Schools

Morgan Hill Unified School District is getting ready to welcome back students for in-person learning at all 14 schools for the fall semester starting Aug. 12. All of the district’s TK-12 students will be able to return to the classroom full-time, for the first time...

Gavilan College is looking to require all students and employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as in-person classes resume in the near future. At its first public meeting under the same roof since March 2020, the college’s Board of Trustees on July 13 voted unanimously...

Two local nonprofits that serve South County are partnering for a college scholarship program in honor of local educator, activist and labor organizer Gemma Abels. The Edward Boss Prado Foundation and Showing Up For Racial Justice (SURJ) South County will present two $2,500 scholarships to...

Morgan Hill Unified School District’s new superintendent, Dr. Carmen Garcia, officially started her new job on July 1. She released the following letter to MHUSD students, staff, parents and residents of the community on her first day: It is an honor and a privilege to introduce...

The Class of 2021 was celebrated at the 33rd annual African American Baccalaureate hosted by Eta Rho Omega, the San Jose chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and the Ivy Rose Community Foundation, Inc. on June 6. Students from 22 high schools in Santa Clara...

At 18, Presentation High School senior Isabella Correa is co-president of The Tech Interactive’s Student Board, has devoted more than 800 hours to robotics projects and will intern as a systems engineer summer at Lockheed Martin this summer.  The Gilroy student (who grew up in...

Central High School, the district’s continuation school, graduated 33 seniors at a June 3 ceremony on the school’s campus on Tilton Avenue. Central High’s Student Speaker for the ceremony, Michael Fuentez, described the challenges he—like many of his classmates—faced throughout his first three years of...

Selecting students for the Morgan Hill Times’ annual senior spotlight honor is no enviable task. That’s why we make the principals, school counselors and staff sort it out. These students have navigated the labyrinth of high school hurdles, and we are inspired by their...

Selecting students for the Morgan Hill Times’ annual senior spotlight honor is no enviable task. That’s why we make the principals, school counselors and staff sort it out. These students have navigated the labyrinth of high school hurdles, and we are inspired by their...

Ann Sobrato High School’s graduating class of 2021 celebrated with two commencement ceremonies the afternoon of June 4. A total of 288 seniors graduated from Sobrato this year, according to Principal Theresa Sage. Graduates in the coming months will move onto the next stage in...