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Morgan Hill residents and visitors of all ages who are interested in keeping farming activities and occupations alive for local students attended the Sobrato Future Farmers of America’s Community Farm Fun Day April 12. The event took place at Sobrato High School and featured a petting zoo, games, prizes and food. The horticulture department held a plant sale for local gardeners, according to Sobrato FFA Reporter Emmanuel Calivo.“This event is a fun way for our community to interact with our agriculture program and to learn more about the things we do and study,” Calivo said.It has been a busy spring for Sobrato FFA, whose members attended the 2015 South Coast FFA Spring Regional Meeting at King City Joing Union High School March 20. One purpose of this annual gathering is to elect the FFA regional officer team, which leads a group of 38 chapters in the region.“We were incredibly proud of our chapter president, Zuha Aslam, who was elected by the delegates to serve as the 2015-16 South Coast Regional Vice President representing the Santa Clara section,” Calivo added. Sobrato FFA was also commended for its website, sobratoffa.org, at the regional meeting, and six members participated in the public speaking competition after advancing from lower sectional levels.

Five students will compete for scholarships Friday night at the

Morgan Hill family donates bikes

Morgan Hill Unified School District will live off a $93.8 million operating budget for the 2019-20 school year, with a total budget for all funds of about $145 million for all funds. General fund revenues for the upcoming year are about $93.6 million and expenditures...

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Morgan Hill Unified’s elementary school students welcomed special guest readers from throughout the community March 2 for the district’s fourth annual Read Across America Read-in event.

The achievement gap remains at Morgan Hill Unified School