Schools

Eighth-graders at Britton Middle School transformed their gymnasium into a showcase of scientific inquiry Dec. 11, presenting projects ranging from lemon-powered batteries to studies on caffeine’s effects on heart rate. The science fair hosted dozens of student projects along with 30 volunteer judges from local...

Each month, the principals of Live Oak and Sobrato High Schools choose a total of four students (two from each school) to spotlight. Live Oak senior Alejandra Cruz, 17, is this week's Student of the Week.

UC Santa Cruz recently acquired and established the Strathearn Ranch Natural Reserve, a 2,400-acre oak-studded grassland property in San Benito County that will be used for field research and outdoor education for the university’s students, staff and researchers.  The UC Board of Regents approved the...

With her essay, “A Country of Content,” Morgan Hill sixth-grader Nikhita Gopisetty took home first prize in this year’s Asian Pacific Fund’s annual “Growing Up Asian in America” contest.

For the last two weeks, Morgan Hill MMS students have written

Three seats on the Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Trustees will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. Voters will select their board representatives in Trustee Area 5 (central Morgan Hill), Trustee Area 6 (north Morgan Hill) and Trustee Area 7 (south Morgan...

Two of the four members who sit on the Gavilan Joint Community College District Board of Trustees and whose districts run through San Benito County will not seek re-election in November.