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Newport Harbor High School students left their classrooms on April 27 to protest rats on campus. The rodent problem at the school has been spreading and increasing for more than a year, escalating within the last few months, students and staff reported. “This is actually...

After a years-long contest, sports field project at Corona del Mar High School has finally made it into the end zone. Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved the project’s final Environmental Impact Report on Tuesday. The 6 to 0 vote (board...

Tempers flared during a Newport-Mesa Unified School District meeting this week as a group of outspoken Corona del Mar residents voiced their concerns and opposition to proposed sports field improvements at Corona del Mar High School. Though it was designed to be an informational...

Former school administrator and 2009 Newport Beach Citizen of the Year Dr. Norman Loats died Feb. 10. He was 94. He served as an educator and then an administrator at Newport Harbor High School, where they later named the auditorium after him. He went on to become superintendent...

Newport-Mesa Unified School District is celebrating it’s golden anniversary this school year. On July 1, 1966 the Costa Mesa Union School District, Newport Beach City School District, and the Newport Harbor Union High School District unified to become the NMUSD. In honor of their...

  Despite an impressive number of votes and neighborhood support for a team of challengers, the three incumbents on the Newport-Mesa Unified School Board will retain their trustee positions for the next four years. Martha Fluor, trustee of Area 3 since 1991, beat out...

By Victoria Kertz | NB Indy  Three of the seven seats on the Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board of Education will be determined in the November 8 General Election in Newport Beach. Trustee Area 1 in Costa Mesa and Areas 3 and 6 in Newport Beach each see incumbents...

Tensions were high during a community meeting this week about the proposed Corona del Mar High School sports field project. About 100 people packed into the CdMHS lecture hall on Monday for the Newport-Mesa Unified School District’s scoping meeting to discuss the recirculated...

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District warned parents and community members about a mobile app that has become an avenue for cyber-bullying, harassment, violence and other issues, officials noted in a message this week. The “problematic” app, called Ogle, is designed and...

The public reacted strongly this week to the allegations of a hostile work environment as described in a recent lawsuit against the Newport-Mesa Unified School District and Superintendent Fred Navarro. On social media, community members are calling the district troubled and...

History Fun at Harbor Day Students from across Southern California gathered at Harbor Day School in Corona del Mar Monday for the regional round of the National History Bee. For the second year in a row, HDS sixth grader Jean Marie Wanlass earned a spot in the finals.  ...

On your mark, get set, go! The 32nd Annual Newport-Mesa Spirit Run will be held Sunday at Fashion Island. Together with Newport-Mesa Unified School District and local community clubs and non- profits, Spirit Run will spread its “spirit” of youth fitness and fundraising throughout...

Aquatically minded students have a new home at Corona del Mar High School. About 50 people gathered Tuesday for the official unveiling of the renovated CdMHS Marian Bergeson Aquatics Center. It was a great facility to begin with, but it really is fabulous now, the former...

On May 28, the 1221 Club Scholarship Foundation (the philanthropic arm of Balboa Bay Club) honored the recipients of the 20th annual 1221 Club College Scholarship Awards during a presentation and dinner in the Balboa Bay Resort Grand Ballroom. This year, 24 outstanding high...

As the spring semester wraps up, Corona del Mar Middle School unveiled something new this week. Officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday for an enclave that students and teachers can look forward to using in the fall semester. “With this new facility, our middle...

The school district calendar should remain the same, according to more than 3,800 people polled on the subject. Reportedly 3,865 Newport-Mesa Unified School District students, parents, teachers, administrators, staff and community members participated in the online survey between...

New Private High School Hires Administrator A new faith-based, private, college preparatory school opening Fall 2015, Pacifica Christian High School Orange County, recently announced that they have hired a administrator. David O’Neil will be the first head of school for the...

Lincoln Club Endorses Curry for Assembly   Republican candidate Keith Curry announced receiving the endorsement of the Lincoln Club of Orange County in his campaign for the 74th Assembly District. The Lincoln Club is one of the most influential organizations in the State of...

Flagship Programs Proposed for NMUSD School Zones Corona del Mar, Newport Harbor, Costa Mesa and Estancia school zones presented their proposed distinguished programs for their respective schools to the Newport-Mesa Unified School District board of education on Tuesday. CdM...

School Official Resigns Over CdM Hacking Case A Newport-Mesa Unified School District administrator resigned this week after saying how NMUSD handled the students involved in a computer-hacking cheating scandal at Corona del Mar High School was a “total farce.” Jane Garland left...