A group of politically astute students from all five IUSD high schools traveled to Sacramento Tuesday to engage in wide-ranging discussions on the budget and other matters of local interest with some of California’s top movers and shakers.

Last year, we told you about a number of service-learning projects taking place throughout IUSD, made possible by a three-year, $86,000 state grant and a unique collaboration with the nonprofit group Team Kids.

Hundreds of Irvine third-graders are about to find themselves short on excuses for misspelled words. That's because the Rotary Club of Newport-Irvine plans to donate more than 800 Webster student dictionaries to third-grade students at nine IUSD schools.

Wooden recycling bins are now stationed in the lunch area at Sierra Vista Middle School, thanks to an enterprising student pursuing the Boy Scouts of America’s highest rank.

Woodbridge High School’s athletic boosters have established a scholarship in honor of the late English teacher and wrestling coach Kent “K.J.” Bentley. The award, to be presented in June, will recognize a graduating male athlete and a graduating female athlete from Woodbridge.

The intrepid journalists over at The Northwood Howler are pretty adept at covering the news.

Parents and staff members recently joined students from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School’s inaugural Chinese language class to celebrate the Chinese New Year. 

Dozens of IUSD students have earned honors for all sorts of creative projects in the 24th annual Astounding Inventions contest, which was held this past Saturday at Irvine Valley College’s Hart Gymnasium.

More than 200 students from Woodbury Elementary School are taking a shot at running an entire marathon.

Hundreds of IUSD middle school students explored potential science careers during a conference that was held at UCI this week. Here's a news release and a photo courtesy of Jacqueline Carr, who attends Venado Middle School.