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.
Local Scene: Students elected to Phi Kappa Phi
Morgan Hill residents Manraj Pabla and Mayra Jakaitis were recently elected to membership into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Both are students at San Jose State University.
Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest “and most selective” honor society for all academic disciplines,...
Spotlight of the Week: High Flyer
Nik Groen, 16, a Live Oak High School junior, started flying when he was 14. He recently took his first solo flight, after flying with his instructor, Charles Jackson, pictured at left, once a month for more than a year."It's a lot of fun, but it takes a lot of determination," he said. Now that he's met one goal, his first solo flight, he's looking ahead to earning his private pilot's license. He hopes to do that when he's 17, he said. To earn the license, he has to pass a written test and complete longer flights. The final test is a 'check flight' with an instructor he's never flown with, similar to the road test a driver must pass to become licensed.
