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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.

GGUSD to Host Summer Resources Fair for Families

Garden Grove Unified School District families are invited to the district's Summer Resources Fair for Families on Monday, April 4th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Garden Grove High School, 11271 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove.

GGUSD to Host Roadmap to Success

Garden Grove Unified School District invites sixth through twelfth grade students and their families to attend the district's Roadmap to Success event on Monday, March 28, 2022 at Rancho Alamitos High School from 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm.

GGUSD Names Elementary School Spelling Bee Champion

Allen Elementary School sixth grade student Mason Marquez was named champion of Garden Grove Unified School District’s 34th Annual Spelling Bee for elementary students held on March 23 at the Edgar District Meeting Center.

Garden Grove High School Students Create Winning App

A talented team of Garden Grove High School students recently won the 2021 Congressional App Challenge for its original app called “Realms: Health” which gives users a one-stop shop of information for their health care needs.

Pacifica High School Encore Takes Top Honors at Show Choir Competition

Pacifica High School’s Encore and Choir Program participated in the Los Alamitos “Xtravaganza” Show Choir Competition on Saturday, March 19 and placed first in the Music, Show, and Overall categories.

GGUSD Seeks Volunteers 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.

GGUSD Bus Driver Selected as Orange County Classified Employee of the Year

Garden Grove Unified School District employee Shannon Lauricella, who has served as a bus driver transporting students with special needs in the district for eight years, was named an Orange County Finalist for the Orange County Department of Education’s 2022 Classified Employee of the Year program.

GGUSD Student Earns Top Spot in OC Poetry Out Loud Competition

La Quinta High School Student Emily Dang earned second place in the county level of the National 2022 Poetry Out Loud competition which had more than 500 students participating. This week, Marcus Omari from Poetic Reform Party and Elizabeth AB Miller, the Program manager for Arts Orange County visited La Quinta to present Emily with an award in recognition of her second-place win.

Santiago High School Student Recognized as Youth of the Year

During a virtual ceremony on March 4, Santiago High School student Hazel Coronado was named the Orange County Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year, a recognition that awarded her a $5,000 college scholarship.   Coronado is the school’s Senior Class President and has been a member of Boys and Girls Club for 11 years.

La Quinta High School Named Champion School for Unified P.E. Program

La Quinta High School was recently named a Unified Champion School by the Special Olympics Southern California for its unified physical education program that brings general education and special education students together for physical education activities.

GGUSD Students Advance to International Career Development Conference

La Quinta High School students Nathan Le and Jennifer Phung will head to Atlanta in April to show off their business expertise at the DECA International Career Development Conference.

GGUSD to Host Drug Prevention Webinar for Parents

Garden Grove Unified School District invites parents, families and staff to attend a webinar presentation, called Prescription for Prevention, on Wednesday, March 16 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

GGUSD Superintendent Receives Woman of the Year Recognition

At its March 1 meeting, the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education honored Superintendent Dr. Gabriela Mafi for her recognition as a 2021 Woman of the Year.

GGUSD Honors Community Heroes

At its March 1 meeting, the Garden Grove Unified School District paid special tribute to three Community Heroes, including local non-profit organizations H.O.P.E. and Project Kinship as well as retired administrator Ron Zajec.

GGUSD to Host Job Fair

Garden Grove Unified School District is hosting a Job Fair on Wednesday, April 24th from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. to promote in-demand job opportunities at our award-winning school district.

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.