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March 12, 2025

School Board makes surprise move, announces interim supe at Tuesday’s meeting

The Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education made a bold and united stand Tuesday, keeping it in the family and appointing Steve Betando as the interim superintendent for the departing Wes Smith, who notified the district last week that he will be leaving at the end of June.

MHUSD agenda: Smith officially resigns, Measure G projects

Among the hot topics on the agenda for Tuesday's Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Education meeting are accepting the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Wesley Smith effective June 30, as well as outlining the steps for hiring the next superintendent.

Gavilan College announces Dean’s List

Gavilan College, which has a main campus in Gilroy and two satellite locations serving Morgan Hill and Hollister, recently announced its Dean's List for fall 2012.

Lowest grad rate in the county?

Board of Education trustees are finally speaking up about the Morgan Hill Unified School District’s 2011-12 graduation rate, which the California Department of Education reports is the lowest of 12 districts in Santa Clara County at 78.4 percent.

Fashionista finesse at Live Oak

Move over Versace, Ralph Lauren and Betsey Johnson. Make some room on the racks for some budding fashion designers.

School’s out for MHUSD superintendent

Wes Smith, Superintendent of the Morgan Hill Unified School District for 3.5 years, has accepted an offer to serve as the Executive Director of the Association of California School Administrators effective July 1.

Pulling the plug on cyberbullying

It started a couple of weeks ago with an innocent friend request on Instagram — a popular social media site for sharing photos — when a user under the name of “Sobrato Bops” sent an electronic invitation to Kim Valles, a junior at Ann Sobrato High School in Morgan Hill.

MHUSD Supe announces he is leaving

Wes Smith, Superintendent of the Morgan Hill Unified School District for 3.5 years, announced to the community Tuesday via email that he has accepted an offer to serve as the Executive Director of the Association of California School Administrators effective July 1.

Central is moving to Burnett, but parents still pushing for revote

Seven frustrated residents took the podium one by one during the public portion of Tuesday’s Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Education meeting with one clear message: Reopen the Burnett school site on Tilton Avenue as a neighborhood elementary school.

Student of the Week: Christopher Niemann

Each month, the principals of Live Oak and Sobrato High Schools choose a total of four students (two from each school) to spotlight. Sobrato senior Christopher Niemann, 18, is this week's "Student of the Week."

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