A pair of high school newspapers from Irvine took first and second place at this year’s Orange County Journalism Education Association Write-Offs, which were held March 2 at Fullerton College.

The IUSD Board of Education voted Tuesday to move forward with a study designed to determine the feasibility of a technology bond.

Irvine High School’s drama department tells us that it has nearly sold out its performances of “The Wizard of Oz” on Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9. But that doesn’t mean you’ve missed your chance to follow the tornado-induced adventures of Dorothy and her little dog too.

At the request of IUSD’s Board of Education, a pair of consultants teamed up at this week's school board meeting to discuss options for generating new revenue for 21st century learning through a technology bond.

At a Feb. 12 award ceremony, Woodbridge High’s Academic Decathlon team learned that it placed fourth overall in the 45th annual Orange County Academic Decathlon, and that wasn't the only good news. The school also earned an invite to compete at the state competition in March.

High school textbooks recommended for adoption in IUSD will be available for public review beginning March 18. These would be the instructional materials under consideration for 2013-14, covering the content areas of English, foreign language, math, performing arts, science and social science.

It’s hard to believe, but it’s already time to start making plans for the 2013-14 school year. And if your child will be joining IUSD in the fall, we’ve got a pretty important date to share: March 8, 2013 is when the enrollment window opens for all students who will be new to the district.

Back in July, the IUSD Board of Education approved the second phase of an ambitious effort to harness solar energy, green-lighting plans to add vehicle shade structures topped with photovoltaic panels to the parking lots of nine c

So we're in the office a little early this morning, and for good reason. Irvine’s three Teachers of the Year, representing the district’s elementary, middle and high schools, will soon be revealed during surprise visits to their respective campuses.