Sierra Vista Middle School students Erin Hwang and Nagyung (Anna) Cho earned first place in the Junior Group Website category at this year’s National History Day competition and Sierra Vista classmate Hannah Cho was honored as a national finalist in the Junior Individual Documentary category.

IUSD is honored to have served you and to have been a part of your lives during these important years.  Best wishes on this next phase of your journey!  Click on this article to view a photo gallery of IUSD commencement ceremonies.  

Lakeside Middle School’s seventh-grade academic pentathlon team has earned second place overall at the 2021 United States Academic Pentathlon. This follows their win as the highest scoring team in California during the state competition in April.    

U.S. News & World Report released its latest ranking of the country's "Best High Schools."  IUSD led the way with the most Orange County high schools on the ranking.   

Elementary Teachers Greg Bergevin and Stephanie Smith, along with Irvine High School Principal Monica Colunga were honored for making a difference in the lives of IUSD students through arts education.

Woodbridge High math teacher Kristie Donavan has been named a 2021 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching program finalist.  Kristie is one of only three California math teachers in the running for this national recognition.

The following student news roundup provides a recent snapshot of some of the outstanding accomplishments of our more than 35,000 students, including Artists of the Year, IUSD's Student Advisory Committee, Academic Decathlon, Ethics Bowl, Regeneron Science Talent Search, 2021 Edison Scholar and more.  

Northwood and University high schools have been named 2021 California Distinguished Schools.  This designation is the state’s top honor for schools.  

For the ninth consecutive year, IUSD has been named one of the nation’s Best Communities for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation. IUSD joins only four percent of school districts nationwide to receive this prestigious honor for its commitment to music and education.

Once again, University High School earned first place at the recent Science Bowl Regional competition.  Hosted by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, this annual competition tests students' knowledge of math, physics, chemistry and biology, among other topics.