Best Fair / Festival: OC Fair & Event Center
“The most complete fair around with rides, games, awesome food, entertainment, concerts, cute animals and more.” — Debbie Moretti
Best Place to See Sea Creatures: Aquarium of the Pacific
“So many different sea creatures to see and fun activities for the kids as well, like face painting!” — Maria Montalvo
Best Science Museum: Discovery Cube Orange County
“Great variety and interactive attractions for the kids. They also switch up themes and attractions regularly to keep it fresh and engaging.” — Sayda Alongi
Best Bilingual School: Orange County Educational Arts Academy
“Kids stay at OCEAA until eighth grade and are fully bilingual. Great teachers, extracurricular activities and the most gorgeous mural outside their school.” — Pattie Cordova
Best Faith-Based K-12 School: Hebrew Academy Orange County
“Throughout the pandemic they offered access to distance learning, devices and counseling services so students did not miss a day of learning. Whether it was online or in person, the students and families were fully supported academically and emotionally. That was NO easy feat! The Hebrew Academy teachers and administrators deserve this honor and recognition.” — Lena Balakhaneh
Best Faith-Based K-8 School: Abiding Savior Lutheran Preschool
“The teachers are amazing, friendly, caring and nurture each child like their own. The kids are always singing, creating, dancing, praising and happy. The class sizes are small so that each child flourishes and it’s a great home away from home.” — Samantha Fitt
Best OBGYN: Dr. Candace N. Howe, MD
“She delivered both of my babies and she is absolutely wonderful. So caring and loving. Highly recommend her.” — Vivian Yin
Best Martial Arts Class: Team Kwon Tae Kwon Do Center
“Hands down the best instructors, environment and overall place to be for my children and family. We’ve been members for years and I’m proud of what they offer and how they have helped my daughters develop into confident and respectful girls.” — Guillermo Vicencio
Compiled by Jiyo Cayabyab