Local activist starts university’s first NAACP chapter
When Morgan Hill local Ellie Mae Fisher started at Texas Tech University in fall of 2018, she was shocked that there was not a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter there already.
“Why did I come here if they don’t even...
Popular Dual Immersion Program could be relocated in near future
Hilaria Bauer, director of Curriculum and Instruction for the Morgan Hill Unified School District, takes many calls from current and future residents inquiring about programs offered within MHUSD.
New principals, new trustee at MHUSD
The mid-semester transfer of one principal this month led to the shuffling of several positions in Morgan Hill schools.
Effective Nov. 12, Claudia Olaciregui was transferred from her position as principal of the San Martin/Gwinn Elementary School, to a special assignment at the Community Adult...
A year after Britton’s heartbreak, redemption
A year ago, the Britton Middle School seventh-grade boys basketball team was denied a storybook ending, suffering its first and only loss of the season in the East Side Athletic League playoff championship game.
With many of those same players grading a year up and...
Facility plan details potential bond expenses
The Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association (STA) is strictly opposed to Measure I.
Gavilan reports Covid-19 case on campus
Gavilan College learned over the weekend that someone who had been working on campus tested positive for Covid-19, forcing the college to do a deep cleaning before it can reopen its doors again.
College spokesperson Jan Bernstein-Chargin said they reported the most recent case to...
Live Oak, Sobrato recognized as top schools
Sobrato and Live Oak high schools both were recognized this year as one of the top public school sites in the country.
MHUSD settles negligence claim for $750K
The Morgan Hill Unified School District quietly settled a lawsuit with an alleged sexual assault victim last year for $750,000.
County honors two MHUSD employees for Covid-19 response
Two staff members who have been uniquely instrumental in helping Morgan Hill Unified School District handle the Covid-19 crisis were honored by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors last week.
School district aims for March 22 return to class
Morgan Hill Unified School District officials are hoping to bring students at all grade levels back to the classrooms in time for the start of the final quarter of the 2020-21 school year.