And we’re back. Today marks the first day of the 2014-15 school year for nearly 4,000 students enrolled at IUSD’s four year-round sites.

Outdoor education trips have long been a highlight for IUSD sixth-graders, who get to travel to bucolic settings for five days of hands-on science instruction, hiking and games.

Next month, the top National History Day projects from schools across the country will make their way to Maryland for a final competition on the national stage. California is sending 18 of its best projects (along with the students that created them).

Six campuses in IUSD have earned the state's highest level of recognition for public schools.

The Irvine High School Choral Department plans to premier three original songs at this week's “Concert in Spring.” The show, set to start at 7 p.m. Thursday at Irvine Presbyterian Church, will feature all five Irvine High choirs, as well as the Venado Middle School choir, performing works by living composers.

April is upon us, and that means Brywood Elementary School is gearing up for its annual BryWorld Multicultural Festival.

For the second year in a row, IUSD has been named one of the nation’s Best Communities for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation.