Schools

Prospective students can now enroll in winter and spring session classes at Gavilan College, which offers a variety of courses at five locations as well as online: the main campus is in Gilroy, with additional instructional sites in San Jose’s Coyote Valley, Morgan Hill,...

Five new trustees took the oath of office as they officially joined Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Board of Education Dec. 11—and the quintet of first-term board members got right to work. Trustees Carol Gittens, John Horner, Heather Orosco, Wendy Sullivan and Vanessa Sutter were...

Citing “work and personal obligations” as the genesis for her early departure, trustee Teresa Murillo resigned from the Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Board of Education in a self-penned Dec. 7 notification. Murillo, a first-term trustee who ran unopposed for the Trustee Area 7 seat...

Update: Morgan Hill Unified School District's internet was restored Dec. 8 at 4:15 pm, according to district staff. "The cause was related to three construction projects Charter was doing early Wednesday morning that had an impact on our circuit," said Communications Coordinator Lanae Bays. -------------------...

Morgan Hill Unified School District is seeking individuals to serve on its independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee for the implementation of the Measure G school facilities bond program. There are currently openings for the following committee positions: At-large Community Member; Business Representative; and Taxpayer Organization Member. Measure...

When former Live Oak High School principal Lloyd Webb, now superintendent of Durham School District, was faced with an unexpected influx of students displaced by the devastating Northern California fires, he knew just who to call for help. In need of chairs and tables for...

Martin Murphy Middle School students will perform the inaugural school musical—titled “Snoopy, the Musical”—with two shows 1pm and 6pm Dec. 15 at Live Oak High School (located at 1505 E. Main Ave.). “This outstanding hour long performance is the sequel to ‘You’re a Good Man...

As a high school civics teacher at Ann Sobrato High School in Morgan Hill, veteran educator Jeanie Wallace asks her students to believe in the democratic process. As a staff representative with the Morgan Hill Federation of Teachers, Wallace helped recruit candidates for the local...

After a tumultuous stretch for Morgan Hill Unified School District‰'s governing body, five prospective new trustees‰-barring any shifts to the Nov. 6 election results with ballots still being counted‰-say they are eager to return civility to the dais. First-time candidates Vanessa Sutter, Wendy Sullivan, John...

Even at 87 years old, retired educator Kiki Nakauchi is determined as ever to teach valuable life lessons to Live Oak High School students. Each year as the adviser to the LOHS Future Business Leaders of America, Nakauchi—who retired in 2000 after decades as a...