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March 15, 2025

Student of the Week: Martin Wenzel

Martin Wenzel, a 17-year-old senior at Mount Madonna School and a Morgan Hill resident, is this week's "Student of the Week."

Magnets or middle schools?

On the heels of a brutal battle over two possible incoming charter schools that caused a deep rift in the community of Morgan Hill, a new educational debate has emerged over the forthcoming San Martin/Gwinn magnet school and whether it should expand to include the seventh- and eighth-grades.

Student of the Week: Alejandra Sanchez

Alejandra Sanchez, an 18-year-old senior at Live Oak High School, is this week's "Student of the Week."

County superintendent leaving after less than two years

The Santa Clara County Office of Education is preparing to undertake a search for its next superintendent after an announcement that Xavier De La Torre is the lone finalist for a superintendent job in El Paso, Texas.

Split facilities for Navigator

If Navigator Schools wins the appeal of its petition before the state’s Board of Education, then the Gilroy-based charter management company may be forced to run its Morgan Hill school out of two different sites.

Britton Middle School science students fundraise for Hawaii trip

Thirty-five students from Britton Middle School need the community’s help in order for them to have the opportunity to embark on their club’s Hawaiian Volcano Expedition.

‘Caring climate’ at PA Walsh garners special award for school

Before Elvia Teixeira took the helm as principal in fall 2013 at P.A. Walsh Elementary School, she was forewarned of the school’s less-than-favorable reputation for having major disciplinary issues and poor parent participation.

Silicon Valley Flex Academy middle schoolers win math competition

Silicon Valley Flex Academy’s Middle School MathCounts school team won the annual Monterey Bay regional competition over the weekend, earning a ticket to the state championships at Stanford University.

Coming up: First ‘Coffee with a School Board Trustee’

While sitting in on a recent “Coffee with the Mayor” session, Trustee Rick Badillo of the Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Board of Education was asked by Mayor Steve Tate to answer a question from an attendee regarding education.

Student of the Week: Maryam Quasto

Maryam Quasto, a 17-year-old senior at Sobrato High School, is this week's "Student of the Week."

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