Schools

More than 600 members of the class of 2024 graduated from Live Oak, Ann Sobrato and Central high schools last week.  At the commencement ceremonies on June 6, more than 230 graduates walked for their diplomas at Live Oak’s athletic field on East Main Avenue,...

Rocketship Education sent out the first flare, meeting with Morgan Hill Unified School District administrators earlier this month to make it clear that they are intent on opening a charter school in the city in 2014.

The 43rd Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival, formerly known as Mushroom Mardi Gras, will take place May 25-26 in the city’s downtown, organizers announced on Jan. 25.  The board of directors of Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras, Inc.—the organization that runs the festival—was “excited” this week...

College scholarship applications are now available for the Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras Scholarship program, which has awarded over $1 million to more than 1,000 local students for continuing education.

Academy of Art University

Ann Sobrato High School junior Austin Gonzales, 16, found a daring and creative way to ask his girlfriend to this year’s Junior Prom. Gonzales, who has been taking pilot lessons out of San Martin Airport for about two years, brought his girlfriend, junior Aiden Lachance, on an April 22 flight lesson. Little did she know, earlier that same day, Gonzales and his parents used 100 traffic cones to spell out “Prom?” on the Sobrato football field. Along with his instructor, Gonzales flew Lachance over Santa Cruz and Anderson Dam before reaching Sobrato HS in north Morgan Hill at about 2pm, at which time he told her to look down and see the message he left for her. Lachance said, “Yes.” The two will be going together to the Junior Prom, which is being held May 19 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.

Former Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee Joyce Carr—who devoted her life to others as a mother, public servant and church member—died Feb. 28 at the age of 87, according to her family.  Carr, a social worker who was elected to three terms on the...

A trustee on the Morgan Hill Unified School District’s governing body sent out numerous emails to a former community activist with insulting remarks and satirical innuendoes about four fellow board members and the superintendent.

It’s the sixth day of school and students at Voices College-Bound Language Academy are already at ease with their new surroundings. Mostly Latino students, donning the school’s trademark yellow-and-purple collared shirts tucked into their khakis, walk through the halls of the Jarvis Drive facility in an orderly, disciplined manner.

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...