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• Chasing Dreams with Passion and Determination

  Lai (Leo) Jiang just graduated from University High School and is ready take on the tech world. Leo has always been curi

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• Out of the Box Learning & Fun

  It was a beautiful day in Irvine on May 22 as the community came together for the OC STEAM Fest… In a Box pick-up part

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• Finding the American Dream in Irvine

  This year, IPSF celebrates our 25th anniversary of supporting the educational experience of each child in every school i

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• IPSF RAISES OVER $1 MILLION AT 2022 GALA

  On Saturday, March 5, 2022, generous supporters of the Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) gathered for the 25th Ann

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• Excellence and Balance breed Sustained Success

  This year, IPSF celebrates our 25th anniversary of supporting the educational experience of each child in every school i

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• IPSF AWARDS $250,000 IN INNOVATIVE GRANTS

  Each year, Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) offers teachers, staff, and students in the Irvine Unified School Dis

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• NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINER MONTH

  March is National Athletic Trainer Month. Thanks to generous support of Hoag Orthopedic Institute, IPSF provides support

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• WINTER BOWL 2022

  On Saturday, January 29, SoCal Elite Sports, in partnership with the Matt Leinart Flag Football League, hosted t

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• Born to Lead and Inspire

  Profiles in Excellence: Matthew Chang  At just 15 years old, Matthew Chang is proof that age is just a number. Not o

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• SUPPORTING STUDENT HEALTH & WELLNESS

  Caring for the well-being of 36,000 students districtwide and ensuring access to high-quality school health services is

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• IRVINE STUDENTS NAMED TO 40 UNDER 40

  Congratulations to Mathew Chang of Woodbridge High School and Swetha Palakur of Irvine High School on being honored with

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• A Passion for Research 

  Profiles in Excellence: Hailey Van Hailey Van, an 8th grader at Jeffrey Trail Middle School (JTMS), was selected as 1

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• 7th Grade Student Uses Math to Take on COVID-19

  Profiles in Excellence: Sebastian Alexis Sebastian Alexis was selected as 1 of 30 finalists, 1 of 3 in Orange County, a

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• A Passion to Serve

  Profiles in Excellence: Anthony Kuo, Irvine City Council Member  As the first elected city representative to have grow

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• CHEERS TO 25!

  On Saturday, October 16, Irvine Public Schools Foundation supporters came together for the CHEERS to 25! celebration at

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• Meet your Care Team: VIRTUAL TOWN HALL With IUSD & HOAG ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE

  View recording of this event here: HOIExperts.com/HOIIPSF With a successful fall season of high school sports returning,

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• Engineering a Brighter Future

  Profiles in Excellence: Swetha Palakur When Swetha Palakur started Irvine High School, she never dreamed that by the ti

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• Celebrating 25 Years of Educational Excellence

  This year, IPSF celebrates the 25th anniversary of supporting the educational experience of each child in every school i

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• IPSF STUDENTS GO UNDER THE SEA

  What makes IPSF programs truly special is the incredible educators who bring creative curriculum and unmatched learning

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• PARTNER SPOTLIGHT – FUTEK

  In addition to supporting as Presenting Sponsor of OC STEAM Fest…In a Box, FUTEK has been a generous corporate partner

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• USING YOUR PASSION TO BECOME A CREATOR

  “You have the choice to either be a consumer of things or a creator of things. When you choose to work in technolo

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• OC STEAM FEST REINVENTED

  For over seven years, Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) has brought the world of STEAM to thousands of families th

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• Mental Wellness and Our Children

  According to the OC Healthcare Agency, hospitalization rates due to serious mental illness among children and teens have

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• Celebrating Music in Schools

  For more than 30 years, March has been officially designated by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) for

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• IPSF 2021 Innovative Grant Awards

  Each year, Irvine Public Schools Foundation offers teachers, staff, and students in the Irvine Unified School District (

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• NHS New Squad Offers Hope

  As a proud supporter of mental health initiatives throughout Irvine Unified School District, IPSF was honored to fund th

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• 5 EASY WAYS TO SHOW GRATITUDE

  In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude hel

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• IPSF GOLF TOURNAMENT RAISES OVER $75,000

  On Thursday, November 5, 2020, Irvine Public Schools Foundation hosted our 10th annual Tee It Up for Education Golf Tour

