School district asks voters for $900M bond
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.
St. Catherine students perform annual play
St. Catherine School students and staff recently wrapped up their adaptation of the Broadway show Beauty and the Beast, a three-day engagement that was the result of months of preparation.
Directed by Kris Heiser, who is in her 21st year directing the school’s annual play,...
Local sports fundraising goes old school, new school
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...
Britton Middle School: First look
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...
High school test scores sag
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 elected to lead county schools
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...
Sutter resigns from Morgan Hill school board
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...
South County Catholic HS plans hinge on LAFCO’s decision
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.
