UPDATE: Trustee reprimand, charter school space on MHUSD’s Feb. 2 agenda
In an unprecedented move in Morgan Hill, the local board of education will vote Feb. 2 on whether to pass a resolution to “censure” one of its own trustees.
Sobrato horticulture students plant hedgerow around school farm
Ann Sobrato High School’s horticulture students got their hands dirty April 17, planting a pollinator and harvestable hedgerow of fruit trees, herb shrubs and native plants along the western edge of the school’s two-acre farm.“We’re delighted that the students have this opportunity to learn about planting and about the many ways that hedgerows can benefit farms,” said Vera Gomes, Sobrato’s Assistant Principal and a long-time agriculture program teacher.The high school has a long-term goal to develop a 10-acre organic row crop and orchard demonstration farm next to the current farm, which mainly focuses on animal husbandry.Later in the spring, the students will plant a windbreak hedgerow of native shrubs and trees along the northern edge of the school farm. These two hedgerows—over 10,000 square feet combined—will have habitat and windbreak functions and will also be used as a teaching tool. The hedgerow design and planting is overseen by Sam Earnshaw of Hedgerows Unlimited, which has established over 400 miles of hedgerows in California.The hedgerow planting is a partnership between the high school’s acclaimed agriculture program, in which about a third of the school’s 1,500 students are involved, and Sustainable Agriculture Education (SAGE), a nonprofit dedicated to supporting agriculture near cities.SAGE is working with the high school on the hedgerow and the demonstration farm planning as part of the project Revitalizing Specialty Crop Agriculture in the Coyote Valley, which is funded by a California Department of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Block grant. This project is guided by the Coyote Valley Agricultural Enterprise and Conservation program Advisory Committee.
Police detain school board trustee at meeting
Two Morgan Hill Police Officers interrupted tonight’s Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Education meeting and briefly detained School Board Trustee Rick Badillo after receiving a call that he was carrying a concealed weapon.
Aaron Tran named U.S. Presidential Scholar
Aaron Tran, an Ann Sobrato High School senior who recently racked up numerous academic awards and scholarships, has been named a 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholar.
Tran was one of 161 high school seniors nationwide named to the 59th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars—who are honored...
New district policy requires fingerprinting for onsite school volunteers
Parent volunteers at all Morgan Hill Unified School District schools are now required to have fingerprinting and tuberculosis testing done prior to working on school grounds, according to local school officials.
Facility plan details potential bond expenses
The Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association (STA) is strictly opposed to Measure I.
