Paddleboarding star Connor Baxter paid a visit this week to South Lake Middle School, where he encouraged students to say no to drugs and yes to healthy lifestyles. Baxter's appearance was tied to Red Ribbon Week, which officially kicks off on Oct. 22.

The Irvine Unified School District has been named a recipient of the 2012 Achievements in Respiratory (AIR) Health Awards for indoor air quality by a division of the California Department of Public Health.

Ever considered making a contribution to IUSD, but you're not exactly sure who pays for what? There are, after all, a number of organizations that exist to support Irvine schools, including the Irvine Public Schools Foundation and our local PTAs.

As we first reported back in January, a new California law requires students entering grades seven through 12 to get immunized with a pertussis booster shot.

Congratulations to University High School Principal John Pehrson, who has been named a “Champion for Character” by the California Interscholastic Federation’s Southern Section.

It’s Wednesday, May 11, and we’d be remiss in not mentioning that today has been designated as National School Nurse Day.

As Japan scrambles to secure a nuclear power plant damaged in last week’s earthquake, public health agencies in the U.S. are emphasizing that there is “no risk expected to California or its residents.” Worldwide relief efforts are underway following the massive temblor and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan on March 11.

In response to the national epidemic of pertussis, commonly known as “whooping cough,” the state of California has imposed a new requirement for students who will start grades 7 through 12 on or after July 1, 2011.

More than 11,000 students in the Irvine Unified School District walked or pedaled to school on Thursday, Oct.

In May, the City of Irvine generated headlines when it offered to kick in more than $875,000 through a challenge grant to help ease the impacts of larger class sizes in IUSD – the latter coming a