By Jim Tortolano There’s an old saying that advises: Bloom where you’re planted. On Thursday over 100 educators and others who were planted as students in the Garden Grove Unified School District […]
“Homegrown” school employees gather
GGUSD students are college-ready
Garden Grove Unified School District continues to soar as a leader in college readiness across Orange County and throughout California. During the 2016-2017 school year, 57.5 percent of Garden Grove High School […]
Community forums set on Civic Center
Three community forums on the proposed new Westminster Civic Center are scheduled for this week. They will be held on Wednesday (April 18) from 6-7:30 p.m., Thursday (April 19) from 6-7:30 p.m. […]
GGUSD, OVSD schools are honored
Thirteen elementary schools in the Garden Grove and Ocean View districts have been named California Distinguished Schools for 2018. Additionally, the Garden Grove Unified School District has been named a 2018 California […]
Spanish Academy to launch in GGUSD
Garden Grove Unified School District is set to launch the Russell Elementary Language Academy beginning in 2018-2019. The new Spanish Dual Language Academy is the second of its kind in GGUSD and […]
Computer immersion academy at Heritage
Garden Grove Unified School District has partnered with Code to the Future, the nation’s premier creator of computer science immersion schools, to launch the district’s first Computer Science Immersion Academy at Heritage […]
Pledges, walkouts, more vs. gun violence
Students from the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area took part in events ranging from brief walkouts to solemn observances Wednesday addressing the issue of gun violence in schools. It was all part of […]
Threat to Pacifica High wasn’t “credible”
Social media posts threatening some violence at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove on Wednesday caused some anxiety at the westside school, but “police have not found any credibility to the threat,” […]
Fees going up; “go back” causes anger
A public hearing on a proposal to raise fees paid to public schools by developers is on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education. […]
Bell is honored as a “school to watch”
Bell Intermediate School in Garden Grove on Wednesday hosted a school-wide event to celebrate being named a 2017–2018 “School to Watch” model middle school. Garden Grove Unified School District administrators, Board of Education Trustee […]
