A University High School sophomore will participate in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles in May after wowing a panel of judges during this month's county competition.

A team of Eastshore Elementary School sixth-graders has taken up the cause of banning the sale of shark fins after entering a regional science contest, The Orange County Register reports.

“Kiss the pig! Kiss the pig!” chanted the crowd of Eastshore Elementary School students.

One by one, state Assemblyman Don Wagner fielded questions from his audience of Stonegate Elementary School fifth-graders.

A group of politically astute students from all five IUSD high schools traveled to Sacramento Tuesday to engage in wide-ranging discussions on the budget and other matters of local interest with some of California’s top movers and shakers.

Last year, we told you about a number of service-learning projects taking place throughout IUSD, made possible by a three-year, $86,000 state grant and a unique collaboration with the nonprofit group Team Kids.

A recent legal settlement between the state and the American Civil Liberties union over student fees has brought clarity to a complex issue, but it will make school districts more dependent on local donations to preserve educational opportunities for students, writes Superintendent Gwen

In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that battered northeastern Japan, students and staff from throughout the Irvine Unified School District have been organizing local relief efforts.

As Japan scrambles to secure a nuclear power plant damaged in last week’s earthquake, public health agencies in the U.S. are emphasizing that there is “no risk expected to California or its residents.” Worldwide relief efforts are underway following the massive temblor and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan on March 11.