25 Orange County campuses among 2019 California Distinguished Schools

Of the 162 middle school and high school campuses announced this week as California Distinguished Schools, 25 are in Orange County.
The state recognition highlights public schools for “achieving exceptional student performance for two consecutive school years or closing the achievement gap between two school years,” the announcement said.
“It’s exciting to win because it is recognizing how hard the teachers work,” Dana Aguilera, principal of Carl Hankey K-8 Academy