Here’s a roundup of IUSD-related stories and photos that appeared on The Orange County Register's website this week:
• Students shared poignant essays and poems during a ceremony for the recent “My Favorite Teacher” contest, sponsored by Barnes and Noble and the Irvine Public Schools Foundation.
• Brywood Elementary School held its fifth annual Brywood Talent Show. Organized by local dads, the event featured more than 100 students performing in 50 acts.
• Students and staff from University High School staged a “Shave a Head Fest” fundraiser for the American Cancer Society Youth Chapter and sent some of the day's lengthier clips to the Locks of Love organization.
• The newspaper also covered Wednesday’s precautionary evacuation of Northwood High School, prompted by a gas main leak on Portola Parkway.