Local Scene: Meditation workshop is June 8
Doherty completes intensive research project
Morgan Hill resident James Doherty, a member of the class of 2024 majoring in Robotics Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), recently completed a senior thesis that is required of all graduating seniors as part of the university’s distinctive project-based...
PACT to hold community action meeting tonight to address “crisis” in schools
A community action meeting facilitated by PACT, or People Acting in Community Together, will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. tonight at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, located at 17500 Peak Ave. in Morgan Hill.
Nordstrom, SM/G earn PBIS awards
Two Morgan Hill Unified School District elementary schools recently received high honors from the California Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support program.
San Martin/Gwinn Environmental Science Academy and Nordstrom Elementary School earned Silver designations in the PBIS program from the California PBIS Coalition, according to a...
Family portrait fundraiser for Britton Middle School students
Students at Britton Middle School in Morgan Hill are looking to score the opportunity of a lifetime as they raise funds for an educational science trip to the big island of Hawaii.
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...
UPDATE: Attorney General, K12 Inc. disagree on terms of settlement
A for-profit online charter school operator agreed to pay back about $160 million debt relief to its 14 affiliated nonprofit schools known as the California Virtual Academies over alleged violations of California’s false claims, false advertising and unfair competition laws, according to the Attorney General's Office.
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...
Gavilan College celebrates ‘topping out’ of new Hollister campus project
About 100 people attended a ceremony Jan. 24 to commemorate the “topping out” of construction of Gavilan College’s new San Benito County campus, located on Fairview Road in Hollister.
The ceremony included a traditional signing of a steel beam, the last one to be placed...
P.A. Walsh to celebrate 60th anniversary
P.A. Walsh Elementary School is celebrating its 60th anniversary at 1:15 p.m. May 17 on the 353 West Main Street Campus in Morgan Hill.
