Schools

The threat of two charter schools moving into town could derail the Morgan Hill Unified School District's plan to implement a pair of focus academies at two low-performing elementary schools next year and force the closure of at least one site, according to MHUSD staff.

The South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium, which has been training public safety students and working professionals for more than two decades, will open at Gavilan College’s new Coyote Valley Educational Center at the start of the new year.

THE HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER, 737 First St., in Gilroy, opened its doors to students struggling with basic skills in mathematics, reading, study skills, test anxiety and other factors Feb. 28.

The aging Encinal campus - home to Charter School of Morgan Hill

MORGAN HILL RESIDENT ERIN SCHULZ, a senior at MONTE VISTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL in Watsonville, has received a BANK OF AMERICA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD in fine arts.

A talented and charismatic 13-year-old teen with a passion for singing and entertaining advanced to the semifinal round of the South Bay Teen Idol 2016 competition after her performance Jan. 10 in Los Gatos.

Morgan Hill trustees will interview six candidates vying for the

Morgan Hill Unified School District staff will be laying out the framework and timeline for two new focus academy curriculums at two district elementary schools planned for the start of the 2014-15 school year at the upcoming Dec. 10 Board of Education meeting.

MORGAN HILL RESIDENTS GABRIELLA GAMEZ and ERIN SCHULZ, students at MONTE VISTA CHRISTAN SCHOOL in Watsonville, won awards at the 13th annual HIGH SCHOOL BOOK COLLECTION ESSAY CONTEST sponsored by the Friends of the University of California Santa Cruz Library.