Santa Ana Safe Grad Night Pop Up set for this Friday
The Green Parrot Villa is aware that all Santa Ana high school graduates this year will not be able to experience graduation ceremonies as planned. So they are hosting a…
The University of California will no longer use the ACT and SAT in admissions
The University of California Board of Regents today (May 21) unanimously approved the suspension of the standardized test requirement (ACT/SAT) for all freshman applicants until fall 2024. The suspension will allow the…
Santa Ana High School’s Valedictorian was featured on national TV
https://www.facebook.com/ToyamaSK4L/videos/688424618658710/ Santa Ana High School Valedictorian Priscilla Arceo gave an amazing televised speech tonight as she represented our city in the #GraduateTogether telecast, for the Class of 2020, with President…
The SAUSD has served its one millionth free meal to children during the COVID-19 pandemic
Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) served its one millionth meal Wednesday to children since all campuses closed nearly two months ago to curb the spread of COVID-19. The District…
The SAUSD launches #SAUSDClassof2020 campaign honoring high school graduates
The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) community is rallying around SAUSD high school graduates in multiple ways during the month of May to show support for the SAUSD Class…
The SAUSD confirms graduations and proms are still canceled, not postponed
Many Santa Ana families are reeling from the SAUSD's decision to cancel, not postpone, this year's 2020 High School Graduations, Proms, etc. Our all Latino SAUSD Board of Trustees has…
Santa Ana high school grads will be lauded on the City’s digital boards
Santa Ana City Councilwoman Ceci Iglesias is a mom and a former member of the SAUSD School Board. So when she found out our high school grads were not going…
The SAUSD is now accepting orders for free ‘Class of 2020’ posters, banners and lawn signs
Even through these unprecedented circumstances we are excited to be honoring the Class of 2020! Graduation is a time to celebrate students and honor the time, energy and effort they’ve…
The SAUSD launches a helpline to answer questions during temporary campus closures
https://youtu.be/Rc9R_AmtCyU The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) has launched an "SAUSD Helpline" to assist the community with general questions during this time of temporary campus closures regarding resources, enrollment,…
CA Governor announces partnerships to provide WiFi access and digital devices to students
https://www.facebook.com/CAgovernor/videos/559917307967086/ SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced new cross-sector partnerships to support the state’s distance learning efforts and help bridge the digital divide. “School may be physically closed, but class…
The SAUSD is cancelling on-campus instruction through the end of the 2019-20 school year
For the safety of the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) community, Superintendent Jerry Almendarez announced this week that the District is cancelling all end-of-the-year activities and on-campus instruction through…
The SAUSD serves nearly 300,000 free meals to children during temporary campus closures
(April 2, 2020) - Nearly 300,000. That's how many free meals the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) has distributed to Santa Ana children over the last three weeks while…
CA schools will be able to waive student testing requirements for the 2019–2020 school year
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced today that California received preliminary federal approval to waive assessment and accountability requirements for the 2019–2020 school year. The California Department of…
GGUSD launches online resources to support at-home learning
The Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD), which serves the Western portion of the City of Santa Ana, suspended their classes from March 16 to April 3, with Spring Break…
SAUSD schools will stay closed through May 1
The SAUSD has announced that their schools will remain closed through May 1, 2020, with instruction set to resume May 4, 2020. Here is their full announcement: I’d like to…