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January 20, 2026

LOHS senior’s musical piece to be performed by San Jose Metropolitan Band

Live Oak High School senior Robert Alexander’s musical piece, entitled “Sparks,” will be performed by the San Jose Metropolitan Band during this Sunday’s “Planes, Trains & Automobiles” Spring Concert at the McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center in Saratoga.

Food and wine gala with silent auction to benefit Gavilan College students

Gavilan College’s newest fundraiser - “Sowing Seeds, Nurturing Dreams” - is a gala filled with local wine and food for guests as well as a silent and live auction with an ultimate goal of providing enough money for scholarships and emergency assistance to students in need.

MHUSD looking for community participants for March 4 Read-in

Morgan Hill Unified School District is calling all community members who would like to read a book selection to an elementary school class during a special March 4 “Read-in” event.

Mushroom Mardi Gras offers $50,000 in scholarships

Local high school seniors are set to benefit from a record $50,000 in scholarships generated by proceeds from the Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras, as announced today by the annual fungi festival’s Board of Directors.

Recycling fundraiser for eighth-grade D.C. trip

Eighth-grade students from Jackson Academy of Math and Music and Martin Murphy Middle School are hosting a Free E-Waste & Metal Recycling fundraiser event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 22 to help finance a school trip to Washington, D.C.

Gavilan College to offer bachelor’s degree program?

If Senate Bill 850 passes through the state legislature, then a select few Gavilan College students may be able to acquire a bachelor’s degree from the community college in the future, according to Chancellor Steve Kinsella.

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.

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