Education in brief

-- Amy R. Spurgeon

Newport-Mesa parents and students who want to take a glimpse at

alternative education can visit OCC’s Middle College High School open

house.

The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. today in OCC’s Student Center Lounge,

2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

Information about the school, which is open to high school juniors and

seniors in Orange County, will be distributed by Principal Joe Fox. Staff

members and teachers will also be on hand to discuss the school’s

programs and plans for the future.”The Middle College High School

provides a supportive academic atmosphere in which high potential

students can improve their level of achievement and prepare for the

technologically rich environment of the future,” Fox said. “We offer a

small school environment, with all the classes necessary for students to

earn their high school diploma. Our students are also eligible to enroll

concurrently in credit courses offered by Orange Coast College.”

In collaboration with the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, the high

school is designed for high-potential, underachieving students.

The school, in its fourth year, recently received a five-year $750,000

grant from the Chancellor’s Office of California Community Colleges. The

grant will pay for enhancements of programs and services at the school,

which in June will graduate 50 of its 97 students.For more information,

call (714) 432-5732.