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• YOUR SUPPORT MAKES AN IMPACT IN OUR SCHOOLS

  As we start a new school year together, we want to take a moment to recognize the accomplishments that are made possible

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• Students Learn to Give Grow and Lead in the Digital World

  As IPSF Summer classes transitioned online, our instructors were tasked with adapting their curriculum to a virtua

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• Preparing the Future Googlers

  “Studying computer science makes you an excellent problem-solver. The career possibilities are endless!” &#

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• IPSF Innovative Grants Recipient Selected as OC Teacher of the Year

  Congratulations to James (Mickey) Dickson for being named a 2021 Orange County Teacher of the Year by the Orange County

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• ACHIEVING EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE THROUGH PARTNERSHIP

  Irvine Public Schools Foundation’s (IPSF) mission to provide programs, raise funds, and unite the community in support

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• United in Support of Educational Excellence

  To Our Amazing Irvine Community: As an Irvine resident and parent of IUSD students, I understand all too well the concer

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• IPSF AWARDS OVER $200,000 IN INNOVATIVE GRANTS

  Each year, Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) offers teachers and staff in the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD

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• WINTER BOWL 2020

  On Saturday, January 25, SoCal Elite Sports in partnership with the Matt Leinart Flag Football League hosted the 9th a

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• IPSF HONORS TOP 100

  Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF), a leading educational nonprofit organization focused on enriching the education

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• Ten Irvine Teachers Awarded Cox Communications “Innovation in Education” Grants

  Cox Communications Awards $50,000 in “Innovation in Education” Grants 20 Orange County Schools Received Funding Our

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• TOP NEWS OF 2019

  Blast off! Irvine STEM students make history with the launch of two satellites– Irvine City News, January 2019 [bt

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• Plant it for the Planet!

  In 2019, Cadence Park School was awarded an IPSF Innovative Grant. These grants help to fund innovative approaches, whic

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• IRVINE TALKS, THE MOVEMENT

  Article by: Annabelle Park, former Irvine Talks student board member. It’s been three years since the Irvine Talks eve

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• IRVINE CUBESAT GETS AN A!

  Irvine CubeSat STEM Program is getting an “A” for Art! With the goal of bringing a unique element to each CubeSat mi

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• IPSF RAISES A RECORD $1.8 MILLION AT GALA

  On Saturday, October 5, 2019, generous supporters of the Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) gathered for the 10th A

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• LET THE ESPORTS GAMES BEGIN

  The roar of the crowd, the cheering of teammates, the clicking of buttons on game controllers. These joyous sounds were

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• Local Change Makers

  This summer, IPSF introduced a new class called Give Grow Lead which aimed to inspire and empower students to make a dif

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• A Home Run For Education!

  Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) teamed up with the Angels Baseball Foundation to host the 7th Annual Aces &

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• NEW K-8 ACADEMY PROGRAM OFFERS VARIETY

  This summer, students at our Cadence Park location experienced a new kind of IPSF Summer program: K-8 Academy. Grouped b

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• 9th ANNUAL TEE IT UP FOR EDUCATION GOLF TOURNAMENT

  Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF), a nonprofit organization focused on enriching the educational experience of eac

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• Irvine Students Awarded Lee Bryn Brooks Community Service Scholarship

  Each year, Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF), awards scholarships to students who exemplify the qualities of leade

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• Innovative Grants in Action: Forensics Core Program

  In 2018, IPSF awarded a Mega Grant to the Northwood High School Forensics Core Program, a year-long cross-curricular pro

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• IPSF HONORS LOCAL BUSINESS AT SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS

  Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF), in partnership with Irvine Unified Council PTA (IUCPTA), hosted the Spirit of C

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• MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS MONTH

  IPSF is proud to continue to commit $250,000 annually to help support Mental Health programs throughout the district. M

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• OC STEAM FEST 2019

  On Saturday, April 27, IPSF hosted over 4,000 community members at its annual OC STEAM Fest at the Orange County Great P

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• IPSF SUMMER SPECIALTY CAMPS

  IPSF is excited to offer Specialty Camps from June 17- August 16 in areas such as visual and performing arts, STEAM, and

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• HOOPS CLASSIC CHAMPIONS

  On Friday, March 8 and Sunday, March 10, SoCal Elite Sports hosted the 16th annual Hoops Classic Basketball Tournament t

