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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Orange County student competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee |
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With hundreds of guests in attendance and broadcast cameras recording for millions of viewers across the country, 14-year-old student Aaron Lim represented Orange County in National Harbor, Maryland as he competed in the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday. The eighth-grader from El Rancho Charter School in Anaheim spelled the words “cephalopod,” “seraphic” and “muckraker” perfectly before getting eliminated in the fourth round with the word “ovination,” mistakenly adding an extra “a” in the word. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/orange-county-student-competes-in-scripps-national-spelling-bee/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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385 students who overcame challenges of pandemic graduate from Los Amigos High |
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Los Amigos students who spent nearly two years of their high school careers away from the Fountain Valley campus due to the pandemic managed to come together one last time at their graduation ceremony in Garden Grove Wednesday. About 385 students were in Los Amigos High School’s graduating class this year, principal’s secretary Lorraine Lopez said Thursday. Their laughter, high-fives and tears of joy filled the Michael A. Monsoor Memorial Stadium at Garden Grove High School. |
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https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2023-06-01/385-students-who-overcame-challenges-of-pandemic-graduate-from-los-amigos-high |
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Early College High School celebrates as first graduation ceremony in Newport-Mesa Unified’s Class of 2023 |
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Fifty-two graduates walked across the stage at Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theater on Thursday. |
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https://bit.ly/3oKn0bK |
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VOICE OF OC
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Turning The Page on Low Literacy Rates in Orange County |
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People read menus, billboards, magazines and social media every single day.
But for many adults, it’s not that easy. More than 43 million adults across America cannot read above a third grade level, according to Prosperity for America. In Orange County, it’s estimated that 1 in 4 adults, or 400,000 adults, read only at a basic or below-basic level. For many, local adult literacy programs like the county government’s library program – OC Read – can help.
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https://voiceofoc.org/2023/06/turning-the-page-on-low-literacy-rates-in-orange-county/ |
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CALIFORNIA PROGRESS REPORT
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Temecula Valley school board votes 3-2 to reject new curriculum over Harvey Milk inclusion |
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A Temecula Valley school board meeting last month ended in frustration for educators and community members in attendance. The frustration was over the 3-2 vote opposing the adoption of new social studies curriculum for Temecula Valley Unified School District elementary schools. The decision could leave 11,397 students without a textbook next year. School board members, Dr. Joseph Komrosky, Jennifer Wiersma and Danny Gonzalez opposed the inclusion of gay rights activist Harvey Milk in the supplemental material used by teachers, even though Milk is not in the 4th grade textbook himself. |
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https://abc7.com/temecula-valley-harvey-milk-school-board-curriculum/13330213/ |
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Florida teen Dev Shah wins National Spelling Bee |
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Fifteen months ago, Dev Shah spent a miserable five hours spelling outdoors in chilly, windy, damp conditions at a supersize regional competition in Orlando, Florida, only to fall short of his dream of returning to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. "Despondent is the right word," Dev said. "I just didn't know if I wanted to keep continuing." Look at him now. Dev's winning word was "psammophile," a layup for a speller of his caliber. |
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https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/news/2023/06/02/florida-teen-dev-shah-wins-national-spelling-bee |
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