On Jan. 11, 2016, the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) Media Services team released a video highlighting the Viking ship project currently underway at Marina High School...
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Congratulations to our very own Board of Trustees member, Susan Henry, for being elected to serve as the 2016 President-elect for the California School Boards Association (CSBA). CSBA is a non-profit education association representing the elected officials who govern school districts and county offices of education. In total, the association represents over 5,000 school board members and six million students throughout the state. According to CSBA, in Henry’s new position, she will, along with the other Executive Committee members, provide leadership to the association between meetings of the Delegate Assembly and Board of Directors. Additionally, the committee will serve...
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Congratulations to the Fountain Valley High School (FVHS) Troubadours for being selected to perform at the California All-State Music Education Conference (CASMEC) in San Jose, CA. The conference, held by the California Music Educators Association (CMEA), will take place February 11-14. Over 40 choirs from all levels, including university ensembles, auditioned to obtain this same honor, but only one choir was given a unanimous scoring to be featured – the Troubadours! Under the direction of the FVHS Director of Vocal Music, Kevin Tison, the Barons are now preparing an impressive program to perform at St. Joseph’s Basilica in Downtown...
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Independent study students at Coast High School (CHS) are set to compete in the 2016 Solar Cup, a competition in which teams of students from throughout Southern California build and race solar-powered boats. The seven-month process, created by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWDSC), concludes with a three-day competition at Lake Skinner in Temecula Valley. The MWDSC hopes that, through this program, students will learn about conservation of natural resources, electrical and mechanical engineering, problem solving and more while also having fun. The MWDSC delivers water to 26 member public agencies – 14 cities, 11 municipal water...
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On October 24, 2015, David Theriault, longtime English Literature teacher at Fountain Valley High School, presented at the CUE (Computer Using Educators) 2015 Fall Conference as the closing keynote speaker. His session titled, “The Life Aquatic: This is Adventure,” references the movie, “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,” and brings its listeners into the submarine of Theriault’s classroom and, using stories from his life and the lives of his students, challenges listeners to seek adventure and embrace not knowing. CUE is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1978 whose goal is to inspire innovative learners in all disciplines from...
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