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• IPSF AWARDS $200,000 IN INNOVATIVE GRANTS

  This year, IPSF awarded eight mega grants, up to $20,000 each, to provide educators an opportunity to create an even gre

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• Now Accepting Scholarship Applications

  Lee Bryn Brooks Community Service Scholarship awards up to $5,000 to graduating IUSD high school students planning to pu

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• IPSF HONORS TOP 100 COMPANIES

  Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF), a leading educational nonprofit organization focused on enriching the education

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• WINTER BOWL 2019

  On Saturday, January 26, SoCal Elite Sports in partnership with the Matt Leinart Flag Football League hosted the 5th an

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• Top News of 2018

  IPSF's Top News Stories of 2018

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• OC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MAKE HISTORY

  Irvine CubeSat STEM Program successfully launched first two high school student-built CubeSat in California and the West

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• 2018 Harvest Cup Champions

  On Sunday, October 21, SoCal Elite Sports hosted the 38th annual Harvest Cup Soccer Tournament to benefit IPSF.

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• IPSF HONORS IRVINE ALUMNI AND RAISES OVER $770,000 AT 2018 GALA

  On Saturday, October 13, 2018, Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) hosted its 9th Annual Spirit of Excellence Gala.

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• COOKING UP SUCCESS

  Each year, IPSF hosts its Summer Culinary Creations and Pastry Pro camps to give students hands-on experience in the cul

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• WHEN CHILDREN SERVE, THEY LEARN

  Empowering students to take action and recognize the impact that they can make, regardless of their age, can be a powerf

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• A HOME RUN FOR EDUCATION! PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES HELP RAISE OVER $50,000

  On Sunday, July 22, Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) teamed up with the Angels Baseball Foundation to host the 6t

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• OCEANS CLASS BRINGS MARINE SCIENCE TO LIFE!

  IPSF summer programs allow students to explore their passions and discover how scientific theories and methods are at wo

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• IPSF Named 2018 Nonprofit of the Year By Greater Irvine Chamber

  We are excited to share that Irvine Public Schools Foundation has been named the Greater Irvine Chamber’s 2018 Nonpr

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• Mental Health Matters: Connecting Through Communication

  Parents play an important role in their child’s mental health. You can start by talking to your child, using langu

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• IPSF AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO THREE IRVINE STUDENTS

  Each year, Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF), awards scholarships to students who exemplify the qualities of leade

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• IPSF HONORS ASSISTANCE LEAGUE AT ANNUAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS

  Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF), in partnership with Irvine Unified Council PTA (IUCPTA), hosted more than 150 g

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• IPSF RAISES OVER $68,000 AT ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

  Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF), a nonprofit organization focused on enriching the educational experience of eac

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• OVER 5,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAME OUT TO EXPLORE, DISCOVER, AND PLAY AT OC STEAM FEST

  On Saturday, April 28, Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) hosted over 5,000 community members at its OC STEAM Fest,

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• NASA SELECTS IRVINE03 CUBESAT FOR LAUNCH MISSION

  For the second year in a row, the Irvine CubeSat STEM Program has been selected as one of only 34 small satellites natio

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• CONGRATULATIONS HOOPS CLASSIC CHAMPIONS!

  On Friday, March 9 and Sunday, March 11, SoCal Elite Sports hosted the 15th annual Hoops Classic Basketball Tournament t

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• IPSF AWARDS $160,000 IN INNOVATIVE GRANTS

  Each year, Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) offers teachers and staff in the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD

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• IPSF TOP 100 COMPANIES

  Irvine Public Schools Foundation  hosted its 5th annual Top 100 Reception on Tuesday, February 6 at The Resort at Peli

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• IPSF COMMITS $2 MILLION TO IUSD AND ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING AREA

  On Tuesday, February 13, Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) presented a $2 million check to Irvine Unified School D

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• SCHOLARSHARE 529

  Want the opportunity to help your local K-8 school win up to $30,000 toward extracurricular activities and educational p

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• KINDERGARTENERS IN MOTION

  Last spring, Deerfield Elementary was awarded one of IPSF’s $20,000 Mega Innovative Grants for their Kindergarten team

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• CONGRATULATIONS WINTER BOWL 2018 CHAMPIONS!

