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🚫 RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN | SAY NO TO DRUGS 💪 🥋 Toyama is proud to support a healthy, drug-free community! Throughout October and November, we invite all students across Orange County to join us at Toyama Martial Arts Academy for ONE FREE WEEK OF TRAINING when they present their Red Ribbon bracelet in support of the Red Ribbon Campaign! Mon - Wed - Thu 6:30pm ages 4-10 7:30pm ages 11 + We are proud, humbled, and excited to partner with the @ocsheriffsadvisory, @ocsheriff, and @ocdeptofed in promoting healthy lifestyles, positive choices, and a drug-free future for our youth. At Toyama, we believe martial arts is about more than just kicking and punching. It’s about building discipline, confidence, respect, and the character to make positive choices that last a lifetime. 💪 Together, let’s empower our youth, strengthen our communities, and stand united in saying NO TO DRUGS! ❤️ #RedRibbonCampaign #SayNoToDrugs #DrugFreeCommunity #ToyamaMartialArts #YouthEmpowerment
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Congratulations to all 13 of our Rooted Film Festival Official Selections! From an extraordinary pool of 682 submissions from high school filmmakers across Southern California, these students’ films were chosen to represent the Rooted Film Festival 2026🎬🌱 The festival was held on Sunday Oct 18, 2026 @thefridacinema in the heart of Downtown Santa Ana’s arts and culture district. Congrats to the following students: Amirali Rouhighodsinia- Juice Box- Northwood High School Thierre Duval Vu- Pink Dress- OCSA Kaila Arn Lee- Where it All Started- Bellflower Middle High School Leonard William Rosa- Addressed to You- Los Alamitos High School Joaquin Andres Alvarez- My Dad- Laguna Hills High School Aidan Rubino- Come on Home- Irvine High School Zachary Prasad- I Want the Wide American Earth- Granda Hills High School Alastair Dawson II- The Visioner: the Story of Mike Schwalm- OCSA Sam Lee- Cannock Chase- Northwood High School Aiden Ahn- The Flavor of Mom’s Heart- OCSA Penelope Tong- T Minus- OCSA Sean Massoumi- Khaneh- Los Alamitos High School A big thank you to @cityofsantaana Mayor Valerie Amezcua and council members for recognizing the Rooted Film Festival and each of our student filmmakers as Official Selections to celebrate their creativity, dedication, hard work, and powerful stories they have brought to life through film. Their contribution enriches our community and inspires audiences through the art of storytelling. Thank you to the City of Santa Ana for celebrating our young filmmakers and recognizing the power of their stories! ❤️🎥 #RootedFilmFestival #CityOfSantaAna #StudentFilmmakers #YouthVoices #ArtOfStorytelling
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Hope grows when a shared priority becomes shared work. Dr. Bean reflects on what becomes possible when education and public safety agencies work together on behalf of students. Each brings different responsibilities, but they are united by one goal: keeping children safe. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🔗 Link in bio. #FutureCurrent @ocdatoddspitzer
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From our regional competition in Yorba Linda to the national stage in Washington, D.C., Logan has represented our community with remarkable poise, preparation, and purpose. Logan competed as California's champion at the 2026 National Civics Bee Championship. Getting there took months of study and a long run of competitions, first regional, then state, then national. Only a few students in the country make it that far. We're incredibly proud of him. Logan shows exactly what the Civics Bee is about: young people who understand how our government works and care about the communities they live in. Congratulations as well to Peter of Colorado on winning the 2026 National Civics Bee Championship. Thank you to Logan's family, teachers, and everyone who supported him along the way. Our community’s future is in good hands. #YLChamber #YLChamberFoundation #NationalCivicsBee #CivicsBee #YorbaLinda #CivicEducation
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Ever wonder what happens to your trash after you put in the waste bin? Learn how our waste is managed right here in Orange County on a field trip to a landfill with Inside the Outdoors and @ocwaste. Now offered at both the Frank R. Bowerman Landfill in Irvine and the Prima Deshecha Landfill in San Juan Capistrano, the 4th through 12th grade field trip provides a tour of the landfill and hands on science activities. Want to learn more or book a trip? Head to our website to secure your spot today!
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🦅🏫Today, our Edison-Monroe Eagles participated in the Great California ShakeOut! Our scholars practiced important earthquake safety procedures, including how to DROP, COVER, and HOLD ON.⛑️ 👏🏻A big thank you to our amazing staff and students for taking safety seriously and helping keep our school community prepared!💙💛
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🏆 Building tiny homes. Making a big difference! Fullerton School District’s Tiny Home Project at Nicolas Junior High School has earned a 2026 Golden Bell Award from the California School Boards Association! Through hands-on construction, eighth-grade students strengthen academic skills, explore careers and build homes for District families experiencing homelessness. 💛 Congratulations to our students and the staff and partners who make this work possible! #FSDLearns #GoldenBellAwards #FullertonSchools
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Collaboration in action! 📚✨ Educators from @centraliaesd , @lahabraschools and lowelljoint school districts came together for the OCDE Literacy Fellowship’s first full-day collaboration. Teachers, coaches, special education teachers and intervention teachers examined their Tier 1 literacy systems—celebrating current strengths, identifying opportunities for greater clarity and recognizing their collective agency to strengthen instruction for every student. We are grateful for the thoughtful conversations, shared learning and commitment of this incredible fellowship community. Strong literacy systems grow when educators learn and lead together!
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Education gives young people more than knowledge. It gives them choices. Reflecting on the Gang Reduction and Intervention Partnership, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer shares why showing young people another path matters. When students can see more possibilities for their future, they have more power to choose where that future can lead. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🔗 Link in bio. #FutureCurrent @ocdatoddspitzer
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Prevention: Starts with You! Prevención: Empieza con usted! #parentworkshop #tallerdepadres #ocde #ochealthcareagency
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What does it take to keep young people safe when the challenges keep changing? In this episode of FutureCurrent, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer joins Dr. Bean for a candid conversation about responsibility, prevention and the role education can play in creating safer communities. Drawing on a career that has taken him from the classroom to law enforcement and public office, Todd brings a unique perspective to a question with no simple answer: How do we protect people today while creating safer pathways for tomorrow? Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🔗 Link in bio. #FutureCurrent @ocdatoddspitzer
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As we recognize Red Ribbon Month this October, here’s a behind-the-scenes look at our Red Ribbon Distribution Day! With the help of our incredible Board members, members, and volunteers, we packaged over 600,000 wristbands for public, private, and charter schools across Orange County! A special thank you to the OCSD Explorers, Orange County Sheriff’s Department personnel, Farmers & Merchants Bank, and members of the Orange County Department of Education for their time and support in making this event a success! Thank you to everyone who came together to support this important initiative and help spread Red Ribbon Month’s message: Drug Use Is Life Abuse! #redribbonmonth #redribbonweek #druguseislifeabuse #orangecounty #communitypartnership
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