Common Sense, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of media and technology, has recognized La Quinta High School as a Common Sense School. La […]
LQHS students show “Common Sense”
GGUSD scores well in English, math
Last week, the California Department of Education released statewide results of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) exams, which show that Garden Grove Unified School District students continue to […]
Peters School kids turn trays “green”
With a passion to protect the environment, a group of students from Peters Elementary School – part of the Garden Grove Unified School District – helped champion a district-wide program to replace […]
Supplies are donated to area schools
Students at Eisenhower Elementary, Doig Intermediate, and Santiago High School, all part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, received gifts of more than 2,300 school supplies donated last week through a […]
GGUSD touts its successes at event
The Garden Grove Unified School District hosted its first-ever State of the District event on Thursday to showcase district accomplishments and student successes. Superintendent Gabriela Mafi and the Board of Education announced […]
GGUSD board adopts “Choose Wellness”
At its Sept. 3 meeting, the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education adopted Resolution No. 11 expressing the board’s ongoing commitment to support student wellness. As part of the resolution, […]
Schools and war veterans are honored
Ten schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District received awards for excellence in implementing PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports). PBIS helps schools to encourage more positive student behavior, increase student […]
School bells are ringing this week
The signs have been there for over a month now … The back-to-school sales at Target … the cars gathering in the campus parking lots … The putting away of the boogie […]
The embarrassment of teenage goofs
What’s the difference between a crisis and an embarrassment? Well, if it’s you that’s involved, it’s a crisis. If it’s someone else, it’s an embarrassment. We’re referring to the situation at Pacifica […]
New “Nazi” salute videos are revealed
UPDATE: Three more videos showing Pacifica High School students giving Nazi-style salutes surfaced on Wednesday. The new videos showed students appearing to be giving the salutes, wrapping themselves in the Confederate battle […]
