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March 19, 2024

Problems plague aging Nordstrom portables

Students at Morgan Hill Unified School District’s most sought-after elementary school are attending class in decades-old portables with constantly leaky roofs, saturated carpets and the smell of decaying matter, according to teachers at Nordstrom Elementary School.

Local students excel in MATHCOUNTS competition

Ten Morgan Hill student mathematicians are headed to Stanford, after scoring big in the local MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition and qualifying for the Northern California State Competition in March.

MHUSD enters teacher recruitment season amid shortage

With a busy teacher recruiting season on the horizon, Morgan Hill Unified School District staff noted that nearly half the local workforce of educators was discovered at the many recruitment events throughout the state—and even one outside the country.

Gavilan College receives nearly $1 million for CTE programs

Gavilan College received nearly $1 million from the California Strong Workforce Program for the upcoming academic year to expand Career Technical Education (CTE) programs leading to high demand, high wage jobs in the region, according to a Feb. 6 announcement.

Board of education scheduled to meet Feb. 7

Morgan Hill Unified School District’s board of education and district leadership will gather Feb. 7 for its only regular school board meeting this month.

Families flock to MHUSD’s Kindergarten Roundup

More than 300 families attended Morgan Hill Unified School District’s inaugural “Kindergarten Roundup” event, which was held Jan. 28 at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center.

Mushroom Mardi Gras scholarships aplenty in 2017

Applications are now available for the Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras Scholarship program, and there will be even more money for college-bound high school seniors to go around this year.

District comes to terms with classified staff, managers

Morgan Hill Unified’s board of education unanimously approved two contract offers made by district leadership to its classified union workers and its managerial employee group at the Jan. 17 school board meeting.

Update: Students, faculty pay tribute to beloved science teacher

An outpouring of sadness, respect and shock hit friends, colleagues, students and parents immediately after word began to spread Jan. 20 of the tragic death of a beloved middle school science teacher.

Fundraiser for Volcano Kids Club set for Feb. 2

Eighth grade science teacher George Flores and his Britton Middle School Volcano Kids Club are on the move again—at least they are planning to be with a little help from the local community.

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