Navigator Schools founder steps down
James Dent, a co-founder of Navigator Schools that runs Gilroy and Hollister Prep Schools, has decided to step down from his position as executive director at the end of this school year, according to a press release from the school.
Local students enjoy snowboarding session
Promoting snowboarding to local youth, Jeff Boliba, the Vice President of Global Resorts for Burton Snowboards, and the Burton Learn to Ride Group visited Nordstrom Elementary School on Wednesday to show students the fundamentals of the winter sport.
Change in law allows former students to receive high school diplomas
It was a long time coming, but 14 former students were presented with their high school diplomas during a special graduation ceremony Jan. 6 inside the Live Oak High School Theater.
Paradise Valley tagged as district’s fourth focus academy
In a continuing effort to change the landscape of Morgan Hill Unified School District schools, the local board of education unanimously approved the transition of Paradise Valley Elementary School into an engineering focus academy for the 2016-17 year.
A year of tension, gridlock on school board
The year in education in Morgan Hill provided its own narrative that kept taxpayers, parents and even students scratching their heads, wondering if local elected trustees would ever be able to agree on what’s best for about 8,600 children who attend district schools.
District returns to Peet Road for new school site
A 12-acre plot of land nestled within an affluent northeast Morgan Hill neighborhood is again targeted as the future site of a new $20 million public elementary school, according to school officials.
MHUSD tags inaugural team of sixth-grade, middle school teachers
Morgan Hill Unified School District officials announced Dec. 16 the inaugural team of teachers in charge of easing the transition of sixth graders moving from elementary to middle school campuses for the 2016-17 school year.
MHUSD intradistrict transfer requests can be submitted Jan. 7
Parents can submit intradistrict transfer request applications beginning Thursday, Jan. 7 to the Morgan Hill Unified School District’s headquarters located at 15600 Concord Circle.
