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OC Fire Ecology Internship expands research opportunities for fifth year
Crystal Cove Conservancy (The Conservancy), the nonprofit public benefit organization partnered with Crystal Cove State Park, will once again welcome high school students to the Fire Ecology Internship for the 2024-2025 school year. In partnership with California State Parks, Irvine Ranch Conservancy (IRC) and University of California, Irvine (UCI) Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences, the program offers local high school students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience studying the impact of fire on local ecosystems. New this year, students and land managers will also study how fire frequency can potentially alter the soil biome and the microbial life that lives within it.
‘Liberated’ ethnic studies courses challenged amid allegations of antisemitism
Santa Ana Unified staff members on a steering committee led by two school board members expressed antisemitic views while designing new ethnic studies courses, newly released legal documents reveal. The comments have tainted the new courses, which were written out of public view, in violation of state law, according to...
All three RCCD school’s rank in top 100 community colleges in America
The state of California holds six of the top 20 community colleges in the United States. According to a ranking done by Wallethub a finance advice company earlier this month. “The magic of community colleges is that they can be a gateway to so many opportunities, as for some students, they provide local access to certificates and training in trades and technical career[s]. For others, they provide lower-cost entry points to four-year degrees and beyond”. said Professor Jenniffer L. Steele; American University.
Westview’s JROTC students participate in Leadership Academy over the summer
Out of more than 20 schools, Westview’s JROTC was awarded the most accolades at the Area TWENTY-ONE Leadership Academy, June 17-21. More than 130 cadets from San Diego, Orange County, and Los Angeles counties attended the five-day event. From Westview, cadets JJ Cheon (11), Samuel Kim (11), Zoey Espiritu (11), and Matteus Juza (11) were selected for the academy.
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