  On Saturday, January 27, Irvine Public Schools Foundation in partnership with the Matt Leinart Flag Football League and

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• IPSF RANKED 3RD IN THE NATION, #1 IN CALIFORNIA IN TOP K-12 EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS SURVEY

  IPSF has been ranked the number three foundation in the nation, and number one in California, by Stepping Up: The Natio

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• TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR

  Irvine Teachers Receive Over $100,000 in Grants for Innovative Projects [btnsx id=”2897″ text=”Read M

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• WHEN IRVINE TALKS, THE COMMUNITY LISTENS

  In spring 2016, a group of students reached out to IPSF with an idea for an event that would bring all the high schools

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• SMALLER LEARNING GROUPS MAKE A BIG IMPACT

  Parents have the power to add teachers and instructional assistants to classrooms by donating to the IPSF Educational Ex

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• COMMUNITY TURNS ORANGE IN SUPPORT OF IRVINE SCHOOLS

  On Tuesday, November 28, all 39 schools in Irvine came together to Turn Irvine Orange in support of Irvine Public School

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• CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2017 HARVEST CUP CHAMPIONS

  On Sunday, October 22, Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF), in partnership with Irvine Youth Sports, hosted the 37th

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• IRVINE COMMUNITY UNITES IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE

  On Saturday, October 14, 2017, Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) hosted its 8th Annual Spirit of Excellence Gala a

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• TEACHING STUDENTS THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

  During IPSF’s Culinary Creations and Pastry Pro Camps in August, students got an extra special treat when professional

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• SUMMER CAMPERS TAKE THE STAGE

  For the second consecutive year, we proudly partnered with The Young Americans to host a special Summer Enrichment Acad

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• CUBESAT STUDENTS READY FOR LAUNCH

  The pint-sized satellite dubbed IRVINE01 that a group of students from six Irvine high schools spent the past school yea

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• PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES HELP RAISE OVER $50,000 FOR IRVINE SCHOOLS

  During a memorable evening of poker, dinner and cocktails that featured current and former professional athletes, Irvine

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• SAVE THE DATE: SOUL OF KOREA

  On Sunday, September 24, Irvine Korean Parents Association will host Soul of Korea at the beautiful Renee and Henry Sege

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• INSTRUMENT RENTAL DAY – Traditional Calendar Schools

  Save the Date! Instrument Rental Day for year-round schools will take place on Saturday, July 22, and Instrument Rental

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• OCEANS CLASS BRINGS MARINE SCIENCE TO LIFE!

  IPSF summer programs allow students to explore their passions and discover how scientific theories and methods are at wo

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• LIGHTS, CAMERA, GALA!

  On October 14, 2017, we will proudly host our 8th Annual Spirit of Excellence Gala & Auction presented by FivePoi

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• 7th ANNUAL TEE IT UP FOR EDUCATION GOLF TOURNAMENT RAISES OVER $90,000

  Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF), a nonprofit organization focused on enriching the educational experience of eac

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• IPSF AWARDS $28,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO FIVE IRVINE STUDENTS

  Each year, Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF), awards scholarships to students who exemplify the qualities of leade

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• IPSF HONORS IRVINE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT ANNUAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS

  Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF), in partnership with Irvine Unified Council PTA (IUCPTA), hosted more than 150 g

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• THE ARNOLD AND MABEL BECKMAN FOUNDATION DONATES $25,000 TO IPSF

  The Irvine-based, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation recently donated $25,000 to the Irvine Public Schools Foundation�

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• JOIN THE FUN AT CAMP GALILEO PRESENTED BY IPSF

  Unleash your child’s inner innovator with Camp Galileo presented by IPSF! Week-long camps for Grades Pre-K-8 provi

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• NASA SELECTS IRVINE CUBESAT STEM PROGRAM FOR FUTURE LAUNCH MISSION

  The Irvine CubeSat STEM Program has been selected as one of only 34 small satellites nationwide to participate in NASA&#

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• INSPIRING OC MOMS

  This year, OC Family magazine’s Inspiring Moms issue featured three local mothers who have something in common: Th

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• IPSF ON COX TV

  From now until the end of May, be on the lookout for a special PSA feature on our Innovative Teaching Grants on COX cabl

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• GO ALL IN FOR IPSF

  IPSF and Angels Baseball Foundation are teaming up for the 5th annual Aces & Athletes Poker Tournament and Charity C

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• HOW TO AVOID THE DREADED SUMMER BRAIN DRAIN

  What’s Summer Brain Drain? The term defines the learning loss all youth experience when they don’t engage in

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• IPSF SURPRISES SCHOOLS WITH INNOVATION GRANTS

  In celebration of IPSF's 20 years of impact, the foundation awarded 20 projects with over $141,000 in grant monies this

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• ROUND UP FOR IPSF AT TAPS!

