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A University High School student with political aspirations and a stellar academic resume has been named as California’s alternate delegate in the highly competitive United States Senate Youth Program.

A member of Northwood High School’s class of 2008 is one of only 32 college students in the U.S. to earn what is widely considered the world’s most prestigious scholarship.

Two IUSD high schools have been named semifinalists in the esteemed Grammy Signature School program, which annually recognizes campuses that provide exceptional music opportunities for students.

Music, games and tasty meals from some of the best food trucks in Orange County will be offered Sunday, Nov. 20, during the Irvine Food & Music Festival at Irvine High School. Presented by Irvine High’s Athletic Booster Club, the community event will be held from noon to 5:30 p.m.

Forgive us if we're starting to sound like a broken record, but congratulations are once again in order for the Woodbridge High School Entertainment Corps, which took home a number of honors over the weekend at a competition in Hacienda Heights.

Woodbridge High biology teacher Mike Nakaue was honored Thursday with one of four "Outstanding Contributions to Education" awards by the Orange County Board of Education and county Superintendent William M. Habermehl.

Students looking for an edge on their science projects will be able to consult with some pretty sharp experts next month, as IUSD is once again sponsoring “Ask-A-Scientist Night” at Rancho San Joaquin Middle School. This year's event will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

Ninety-six IUSD seniors are in some very elite company this week, having been named semifinalists in the annual pursuit of scholarships through the National Merit Scholarship Corp. Overall, 16,000 earned the prestigious honor in the U.S., representing less than 1 percent of all high school seniors.

Over the course of the next nine and a half months, there will be essay questions, reading assignments, science projects and word problems. There will also be field trips, football games, high school dances and, ultimately, commencement exercises.