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Without any seniors, underclassmen keep Sobrato student

Oakwood senior Nikhita Gopisetty was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 5 years old. It was for that reason the now 17-year-old wanted to delve into the causes of the disease for her science project entry in the 2019 South Valley Science and...

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.

Morgan Hill Unified School District was recognized April 25 for its leadership in promoting multilingualism by the Santa Clara County Office of Education.

Nik Groen, 16, a Live Oak High School junior, started flying when he was 14. He recently took his first solo flight, after flying with his instructor, Charles Jackson, pictured at left, once a month for more than a year."It's a lot of fun, but it takes a lot of determination," he said. Now that he's met one goal, his first solo flight, he's looking ahead to earning his private pilot's license. He hopes to do that when he's 17, he said. To earn the license, he has to pass a written test and complete longer flights. The final test is a 'check flight' with an instructor he's never flown with, similar to the road test a driver must pass to become licensed.

One school board member was highly critical of local district schools’ action plans for improving student achievement that were submitted to the board of education for approval Aug. 1.