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GGUSD Student Wins Districtwide Spelling Bee for Third Year in a Row

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) held its 32nd Annual 7th and 8th Grade Spelling Bee on January 16 at the Edgar District Meeting Center. Bell Intermediate School student Brandon Tran edged out 40 other GGUSD intermediate school students, correctly spelling lederhosen to place first for the third year in a row.

GGUSD Announces Partnership with Rancho Santiago Community College District

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) and Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) will partner with Santa Ana Community College on a new Early College High School program that will be offered at Santiago High School beginning the 2019-2020 school year. The Early College High School model program allows high school students to simultaneously earn high school and college credits beginning their freshman year.

GGUSD Hosts 6th Annual Latinos Unidos Conference

The sixth annual Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) Latino Unidos Conference was held January 12 on the campus of California State University California, Fullerton with over 200 students in attendance. The conference is organized by district-level Latinos Unidos student board members to provide leadership training and help students prepare for academic, personal, and lifelong success.

Garden Grove Unified School District Accepts Applications for AVID College Readiness Program

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) is accepting applications from sixth grade students who are interested in applying for the district’s award-winning AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) elective course. AVID is a six-year program and academic elective offered at all ten of GGUSD’s intermediate schools and seven high schools that equips students with college and career readiness skills.

GGUSD Continues to Offer Low Cost Meal Options to Students

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) continues to offer the lowest meal prices among Orange County school districts and this year, the district has expanded opportunities for students to take advantage of reduced price and free meal options.

GGUSD Honors 2019 Athletes and Coaches of Character

The Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) Board of Education recognized Athletes and Coaches of Character from each of the district’s seven comprehensive high schools at the January 15 Board of Education meeting. The coaches and student athletes represent a wide variety of sports and help develop and enrich GGUSD athletic programs by modeling respect, teamwork, and a winning attitude.

Annual GGUSD Career Fair Aims to Help Students Discover Their Career Path

The Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) will be hosting its 2019 Career Fair at Bolsa Grande High School on February 13, starting at 5:30 p.m. The event provides students from seventh grade through high school with an opportunity to discover great careers in the business, computer science, digital media arts, education, engineering, hospitality, automotive technology, public safety, and medical fields.

GGUSD Board of Education Holds Swearing-In Ceremony and Selects President and Vice President

At its December 18 meeting, the Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) Board of Education held a swearing-in ceremony for Bob Harden who was re-elected during the November 2018 election and Lan Nguyen who was appointed to the position due to running unopposed.  The oath of office was administered by California State Assemblyman Tyler Diep.

La Quinta’s Hall of Fame Night Honors Legacy of Legendary Baseball Coach

La Quinta High School held its third annual Hall of Fame Night on Thursday, December 13, as staff, students, and community members gathered to honor legendary La Quinta CIF-champion coach Dave Demarest as well as La Quinta alumni and professional baseball player Brandon Laird.

Alamitos Intermediate School Named AVID National Demonstration School

Alamitos Intermediate School was named an AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) National Demonstration School last week. Less than 200 schools across the nation and a select few in Orange County earn the prestigious designation, which signifies exemplary school-wide implementation of AVID’s proven college readiness systems and strategies.

Monroe Elementary Language Academy Receives Statewide Recognition

Monroe Elementary Language Academy was honored for its outstanding Spanish dual language immersion program during the 2018 Golden Bell Awards ceremony at the California School Board Association (CSBA) Conference in San Francisco last week. Monroe was one of only two dual language schools out of 400 across the state to receive this prestigious award.

GGUSD Offers Free Testing for Gifted and Talented Education Program

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) is proud to offer free Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program testing for students who live within GGUSD boundaries.

GGUSD Presents the 2018 Showcase of Bands

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) marching bands will put their musical performance skills on display when they take the field at the annual “Showcase of Bands” on Wednesday, November 14, at 6 p.m. at Bolsa Grande High School.

Cook Elementary School Earns Top National Recognition for Student Success

The California Department of Education announced this week that Garden Grove Unified School District’s (GGUSD) Cook Elementary School was named a 2018 National Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Distinguished School.

GGUSD to Offer Discounted ACT/SAT Prep Courses

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) is offering ACT and SAT Prep Courses to help eleventh grade students prepare for the ACT and SAT exams which are administered in the spring.

GGUSD Celebrates District’s First-Ever Computer Science Academy

Hundreds of parents and students joined together yesterday to celebrate the successful start of Garden Grove Unified School District’s (GGUSD) first-ever Computer Science Academy.  The Launch Party was held at the newly named Heritage Computer Science Academy, which opened this year, transforming the traditional elementary school into a 21st century academy infused with next generation technology and innovative instruction.

GGUSD Students Showcase New Water Conservation Initiatives

Garden Grove Unified School District hosted a student showcase yesterday to highlight new water conservation initiatives that have transformed student learning at Bolsa Grande High School, Los Amigos High School, and Santiago High School.

Garden Grove Unified School District Announces Air Conditioning Schedule

Garden Grove Unified School District’s Board of Education is pleased to announce its schedule to complete air conditioning (a/c) in all schools by 2020.  Currently 56 campuses have school-wide air conditioning with the remaining 12 schools set to receive a/c during the summer of 2019 and 2020.

GGUSD Hosts Community Resource and Health Fair for Parents of Preschoolers

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) invites parents of preschoolers to attend its 2018 Community Resource & Health Fair on Wednesday, October 17, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Clinton Corner Family Campus.

GGUSD’s 2018-2019 Annual Report to Community Highlights Academic Gains

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) this week published its 2018-2019 Annual Report to the community, which highlights the district’s many accolades for high academic achievements as well as its areas of continued focus.

GGUSD to Host College Fair at Great Wolf Lodge

Garden Grove Unified School District will host a 2018 College Fair on Monday, October 8 to give high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to meet with recruiters and admissions officers from more than 100 colleges, including in-state and out-of-state universities.

GGUSD Students Honored as National Merit Semifinalists

Two students from Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) were named semifinalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. Nghiem Pham of Garden Grove High School and Jennifer P. Pham of La Quinta High School received the prestigious recognition earned by less than one percent of high school seniors nationwide.

Garden Grove Unified School District Bolsters Mental Health Resources

Garden Grove Unified School District has expanded its mental health resources to provide greater social emotional support for all students.

Garden Grove Unified School District Expands Mobile Food Pantry Program

arden Grove Unified School District has expanded its Mobile School Food Pantry program, which launched last year at Peters K-3 and Peters 4-6 elementary schools in partnership with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County.  During the 2018-2019 school year, the mobile food pantry program will be offered again at Peters Elementary School, and also at Heritage Elementary Computer Science Immersion Academy and Violette Elementary School.

La Quinta High School Receives Top Award for Helping Students Attend College

Garden Grove Unified School District’s La Quinta High School was recognized with a top award for its exemplary work in helping students secure financial aid and achieve their goals of attending college.