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GGUSD Students Receive Scholarships for Winning Science Projects in 2018 Science Fest

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) students received college scholarship funds awarded by Endologix, a medical equipment manufacturer, which hosted a Science Fest Showcase and scholarship presentation on Thursday, April 12, at the company’s headquarters in Irvine. This was the second annual Science Fest Showcase, made possible through a unique partnership with GGUSD, Endologix, the Orange County United Way, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove.

Garden Grove Unified School District Named a 2018 California Exemplary District

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) was named a 2018 California Exemplary District, a prestigious recognition awarded to only 22 school districts across the state by the California Department of Education. The new award celebrates districts that have implemented model practices, which resulted in positive student outcomes. Additionally, eleven elementary schools in GGUSD were named 2018 California Distinguished Schools, a top honor for the state’s most inspiring public schools that demonstrate significant academic gains in narrowing the achievement gap.

GGUSD Set to Launch New Spanish Dual Language Academy

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) 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 will meet a growing demand to provide students with a pathway to learn, read and write in both English and Spanish.

Pacifica High School Student Receives Statewide Recognition

Pacifica High School senior Isaak Togia received the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) “Every Student Succeeding Award” at a special breakfast celebration held on March 9th at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana.

Heritage Elementary School to Open as Computer Science Academy in 2018-19

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) 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 Elementary School beginning in 2018-2019.

GGUSD Schools Receive Highest Recognition for AVID Program

Three schools in Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) were recognized for earning the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) Schoolwide Site of Distinction award for 2017-2018. Alamitos Intermediate School, Doig Intermediate School, and Santiago High School were among only five schools in Orange County to earn the national recognition for demonstrating the highest level of implementation of AVID’s college and career readiness program.

GGUSD Invites Applicants for Bond Oversight Committee

The Garden Grove Unified School District is seeking qualified volunteers to serve on the independent Bond Oversight Committee (BOC), tasked with overseeing lawful and appropriate expenditures of the district’s bond funds. The Committee meets several times each year to provide public scrutiny and accountability for use of funds from Measure A, the $250 million bond measure approved in 2010 and Measure P, the $311 million bond measure approved in November 2016. The Committee has an opening for an individual who has a business background as well as a senior citizen representative.

GGUSD Names Elementary School Spelling Bee Champ

The 31st Annual Garden Grove Unified School District Spelling Bee for elementary school students was won by Patton Elementary sixth-grader Brandon Tran on February 21.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on the 5th day of March 2018 the Board of Education of the Garden Grove Unified School District of Orange County, California will hold a public hearing, regarding Developer Fees.

GGUSD High School Students Get Behind-the-Scenes Lesson in City Government

On February 15, Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) and the City of Garden Grove came together to present Youth in Government Day for the first time since 1993.

Pre-Enrollment for Full-Day Transitional Kindergarten and Full-Day Kindergarten Begins Wednesday, February 28

Pre-enrollment for Fall 2018/19 full-day transitional kindergarten and full-day kindergarten classes in the Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) begins Wednesday, February 28.

GGUSD Latinos Unidos Conference Empowers Student Leaders

More than 300 elementary, intermediate, and high school students from Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) participated in the district’s fifth annual Latinos Unidos (LU) Leadership Conference.

Santiago High School Students Win First Place in County Contest

Santiago High School students Mauricio Rey and Antonio Leana took home first place in the Orange County Auto Dealers Association (OCADA) High School Automotive Competition held at Kia Motors of American in Irvine on February 10th.

Garden Grove Unified Students Set to Conquer Esports League

La Quinta High School’s participation in the Orange County High School Esports League regular season competition began, Monday, January 29th.

Bolsa Grande High School Freshmen Take On Six-Week Law School Experience

Bolsa Grande High School freshmen are taking on a six-week law school experience through a unique partnership between the high school and the Saturday Academy of Law (SAL) program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).

GGUSD Lunar New Year Celebrations to Offer Exciting Cultural Experiences

GGUSD will celebrate the Lunar New Year with school-wide celebrations at many of our campuses in the coming weeks.

Bell Intermediate School Earns State’s Top Honor for High-Performing Schools

This week, Bell Intermediate School was named to the 2017-2018 ‘Schools to Watch – Taking Center Stage’ program, the California Department of Education’s (CDE) top honor for high-performing middle schools

GGUSD Baseball Program Catches Generous Donation

Austin Hedges, catcher of Major League Baseball’s San Diego Padres surprised the baseball program at Bolsa Grande High School with a generous donation of Under Armour baseball equipment valued at six thousand dollars.

Garden Grove Unified School District Accepts Applications for AVID College Readiness Program

GGUSD is accepting applications from sixth grade students who are interested in applying for the district’s award-winning AVID elective course.

Irvine Intermediate School Student Named Top Speller in GGUSD's Annual Spelling Bee

Irvine Intermediate School eighth grader Genevie Nguyen earned the title of champion of the district’s 31st Annual Spelling Bee for seventh and eighth grade students.

GGUSD to Host Career Fair to Help Students Plan for the Future

GGUSD seventh through twelfth grade students and their parents are invited to the district’s 2018 Career Fair on Monday, January 22, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Rancho Alamitos High School gymnasiums.

GGUSD Celebrates Hundreds of Homegrown Employees in Social Media Campaign

GGUSD launched a social media campaign this week to showcase the district’s many homegrown employees. Those who are homegrown are employees who attended schools in the district as students before returning to become district employees.

GGUSD Honors 2018 Athletes and Coaches of Character

The GGUSD Board of Education recognized Athletes and Coaches of Character from each of the district’s seven comprehensive high schools at the January 16 Board of Education meeting

GGUSD Names Family Resource Center in Honor of Lloyd M. Stone

More than 100 people attended a Memorial Dedication Ceremony hosted by GGUSD this week to name the district’s Family Resource Center after former Doig Intermediate School teacher Lloyd M. Stone on the third anniversary of his passing.

Christmas Comes Early for More Than 400 GGUSD Kindergarten Students

Pacifica High School hosted more than 400 kindergarten students at the school’s annual Adopt-A-Child event...