Local Scene: Morgan Hill students earn academic honors
Hicken named to dean’s list
Thomas Hicken, of Morgan Hill, earned a spot on the Utah Tech University dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, students had to attain a semester GPA of 3.5 to 3.89 and complete at...
Lights on in Morgan Hill
The City of Morgan Hill’s holiday tree was lit brightly on Dec. 7, when the local Kiwanis Club and members of the community celebrated the beginning of the winter holiday season with a slate of festivities in the downtown neighborhood. The tree is located...
Morgan Hill nonprofit makes after-school learning fun
When Alyssa Scholes brought drones to an elementary school field a decade ago, she gave her students an experience many of their families couldn’t afford at home.
The children at her Catalyst Family after-school program had been buzzing about the emerging technology, so Scholes turned...
Santa Clara County seeks Poet Laureate applicantsÂ
The Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) and the County of Santa Clara, in partnership with SVCreates and Poetry Center San José, announced a call for 2024-2025 Santa Clara County Poet Laureate applications.
The Poet Laureate is an honorary post that acts as an advocate...
Founders Dinner celebrates Morgan Hill history
Since 1969, the Morgan Hill Historical Society’s Founders Dinner has recognized and honored the local residents—living and departed—who have helped create and preserve the local community from generation to generation.
Serving as one of the nonprofit society’s key fundraisers each year, the Founders Dinner’s chief...
Local Scene: Meet the Panthers
MH residents earn academic honors
Morgan Hill residents Julie Diaz, Isabella Corona and Rubyjon Lorono were named to the fall 2023 dean’s list at California State University, Stanislaus.
Nelson inducted into honor society
Catherine Nelson, of Morgan Hill, was inducted to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa...
Community garden cultivates food, friendship
On sunny afternoons at the Morgan Hill Community Garden, Charlie Beecroft tends to his plot of vegetables and herbs. After downsizing to a home in Morgan Hill with virtually no yard, the community garden has become his outdoor sanctuary.
“For us, it was a great...
Generations apart, advocates forge cross-country partnership
A local nonprofit founder who spent three decades in prison for murder has forged an unlikely partnership with a 13-year-old New York City student, uniting across generations and 3,000 miles to address America's fatherlessness crisis.
Terrance Hunter, founder of Morgan Hill-based Empowering the Fatherless, received...
Local Scene: Volunteer for South Valley Symphony
The nonprofit South Valley Symphony is seeking volunteers to serve on its board of directors. Applicants should have a strong interest in helping to shape the symphony’s activities over the coming years, and should be enthusiastic about becoming a part of the symphony’s long-standing...
150 years and counting
The City of Morgan Hill marked a milestone this July 4, celebrating the 150th anniversary of one of the oldest continuously run parades in the western United States. Thousands of residents and visitors poured into the downtown area to see the annual Independence Day...

















