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Accusations of two Brown Act violations by the Morgan Hill Unified School District and its board of education surfaced this week—one coming from the Santa Clara County Office of Education that is being sued by the district, and the other from three of its own school board trustees.

Are you interested in meeting people from other countries? Do you want to make a lasting impact on the life of an international student and make a friend for life? Do you have a spare bedroom and live in the Morgan Hill/Gilroy area? Then Green Planet’s homestay program in partnership with Oakwood School want you to consider hosting an international student this fall.Through our partnership with Morgan Hill’s Oakwood High School, gphomestay is offering this opportunity to nurturing, qualified families in the surrounding area, according to a press release. The program is currently looking for host families for fall 2015.To offset the costs of hosting a student, families will be provided with a $1,300 monthly stipend. Families also have access to ongoing local support. Students arrive with their own insurance and spending money.The partnership also offers a $300 referral bonus for any approved host family that lists your name as their source of referral on their application, the press release states.You can begin the process of becoming a host by completing an online inquiry form atgphomestay.com.  For more information, please email [email protected] or call (781) 996-0429.  

Presentations on the New Generation Science Standards and the 2015 summer school program as well as a quarterly update on Measure G projects and an announcement of Seal of Biliteracy awardees will be part of the busy May 26 Morgan Hill Unified School District school board meeting.

What inspires you?What inspire me are successful people. I see where they are at in life and it motivates me to do my best because I want a great future for me and my family.What is your favorite subject in school, and why?My favorite subject in school is History because I like to learn about the past and how the life was different from ours. I also enjoy learning about war.If you had the power to change one thing in the world, what would it be?If I had the power to change one thing in the world, I would change the way people view other cultures.If you could go anywhere, where would you go?If I could go anywhere, I would love to go to the moon because only four people have been to the moon. I also think it would be a great experience.Name one big challenge in your life right now.One challenge I was facing was that I wasn’t gonna be able to graduate.  I did a lot of work to be able to graduate and in the end that work will pay off.What is your dream job?My dream job is to one day own my own company.What are your three favorite things?My favorite three things are education, body building and basketball.What is your favorite book?My favorite book is “Of Mice and Men.”What do you want to do after high school?I want to go to college after high school.Something that makes you smile:Family and friends makes me smile.Most played songs on your phone/ipod:The song I played the most is “Too Young” by Post Malone.

A nonprofit legal center representing a sixth-grade student at San Martin/Gwinn Elementary School contends that a classroom teacher violated several children’s constitutional freedom to not stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Morgan Hill Unified School District will lose more than 75 years of educational experience come June when two top district officials plan to step down from their posts.

What inspires you?I find inspiration in many things: art and entertainment that I respect, the beauty and potential of the world, and my fictional/real-life heroes.What is your favorite subject in school, and why?It changes from year to year. Different teachers make different subject more/ less frustrating. Currently, it is civics.If you had the power to change one thing in the world, what would it be?The apathy of mankind.If you could go anywhere, where would you go?To a point in our future where mankind is an interplanetary space faring species.Name one big challenge in your life right now.Finding the drive to dedicate myself to fighting my flaws.What is our dream job?Oh, I can’t pick just one. When I grow up, I want to be anchor/director, screenwriter, playwright, editor, cinematographer, and singer/songwriter.What are your three favorite things?Movies, music and theatre.What is your favorite book?“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury.What do you want to do after high school?Move to Los Angeles and begin my artist career.Something that makes you smile:My girlfriend Alexa's humor and spirit.Most played songs on your iTunes, iPhone or iPod:My most listened to artists are One Republic, Eminem and Taylor Swift.

A gold rush hit Morgan Hill Unified School District’s four secondary schools last week as they all received multiple 2015 California Gold Ribbon Awards for having model programs at their sites.

Morgan Hill Unified School District’s staff and Board of Education will hold the May 12 school board meeting at Martin Murphy Middle School (141 Avenida Espana in San Jose) with closed session beginning at 4 p.m., followed by public session at 6 p.m.

What inspires you?A few  things that inspire me are my parents, siblings, and friends. My parents have always taught me to be the best I can be and to go out of my way to do what’s necessary. My friends are always there for me and show me the values of having a second family I can always rely on.What is your favorite subject in school and why?My favorite subjects in school are Anatomy and Physiology, and Marriage Sex and Family/Psychology. These two classes always have something interesting to learn.If you had the power to change one thing in the world, what would it be?If I had the power to change anything in the world, it would be to eliminate worldwide poverty.If you could go anywhere, where would you go?If I had the opportunity to travel anywhere in the world, I would choose to go to Europe because there are many places to go.Name one big challenge in your life right now.One big challenge at the moment is deciding what I would like to pursue for the rest of my life.What is your dream job?My dream job would be to become a professional soccer player.What are your three favorite things?My three favorite things are my family, my friends, and soccer.What is your favorite book?My favorite book is “The Great Gatsby.”What do you want to do after high school?I would like to continue my education and go to SFSU as I have planned.Something that makes you smile:One thing that makes me smile is my mom.Most played songs on your phone, iPod, iTunes?The three songs I play most are “Mouthful of Diamonds” by Phantogram, “Electric Feel” by MGMT, and “Ms. Jackson” by Outkast.