A number of altruistic acts have been quietly occurring around the Irvine Unified School District. At South Lake Middle School, a group of students drafted geology textbooks for children in Uganda. Deerfield Elementary kids spent time with residents of a local senior center.

The City of Irvine will generously provide up to $875,200 in matching funds to help IUSD ease the impacts of larger class sizes next year.

The rest of the county just learned what IUSD has known all along.

This week, five IUSD high school teachers were honored by their respective students for making a profound difference in the lives of young people.

No doubt there was a surge in local toga sightings on Saturday as Woodbridge High School hosted the Junior Classical League’s State Convention, drawing approximately 1,600 enthusiastic students, teachers and chaperons from 40 school

More than 40 of Irvine’s brightest teaching stars were honored Friday night during the 24th annual Excellence in Teaching Awards Dinner at The Irvine Marriott.

Over the course of his 22 years in IUSD, Paul Mills has developed and implemented a vision for alternative education, based on the core principle that all students can succeed. And his work hasn’t merely impacted Irvine.

With all the budget news of late, IUSD NewsFlash hasn’t had much time to get to other happenings around the district. So let’s play a little catch-up.