Major League Soccer team Chivas USA, in partnership with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, various law enforcement groups, and the Orange Unified School District hosted a motivational assembly program yesterday, encouraging students at two Orange County Gang Reduction and Intervention Partnership (GRIP) schools in Orange Unified to do well in school and stay out of trouble. The presentation was given first at Yorba Middle School, then later in the morning at Handy Elementary. Students at each school who follow the rules and complete their classwork, homework and receive a passing grade on their second semester report card will receive tickets to Chivas USA’s season opener home game at the Home Depot Center in Carson. As part of the program, eligible students also must not have any truancies, gang-related clothing, writing, behavior, or criminal activity... Read More

El Modena High School will host the Lorenzo A. Ramirez Library Dedication Ceremony at 10:00 AM on March 2, 2012. The public is invited to attend. Lorenzo A. Ramirez, former longtime resident of the El Modena community in Orange, will be celebrated for his efforts to desegregate schools in the community. On March 2, 1945, Ramirez joined Thomas Estrada, William Guzman, Frank Palomillo, and Gonzalo Mendez in a Los Angeles County Superior Court class-action lawsuit suing the El Modena, Santa Ana, Garden Grove, and Westminster School Districts, respectively, for discrimination... Read More