Schools

Members of the Morgan Hill community joined the staff and students at Charter School of Morgan Hill on Feb. 1 to celebrate World Read Aloud Day at the Monterey Road campus. Every year, on World Read Aloud Day, people all around the globe read aloud...

After participating in the Britton Middle School Robotics Club led by adviser Frank Orlando, Kobe Nguyen and Ethan Hanlon decided to start a club at Live Oak High School.  Last year, they approached Kristopher Boursier, and she agreed to be the Live Oak faculty...

School district leaders will consider several different options for the recently purchased land at the former Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority bus stop and parking lot on West Main Avenue in Morgan Hill. “The district had a first option to purchase the VTA lot at...

Shortly after announcing his retirement from Morgan Hill Unified School District, Assistant Supt. of Educational Services Ramon Zavala was selected as the 2019 Administrator of the Year by the California Association of Bilingual Education. Each year, CABE honors “one exemplary administrator who has made contributions...

One hundred dollars went a long way for a team of six Martin Murphy Middle School students, who used recycled materials, paint, glue and electronic components to build a scale model of a city to compete in the Future City Northern California Championship. Team Taifeng...

Staff from the Santa Clara County Office of Education will host “Step into Teaching: Opportunities in Silicon Valley Public Schools” Feb 9 for those interested in a career path in public education. The event is 9am-1pm at 1290 Ridder Park Drive in San Jose. Attendees will...

Two Morgan Hill Unified School District elementary schools recently received high honors from the California Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support program. San Martin/Gwinn Environmental Science Academy and Nordstrom Elementary School earned Silver designations in the PBIS program from the California PBIS Coalition, according to a...

One of Morgan Hill Unified School District’s education leaders is leaving the district at the end of the 2018-19 school year, according to a Jan. 27 press release. Ramon Zavala, MHUSD’s Assistant Supt. of Educational Services for the last four years, announced Jan. 28 that...

Update: Britton changes from Feb. 6 to Feb. 12, per principal Morgan Hill Unified School District staff will host “Middle School Information Night: Parent Orientation” at each of its secondary school sites, according to a recent announcement. Parents can learn of the electives offered, sports and...

A son of a teenage mother and an absentee father, longtime Morgan Hill resident Adam Escoto was turned over to foster care at 10 years old. His mother had given up parental rights. By age 15, Escoto had attended seven different high schools while...