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GGUSD Students Gain Real World Skills through Summer Internship Program

Last week, Garden Grove Unified School District celebrated nearly 80 high school juniors who successfully completed a six-week summer internship program at 37 companies and non-profit organizations across the county.

GGUSD to Offer Free Summer Meals

The Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) is offering its annual free Summer Meal program to help ensure that children have access to nutritional meals when school is not in session. The program will provide free summer meals to GGUSD students at 15 school campuses and two library sites.

GGUSD Graduations Recognize Accomplishments of 3,000 Scholars

More than 3,000 high school seniors from Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) graduated from the district’s eight high schools during graduation ceremonies held May 31 and June 1 at the district’s stadiums at Bolsa Grande and Garden Grove high schools.

La Quinta Creative Writing Program Wins Prestigious Awards

The La Quinta High School Creative Writing Program won two awards at the 56th Annual California Student Media Festival. The festival, which exists to celebrate the amazing media and multimedia projects produced by California’s students and teachers, had more than 6,000 student contestants from schools across the state.

GGUSD Announces High School Graduation Schedule

Garden Grove Unified School District will graduate more than 3,000 seniors from eight high schools at ceremonies hosted on Tuesday, May 31 and Wednesday, June 1.

Alamitos Intermediate School Club Earns County Recognition

Alamitos Intermediate School’s Club Live was recognized with a Chapter Excellence Award at the Orange County Friday Night Live Partnership Chapter Recognition Event May 13 at the Orange County Department of Education.

Six GGUSD Educators Honored with Arts Education Awards

The Orange County Music and Arts Administrators recognized six Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) educators for making a difference in the lives of students through arts education during a special awards ceremony at Segerstrom Center for the Arts on May 17.

GGUSD AVID Students Receive College Scholarships from Angels Baseball Foundation

Ten Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) students were recognized during the Orange County Department of Education’s AVID Eighth Grade Standout Ceremony held May 12 at Angel Stadium.

GGUSD’s 51st Special Games Event Showcases Student Abilities

Approximately 700 Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) students with disabilities competed in Olympic-style competitions during the district’s 51st annual Special Games on May 20 at the stadium at Bolsa Grande High School.

GGUSD Celebrates its Accomplished Class of 2022 Valedictorians

The Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) Board of Education celebrated the district’s 12 Class of 2022 high school valedictorians during its meeting on May 17 with a video spotlight of each of the accomplished scholars.

GGUSD Announces New Program with Garden Grove Police to Bring Support Dogs to Schools

Yesterday Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) and the Garden Grove Police Department (GGPD) announced a new program that is bringing trained police support dogs to schools across GGUSD to provide an extra layer of social-emotional support for students. The program was announced to fourth through sixth graders at Mitchell Elementary School during a Mental Health assembly.

Los Amigos Scholars Receive Prestigious Gates Scholarship

Los Amigos High School valedictorian Brianna Bayliss and Salutatorian Ashlie Benitez were awarded the highly-selective Gates Scholarship, a prestigious college scholarship awarded to only 300 students across the nation each year.

GGUSD Students Create Videos for Choose Wellness Campaign Contest

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) students from the district’s seven comprehensive high schools are participating in a Choose Wellness campaign video contest with nearly $5,000 in cash prizes going to participating clubs. Students were encouraged to create videos that communicate the need to make mental health and wellness a priority and to end the stigma associated with getting help during a mental health crisis.

Three GGUSD Schools Receive Civic Learning Awards

California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye and State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI) Tony Thurmond announced the 2022 Civic Learning Awards and three Garden Grove Unified School District schools were among 26 schools recognized across the state.

GGUSD Bus Driver Named California Classified Employee of the Year

Garden Grove Unified School District Bus Driver Shannon Lauricella has been selected for the prestigious 2022 California Classified School Employee of the Year recognition.

GGUSD Board of Education Honors Employees of the Year

The Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education honored 11 outstanding employees during its meeting on May 3, 2022.

GGUSD Celebrates College-Bound Seniors

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) high schools are celebrating their college-bound seniors this month with festive College Signing Day events.

Twelve GGUSD Schools Earn State Recognition for Innovative Practice

Twelve schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) earned the 2022 California Pivotal Practice (CAPP) Award for innovative practices implemented during the 2020-2021 school year when California required schools to offer distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

GGUSD High Schools Ranked Among America’s Best

For the fifth consecutive year, all seven of Garden Grove Unified School District’s (GGUSD) comprehensive high schools earned high rankings in the elite list of America’s Best High Schools published by U.S. News & World Report.

GGUSD AVID Students Presented with College Scholarships

Fifteen AVID seniors from Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) were awarded more than $137,000 in college scholarships during the 2022 AVID Senior Standout Recognition & Scholarship Presentation hosted on April 19 by the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE).

GGUSD to Host Job Fair on May 2nd

Garden Grove Unified School District is hosting a Job Fair on Monday, May 2nd from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. to promote in-demand job opportunities at the award-winning school district.

GGUSD Recognized Among Nation’s Best in Music Education for 4th Year

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) has been honored with the 2022 Best Communities for Music Education Award, a national distinction presented to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in providing music access and education to all students.

GGUSD Celebrates Students’ Artistic Achievements at 44th Annual Art Show

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) hosted its 44th annual First Impressions Art Show to celebrate the vast artistic skills of hundreds of students from all grade levels from preschool to high school. Awards were presented in front of a packed room of parents, staff, and community members at the Garden Grove Community Center on Saturday, April 2nd, 2022.

Garden Grove High School Students Earn Top Rankings in Academic Decathlon

The Garden Grove High School Academic Decathlon team was one of only 10 high schools in Orange County invited to compete at the state level in the California Academic Decathlon which took place virtually March 1-12.

GGUSD Student Lands Role in New Nickelodeon Series

Irvine Intermediate School student Jayden Ham has landed a lead role as the voice of Bossy in Nickelodeon’s new animated series Bossy Bear, a 30-episode preschool series set to air on Nickelodeon in 2023.