UPDATE: Cyndi Paik was approved as the new superintendent for the Westminster School District at a meeting of the WSD Board Thursday night. She will officially begin her duties on July […]
Paik approved as WSD superintendent
Cavalier trio is honored for heroism
Three freshman students from Santiago High School were honored by the Garden Grove Fire Department today during a special student recognition assembly for their heroic acts of saving a classmate from drowning. […]
Pupils can bank on college, says Chiang
By Jim Tortolano “Anything is possible if you work hard enough,” was the mantra promoted both by Sequoia Elementary School principal Michelle Watkins and State Treasurer John Chiang on Tuesday afternoon. Of […]
House member in the school house here
Congressman Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach/Garden Grove) visited Garden Grove High School and Pacifica High School this week to provide students with insight about bill-writing, the legislative process, and public service. “We are […]
Local students recognized for academics
Ten Garden Grove Unified School District students were recognized during the Orange County Department of Education’s AVID 8th Grade Standout Ceremony held May 10 at Angel Stadium. Four GGUSD students were selected as […]
29 GGUSD schools make “Honor Roll”
Garden Grove Unified School District this week announced that 29 of its schools were named 2016 California Honor Rolls Schools, earning recognition for high achievement in student success, reduction in achievement gaps, […]
Silver medals for eight area schools
Eight comprehensive high schools serving the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area were honored as “silver medal” winners by U.S. News and World Report’s annual ranking of American public schools announced on Tuesday. The […]
GGUSD intermediate schools honored
Three intermediate schools in Garden Grove Unified School District have been named 2017 California Gold Ribbon Schools. Alamitos, Bell, and Ralston intermediate schools were among the 275 middle and high schools statewide […]
WSD students vote with their taste buds
By Jim Tortolano School cafeteria food. What’s your first reaction? If your first thought is “yuck,” maybe you’d better think twice, at least as far as the Westminster School District is concerned. […]
New superintendent sought for WSD
The search is on for a new superintendent for the Westminster School District. Marian Kim Phelps will be leaving the WSD beginning in April to take the post of superintendent of the […]
