Schools

The Morgan Hill Unified School District is hopeful that the district’s registered voters will agree with the school board, and approve a $900 million school bond on the March 3 ballot.

Even though high school sports competition has been suspended since March 2020, athletic directors and coaches are still busier than ever with scheduling and fundraising. The latter remains an absolute necessity as teams are responsible for generating funds to pay for certain expenses that...

A glimpse out of the second-story classroom window at the new Britton Middle School offers students a stunning view of El Toro Mountain to the west. It’s a stark contrast to the poorly lit, dingy classroom spaces that Bobcat staff and students had grown accustomed...

The latest state standardized test scores for 11th graders show that while Morgan Hill students continue to outpace statewide averages in English, the local scores have sagged over three years and Live Oak continues to fall below state averages in mathematics. State Superintendent of Public...

Claudia Rossi of Morgan Hill is the new president of the Santa Clara County Board of Education. The county school board on Dec. 11 elected its officers for 2020. Rossi, who was elected to the board in 2014, was named president, and Kathleen King, appointed...

A group of 18 ninth and 10th graders have started their year at

First-term trustee Vanessa Sutter recently announced her resignation from Morgan Hill Unified School District’s governing body effective Aug. 15 due to her family’s relocation outside of her designated trustee area. “It is with great difficulty that I must resign as trustee from the Morgan Hill...

Educator Tanya Calabretta was born to wear the green and gold, from her high school alma mater St. Joseph in Santa Maria to her college choice Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, and now as the new principal at Live Oak High School. The 36-year-old has spent...

While a city annexation plan is moving forward once again, the brainstorming behind a South County Catholic high school is already well under way and has been for a number of years.

Ann Sobrato High School students have earned 100 certifications over the course of the 2018-19 school year, according to a recent announcement from Morgan Hill Unified School District. Through the certification program, the students demonstrated mastery of the specific subject matter knowledge needed for entrance...