On Jan. 28, Fountain Valley High School (FVHS) student, Kayla Borack, was named ABC7's "Cool Kid" for her work with the Baron Buddies -- a club on campus that addresses the concerns of special-need students.

On Jan. 27, Edison High School (EHS) alumnus and former NFL offensive lineman, Glenn Parker, presented the school with a Wilson Golden Football as a part of the Super Bowl 50 High School Honor Roll.

On Jan. 25, the Huntington Beach Union High School District (HBUHSD) took advantage of the non-student day and participated in the 27th Annual Professional Development Day.

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 (MHS).

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).

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.

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 Huntington Beach Union High School District (HBUHSD) is proud to announce the release of it's new 2016-2019 Strategic Plan featuring the mission statement, "We will educate, prepare, and inspire our students to change the world."

Tis the season…for us to take a well-earned break from the work we love so much! Thank you for all of your dedicated service to our students and their families. There is a real and tangible sense of pride and accomplishment in our district. That very same pride is much like an elegantly wrapped present, which is humbly admired, and held on to with great enthusiasm.

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.