School Trustees Approve $10M Bond Refinancing
By a 4-3 vote, Morgan Hill Unified School Board trustees have
Poppy Jasper Film Festival Scholarship
Morgan Hill's Poppy Jasper Film Festival has awarded its 2006 scholarship to Alyssa Nelson, a graduating senior at Live Oak High School. An exceptional student, Alyssa's studies have included audio/video and digital photography courses. A portion of her scholarship application included manipulated digital still photographs as well as two digital video projects. Her ambition is to combine music with visual images to enhance the emotional impact of both. She is working on her submission for this year's Poppy Jasper Film Festival.
Time For Tea
Britton Middle School held its annual 19th Century Tea on Thursday, May 25, with eighth-grade teachers Tim Ahlin, Nancy Altman, Madeline Alexander, Joanne Doell, Ken Decher, John Bremis and Ron Woolf arranging the elaborate event focusing on history and manners.
Be Part of the Magic
The Morgan Hill Rotary Club is looking for families to host its incoming foreign exchange students for next school year. The club wants to create a cohesive group of families who will commit to getting together several times during the year to make the home transitions easier for the students and to create a closeness among the families. This is a 3.5-month commitment. For more information visit www.morganhillrotary.com.
Silicon Valley Higher Education Roundtable
Silicon Valley Higher Education Roundtable (SilVHER), the consortium of higher education institutions in the region, has unveiled its "SilVHER Certificate" pilot program designed to increase college access for historically underrepresented students.
FBLA Students Win Awards
Live Oak High School Future Business Leaders of America members competed during the recent annual California State Leadership Conference in Irvine.
Sobrato High FFA Students Take Part in Santa Clara Competition
Six Sobrato High School Future Farmers of America students recently competed in the Santa Clara Section Project Competition. Project Competition gives students an opportunity to share their knowledge of their agriculture projects. Judges visit each of the students at their home or places of work. Four students received gold awards and two students received silver awards.
