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Live Oak’s Luke Richey was league MVP in lacrosse and league Defensive Player of the Year in football. With opportunities beckoning in both, Richey chose to continue in football and selected San Jose State over other interested colleges. The Spartans are coming off a...

Santa Clara County firefighters and public officials from throughout South County last week celebrated an upgraded solar energy system at a key local station that will save money and better equip the first responders when dealing with their own emergencies.  More than 80 people attended...

Haunt your neighbors and win Morgan Hill Haunt, the city’s annual competition for the best Halloween season home decorations, begins Sept. 9. Registration opens that day on the city’s website, at morganhill.ca.gov/2460/Morgan-Hill-Haunt. Registration is free. Get creative as you frighten your neighbors for the ultimate Halloween...

hed: Student of the Week: Ann Marie Zocchidek: Zocchi, 17, is a senior at Ann Sobrato High [email protected] HillWhat Inspires you?What inspires me is a person working as hard as possible to help others or better lives, even when they don’t receive anything in return.What’s your favorite subject in school, and why?My favorite subject in school is history. I love to learn about the past and the stories of people before me.If you had the power to change one thing in the world, what would it be?It would be for everyone to be more empathetic towards one another and looking at other’s perspective before making decisions.If you could go anywhere, where would you go?I would go to the cabin in Tahoe I went to when I was young. I only went there once, but the time I did is one of my favorite childhood memories.Name one big challenge in your life right now.A large challenge in my life right now is looking towards the future and college while still keeping up with what’s happening in the present.What is your dream job?My dream job is to be a physical therapist. It combines my love of helping others and using the biological and physiological sciences.What are your three favorite things?My three favorite things are good music, family, and rainy Thursdays.What is your favorite book?“The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.What do you want to do after high school?I hope to go to college in the northwest as a human physiology major or physical therapy major.Something that makes you smile:Something that makes me smile is helping someone with a task or problem, and having them succeed or feel better afterwards.Top three most played songs on your iPod:1. “Bennie and the Jets” by Elton John2. “King for a Day” by Pierce the Veil3. “Human” by Christina Perri

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