Education briefly

Orange Coast College’s Middle College High School will hold its second

graduation ceremony at 3 p.m. Wednesday at 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa.

Thirty-eight high school seniors are candidates for diplomas from the

school, which has been operating on OCC’s 164-acre campus since 1996.

College President Margaret A. Gratton will be keynote speaker.

Valedictorian Melinda Jaime also will speak.

Robert Barbot, superintendent of the Newport-Mesa Unified School

District, will award diplomas.

The Middle College High School, designed for high-potential,

underachieving high school juniors and seniors, is a collaborative effort

between OCC and the Newport-Mesa Unified School District.

Ninety-seven high school juniors and seniors are enrolled this year.