Add Thomas Hsu to the growing list of IUSD students who have earned perfect scores on the SAT. Hsu, a junior at University High School, recently learned that he aced every multiple-choice question on the famed college entrance exam.

District NewsFlash recently featured a story about a creative fundraiser at Alderwood Basics Plus, benefitting relief efforts in Haiti.

The 23rd annual Astounding Inventions contest, presented by Greenberg Traurig LLP and the Irvine Valley College Foundation, will be held this Saturday, Jan. 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Irvine Valley College’s Hart Gymnasium.

Did you know there are worms that fight, and that plankton prefers open ocean water to bay water?

Want to know how the governor’s budget proposal impacts IUSD? Or why school districts can’t use facilities dollars to cover operational expenses? Or why major budget decisions must be made by March?

A blown transformer near Alton Parkway and Creek Road was blamed for a widespread power outage that impacted schools Tuesday.

Though Governor Schwarzenegger recently vowed to protect education from further reductions, his initial budget proposal for 2010-11 poses enormous challenges for school districts, most of which have already been decimated by cuts.

IUSD has received notification that the heaviest rainfall may be headed our way.  The National Weather Service is predicting substantial rain this afternoon, with the heaviest precipitation expected between 1 and 3 p.m., coinciding with student dismissal times.

IUSD Superintendent Gwen Gross is featured in the latest edition of EdCal, a weekly education newspaper published by the Association of California School Administrators. In the article, Dr.