Two University High School students recently turned popular footwear into pieces of art for the Vans Custom Culture art contest, and we’ve just learned that their collective entry has placed them among 50 national semifinalists.

For the third time in eight years, Northwood High has earned the state’s highest level of recognition for a public school.

Irvine High School’s student-athletes aren’t just getting it done on the court and on the field. They’re also making the grade in the classroom.

OK, where were we?

With all Irvine schools closed last week for the spring recess, the NewsFlash team opted for a brief hiatus. But that doesn’t mean IUSD students weren’t making news elsewhere.

Here’s an opportunity for K-8 students we thought we’d pass along: Registration for the Irvine Public Schools Foundation’s 2013 Summer Enrichment Academy kicked off this week.

Six-member teams from University and Woodbridge high schools won second place in their respective divisions Saturday at a day-long mathematics festival hosted by Cal State Long Beach’s math department.

Good afternoon. Here’s a Friday roundup of some recent IUSD-related stories you might have missed from the Orange County Register’s website:

Art students at Sierra Vista Middle School were recently tasked with illustrating some of the concepts behind a schoolwide program that promotes positive behavior.