First place for Emerald Regime Marching Band
The 57 member Emerald Regime Marching Band and Color Guard took first place with a score of 67.05 in AA class at thier first competition of the season last Saturday night at the Valley Christian Quest Classic. Performing the show, Sirens, under the direction of drum major, Yasmin Deosaran, and featuring flute soloist Rachel Harris, the Emerald Regime won three of five while competing against five other schools in their class. With tenacity and more than 200 hours of practice, the Emerald Regime is prepared and excited for their next competition on Oct. 27 at the Gilroy Classic at Gilroy High School.
San Martin 4-H shows off their knowledge and skills
National 4-H week was earlier this month, and 4-Hers from kindergarten up to high school seniors will be observing the occasion. National 4-H week is an opportunity for 4-Hers to don the traditional white and green uniform to represent their organization, and to spread the word about 4-H.
Mentors, youth take to the turf
Community organizations are collaborating to give kids from Britton Middle School a unique sports experience, paring access to quality facilities and equipment with coaching from high school mentors.
School scores: wild swings
The California Department of Education released its 2011-12 Accountability Progress Reporting on Thursday, revealing a broad spectrum of significant score increases and decreases for the Morgan Hill Unified School District.
Parents upset over restructuring aide job for autism students
The Morgan Hill Unified School District school board voted unanimously Tuesday night to restructure all aides within the district into a new position. This new position, called a paraprofessional, would see a 5-percent salary increase compared to the current instructional aide position, but at the expense of the paraeducators, who will see a 30-percent cut in their salary.
Schools closed Oct. 8 for furlough
All schools within Morgan Hill Unified School District will be closed Monday, Oct. 8 due to a furlough for all staff. It’s the only furlough day so far scheduled this year.
Workshops give tools to achieve college dreams
The conference is called “No Excuses,” named by students who felt, after last year’s installment, they could be the first in their family to go to college.
Youth crime task force wants to hear from you
To squelch youth crime in Gilroy, community leaders are seeking input from residents about the types of crime juveniles are getting into in their neighborhoods, and what can be done about the problem.
Crime briefs: Man rejected for date, attacks woman
Police responded to several incidents this week involving drunk driving, car theft, robbery and assault. Here are a few of those incidents: