Hearing on budget set for Tuesday

Money matters top the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education.

The board will hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget for the district for 20232024. Additionally, it will hold a public hearing on

Commencing the next stage in life

For students graduating from local high schools, it’s really a new beginning. In the Garden Grove Unified School District, high schools held commencement exercises to mark a turning point in the lives of teenagers on the cusp of adulthood. The Class of ‘23 is unique in many respects, but especially because of the effects of the coronavirus.

Above, a La Quinta High student waves to family members, but could just as well be waving goodbye to the ever-influential high school years. Teachers were a big part of that influence; at right La Quinta choral director Darlene Machacon leads the Aztec choir in song. Not every grad is headed toward college or career. Some, like this Garden Grove High student (right). are going from the classroom into the United States Army.

Whatever their path, the families, friends and community wish them well, and can’t wait to see what kind of mark they’ll make in the future.