The Irvine Public Schools Foundation and some local restaurants are giving you a chance to take a bite out of IUSD's projected budget deficit. On Tuesday, Feb.

School board members, district staff and the community on Tuesday took part in the latest discussion related to the state budget crisis and its impact on IUSD, with much of the conversation centering on elementary art, music and science programs.

In December, University High grad Garrett Atkins signed a deal with the Baltimore Orioles, following seven standout years with the Colorado Rockies.

University High Athletic Director Mark Cunningham has been named a 2009-10 CIF Model Coach Award winner – a distinction earned by only 13 coaches in the state.

Just a reminder that Monday, Feb. 15, is a federal holiday in honor of President Washington's Birthday, and that means all Irvine Unified School District campuses and offices will be closed. We’ll see you back at school on Tuesday, Feb. 16.

While Connie Fritsch, Kris Linville and Jeanne Jelnick

And IUSD's High School Teacher of the Year is ... Jeanne Jelnick, the popular English teacher at Uni.

Our next stop is Sierra Vista Middle School, where Kris Linville has just been named IUSD's Middle School Teacher of the Year. This time the reveal came during a mock fire drill.

Connie Fritsch, a second-grade teacher at Northwood Elementary School, has just been named IUSD's Elementary Teacher of the Year. Mrs.

Missed the Feb. 2 meeting of IUSD's Board of Education? You can read the highlights by clicking here.