Irvine High School students and staff were briefly evacuated to nearby Heritage Park on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 8 after a gas line was accidentally breached on campus. No students or staff were injured as a result of the breach, which occurred at about 8:50 a.m. during construction work on a new classroom building.

The altruism of an accomplished young musician from Irvine High School is the subject of this story on the Orange County Register’s website.

The National Merit Scholarship Corp. has released its annual list of semifinalists in the running for National Merit awards, and 110 of them are from right here in IUSD.

Tinh Tran was looking to integrate more hands-on science, math and technology activities into his classroom lessons, with the ultimate goal of sparking an interest in STEM career paths.

Irvine’s next high school is on track to open with an inaugural class of ninth-graders in August 2016. But first things first: The school needs a name, and you can help.

Irvine’s newest comprehensive high school is on track to open in 2016, necessitating some adjustments to IUSD’s existing high school boundaries.

Five IUSD high schoolers have been selected to perform at the venerable Grand Ole Opry in Nashville as members of the 2014 National Association for Music Education All-National Honor Ensembles.

Here we are, a third of the way through June, and that means high school graduation season is upon us.