Chamber Welcomes New MH Teachers
Chamber of Commerce members welcomed new Morgan Hill teachers in August with "goodie bags" created with items donated by members. This is the second year the Chamber's Education Council has prepared the bags to reach out to educators in the community and thank them for their contributions in the classroom. Approximately 80 bags have been distributed to newly-hired teachers in the Morgan Hill Unified School District, at Gavilan College – both the main branch and the Morgan Hill branch – and several private schools. The Chamber is still attempting to contact other private schools and education-related businesses in the area to distribute the remaining bags.
First Sobrato Senior Class
Ann Sobrato High School's students began class today knowing that this is the first year for Sobrato High to have a full campus, complete with apprehensive freshmen and energetic seniors. Sobrato's student population has grown from 1,050 to 1,500 teenagers. Twenty-one staff members have been added to accommodate the increased number. The students will be welcomed with a back-to-school dance on Aug. 25 from 8pm to 11pm. Admission is $5 with an ASB card and $10 without.
NW Services Looking for Host Families
NW Services, a CSIET-approved program, is looking for host families for high school students from Mongolia and Germany and other areas for the 2006-2007 school year. The students are 15-18 years old and can begin arriving this month to attend high school in Morgan Hill.
County Fair Awards
Live Oak High and Sobrato High Future Farmers of America students successfully showed the animals they have raised during the year at the Santa Clara County Fair last week.
Local San Jose State Student Leads Elite Group
A fifth-generation Morgan Hill resident is following in the footsteps of his mother and two uncles as he performs for the second summer with the Concord Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps.
Host Families Needed
Foreign high school students are scheduled to arrive soon for academic semester and year program homestays, and the sponsoring organization needs a few more local host families.
Gavilan College
Gavilan College Child Development Center has openings for children ages 2-5 who have not started kindergarten. The children do not have to be toilet-trained. Parents do not have to be Gavilan students, though full-time students will have priority. Subsidized and fee-based programs are available.