MHUSD maintains strong graduation rate for 2015-16 class
For a second straight year, the Morgan Hill Unified School District graduated nearly 90 percent of its students, according to data released April 11 by the California Department of Education.
CalFire grant funds South County projects
The Santa Clara County FireSafe Council (SCCFSC) announced Oct. 7 that CalFire has awarded a new $1,456,579 Fire Prevention Grant to the council. The grants from CalFire will support four priority wildfire mitigation and public safety projects in the Santa Clara Unit.
Two of the...
Community leaders honored as Freedom Fest parade grand marshals
Three groups representing generations of community service will lead Morgan Hill’s 150th annual Independence Day parade on July 4.
BookSmart owners Brad Jones and Cinda Meister, local educator Courtney Schmidt, and the Emilio Guglielmo Family Winery—represented by brothers George and Gene Guglielmo—have been selected as...
Grant helps expand childcare services in Gilroy
A grant of $1,749,800 from the Valley Health Foundation will help the YMCA of Silicon Valley expand and enhance childcare services for families in Gilroy.
Specifically, the grant—funded through Santa Clara County’s Childcare Expansion Grant Program—will support the renovation of the Gavilan College Child Development...
Rocketship charter school orbiting Morgan Hill, preparing to land
Rocketship Education sent out the first flare, meeting with Morgan Hill Unified School District administrators earlier this month to make it clear that they are intent on opening a charter school in the city in 2014.
Public outcry brings more pay for teachers who teach extra class
Following an outcry from teachers, parents and students, Morgan Hill Unified School District officials have changed course and decided last week that they will pay local educators what is customary when they take on an extra class period.
The concerns started to boil up after...
Acorns fall to Los Gatos in CCS playoffs
As the final out was recorded, several Live Oak players stood motionless against the dugout railing as their Los Gatos counterparts celebrated. The anticipation of playing the best of the best gave way to disappointment and melancholy as the Acorns fell 6-4 in eight...
