By Shawn Raymundo With Capistrano Unified School District students wrapping up another school year, Esencia K-8 Principal Josh Wellikson is looking forward to introducing the…
By Shawn Raymundo Contract negotiations between the teachers union and the Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) for the 2019-2020 school year are slated to begin…
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include CUSD’s current immunization rates and the number of confirmed measles cases from the CDC. By Shawn Raymundo…
By Jenna Ross Fourth- and fifth-graders from Esencia Elementary School concluded their participation in the Trout in the Classroom (TIC) program on March 29 by…
Capistrano Unified’s Districtwide Robotics Team 5199 (Robot Dolphins from Outer Space) recently qualified for the Robotics World Championship in Houston, Texas, along with winning first…
By Shawn Raymundo A California lawmaker whose bill is aimed at closing the state’s gap between mental health counselors and students is also seeking an…
By Shawn Raymundo The Capistrano Unified School District’s proposed bond measure to provide funding for capital facility improvements could fail by a narrow margin in…
By Shawn Raymundo During her final year of middle school, Kiley Espineira began experiencing signs of mental illness. But just before entering her freshman year…
By Shawn Raymundo The Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) Board of Trustees on Wednesday, March 13, passed a resolution formally opposing proposed plans to extend…
By Lillian Boyd and Shawn Raymundo A new sexual education curriculum for middle school students will be rolled out this May, as the Capistrano Unified…
Elementary schools in Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) will no longer offer plastic straws to students beginning next school year. The decision to remove straws…
