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.
Community calls for Gerard’s resignation
In an unprecedented show of solidarity, the heads of two local unions, a third from an education leadership organization, plus longtime community members, retired educators, parents and even students, took turns at the podium Dec. 15 calling for the resignation of a school board member.
Busy night for MHUSD board at Dec. 15 meeting
While Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Board of Education is still without a seventh trustee and will be for some time, the remaining six members will try to come to a consensus on several key items on the agenda for the Dec. 15 meeting.
Sobrato FFA members learn life skills
One of the main goals of the Future Farmers of America is to prepare its members for career success and life experiences in their future. This is offered through different outlets to participate in such as impromptu, prepared and extemporaneous speaking, Parliamentary Procedure, Dairy Products, Cooperative Marketing, Livestock Judging, Veterinary Science, and, as many members of the Santa Clara Section have recently exhibited, Job Interview.
Paradise Valley parents pull together in poinsettia science camp fundraiser
The Paradise Valley Home and School Association, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, purchased and sold 1,780 poinsettia plants from La Esquina at 152 in Watsonville, raising $9,500 to help fund the Mission Springs Science Camp adventure.