  TAPS Fish House & Brewery has selected IPSF as their designated charity for its Round It Up America program. This in

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• IPSF RAISES OVER $57,000 FOR IRVINE SCHOOLS AT ITS BIRTHDAY BASH & STEAM CARNIVAL!

  Thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday, April 22 for our Birthday Bash and 3rd Annual STEAM Carnival at the Oran

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• ROBOTS ARE ANYTHING BUT ELEMENTARY AT STONEGATE!

  It is so incredible to see IPSF Innovative Grants in action! We would like to thank the awesome students in Ms. Scott

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• BRAVO HONORS CONCERT PERFORMERS

  On March 16, IPSF in partnership with IUSD hosted the 35th Annual Donald Bren Honors Concert at the Renee and Henry Sege

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• CONGRATULATIONS HOOPS CLASSIC CHAMPIONS

  Thank you to everyone who came out to cheer on your school’s team at the 14th Annual Hoops Classic Basketball Tour

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• CULVERDALE INNOVATION LAB BRINGS NEXT GENERATION LEARNING

  We are excited to share that Culverdale Elementary School has opened the doors to its new Innovation Lab powered by IPSF

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• THANK YOU WYLAND FOUNDATION

  On March 6, students at Bonita Canyon Elementary were selected to experience the Wyland Clean Water Mobile Learning Cent

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• SUMMER ENRICHMENT ACADEMY REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 20

  Each year, IPSF offers summer classes for all students entering grades K-12. A wide range of exciting enrichment classes

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• IPSF HONORS TOP 100 COMPANIES SUPPORTING IRVINE SCHOOLS

  We are excited to announce the Irvine Public Schools Foundation list of Top 100 Companies Supporting Educational Excelle

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• TOUCHDOWN WINTER BOWL

  Thank you to everyone who came out to cheer on your school’s team at the Winter Bowl Flag Football Tournament! We

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• GRANTS HELP TEACHERS REACH FOR THE STARS 

  In 2016, IPSF in partnership with IUSD, helped launch the Irvine CubeSat STEM Program, which has provided teams from eac

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• KIA RAFFLE WINNER 

  Congratulations to Gwen Aquino, winner of IPSF’s 20th Anniversary Kia Raffle! Mrs. Aquino has been a longtime supp

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• TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR

  Happy New Year from IPSF! As the new year begins, we reflect back on 2016 and some of our biggest stories from the year.

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• PARTNERS IN EDUCATION 

  Great schools don’t just happen – it takes a community dedicated to education to make a difference! Thank yo

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• ACE IN NEVERLAND

  Congratulations to our ACE students at Greentree Elementary on their wonderful performance of Peter Pan! We are so proud

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• CONGRATULATIONS 2016 HARVEST CUP CHAMPIONS!

  On Sunday, October 16, Irvine Public Schools Foundation, in partnership with SoCal-Elite Sports, hosted the 36th Annual

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• IPSF RAISES OVER $780,000 AT ANNUAL GALA

  On October 22, IPSF celebrated 20 years of impact at the 7th annual Spirit of Excellence Gala and Auction, which honored

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• IPSF’S IMPACT AT YOUR SCHOOL 

  Funds from IPSF are at work every day at all schools, impacting the over 33,000 students in IUSD. How do your donations

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• SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE ARTS  

  On October 22, Ryan Lee, a graduating senior at Irvine High School, was awarded the inaugural IPSF Scholarship for the A

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• IPSF TURNS 20!

  Exactly 20 years ago, on October 18, 1996, Irvine Public Schools Foundation was founded. What started as a group of conc

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• CUBESAT PASSES GAMMA-RAY TEST

  On September 24, Irvine CubeSat STEM Program teams visited the UCI Nuclear Reactor Facility to complete the next milesto

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