Over the course of the next nine and a half months, there will be essay questions, reading assignments, science projects and word problems. There will also be field trips, football games, high school dances and, ultimately, commencement exercises.

In recent years, IUSD has engaged in an ambitious campaign to harness solar power, cut electrical consumption, reduce waste and promote sustainability while adding an 18-lesson curriculum on sustainable energy in grades five and six.

Canyon View Elementary School will be the site of an Irvine Child Safety Fair from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 25. Hosted by the Joyful Child Foundation, the event will feature informational booths and demonstrations from a number of child safety organizations.

A few months back, we were introduced to members of a running club at Woodbury Elementary School called the Mustang Milers, and they had a pretty lofty goal.

Earlier this month, Brywood Elementary celebrated art, food and fashions from all over the world during the school's seventh annual BryWorld Culture Festival, which attracted scores of Irvine families.

Elcie Peterson thought she was running a legitimate errand.

Starting next year, Alderwood Basics Plus School will officially be known as Alderwood Elementary School.

A University High School sophomore will participate in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles in May after wowing a panel of judges during this month's county competition.

A team of Eastshore Elementary School sixth-graders has taken up the cause of banning the sale of shark fins after entering a regional science contest, The Orange County Register reports.