12 to learn a variety of dance forms, including ballet, jazz and tap.

https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com/jserra-junior-starts-dance-program-risk-children/

SACRAMENTO BEE

Sacramento City Unified settles lawsuit stemming from student’s gang-rape allegation

Sacramento City Unified School District agreed this week to pay $400,000 to settle a high-profile lawsuit related to a former C.K. McClatchy High School student’s rape allegations.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article235472902.html

SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

This Peninsula school district is installing vaping detectors in bathrooms

In the midst of what officials are calling a public health crisis, the Redwood City School District is joining a growing number of Bay Area districts trying to prevent students from vaping. The school district is spending $22,000 on vaping detectors.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/09/26/peninsula-school-district-to-students-no-vaping-in-the-bathroom/

INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN

Moreno Valley crowd remembers middle school student who died after campus assault

They came to mourn Diego. About 300 people gathered Thursday night, Sept. 26, a week and a half after the Landmark Middle School student was assaulted by two classmates, and two days after the 13 year old died as a result of his injuries. The ceremony, marked by tears and prayers, was held at the Moreno Valley campus. Sobbing friends of Diego’s blamed themselves for not being there when he was assaulted.

https://www.dailybulletin.com/2019/09/26/moreno-valley-crowd-remembers-middle-school-student-who-died-after-campus-assault/

KPCC

Nazi Salutes, Beer Cup Swastikas. How OC Schools Are Responding To Hate On Campus

The setting is a nondescript beige banquet room. You can hear an obscure old marching song from Nazi-era Germany playing over a speaker. One member of the Pacifica High School water polo team stands at a lectern. Others from the school in Garden Grove are scattered among the rows of chairs. The boys are singing along, their right arms extended in the Nazi "Sieg Heil" salute. Some are laughing. The disturbing scene was captured on video last November, but not released until last month. Like most Pacifica High School students, that was the first Lizzie Halbreich heard about her schoolmates' behavior.

https://laist.com/2019/09/26/pacifica_high_school_nazi_salute_orange_county_antisemitism_hate.php

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