Schools

Though she operates an office instead of a classroom, Bonnie Tognazzini has had her finger on the pulse of Morgan Hill education for more than two decades – and she’ll being recognized for her commitment when Tognazzini is named “Educator of the Year” at the Jan. 26 Celebrate Morgan Hill Awards.

The kids just want their own stadium. Is that too much to ask?

Ann Sobrato High School junior Austin Gonzales, 16, found a daring and creative way to ask his girlfriend to this year’s Junior Prom. Gonzales, who has been taking pilot lessons out of San Martin Airport for about two years, brought his girlfriend, junior Aiden Lachance, on an April 22 flight lesson. Little did she know, earlier that same day, Gonzales and his parents used 100 traffic cones to spell out “Prom?” on the Sobrato football field. Along with his instructor, Gonzales flew Lachance over Santa Cruz and Anderson Dam before reaching Sobrato HS in north Morgan Hill at about 2pm, at which time he told her to look down and see the message he left for her. Lachance said, “Yes.” The two will be going together to the Junior Prom, which is being held May 19 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.

Charters are still public schools. It’s the phrase both Principal Paige Cisewski of Charter School of Morgan Hill and Head of School Jean Southland of the Silicon Valley Flex Academy have repeatedly said before and emphasized.

Morgan Hill Unified School District school board removes policy