We have some heartbreaking news to share with you this morning.

The University High School drama department will bring "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to the stage Nov. 20 through Nov. 23. All shows are scheduled to start at 7 p.m. in Uni’s big theater.

Along with its action on the technology plan, the Board of Education on Nov.

IUSD board members on Tuesday approved the first reading of a three-year Technology Master Plan detailing the district’s goals for leveraging technology to improve student outcomes.

An unsubstantiated threat over the phone prompted a precautionary evacuation at Westpark Elementary School Thursday morning, but a thorough search of the campus by the Irvine Police Department and IUSD found nothing out of the ordinary. As such, students and staff re-entered Westpark and finished out the school day.

On Tuesday night, the IUSD Board of Education accepted the latest installment of the Irvine Company’s generous pledge of more than $20 million for art, music and science.

The Irvine Company on Tuesday presented IUSD with the eighth installment of its commitment of $21 million over 10 years for enriched curriculum in art, science and music.

IUSD’s Lakeside Middle School has taken first place among Orange County elementary and middle schools in a competition that tracked the physical activity of students, staff and parents.

The location of IUSD’s fifth high school was again the central topic during the Board of Education’s most recent Facilities Study Session.

Just a friendly reminder that all IUSD schools and offices will be closed on Monday, Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day. The federal holiday honoring the men and women who have served in the military is observed annually on Nov. 11.