Schools

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...

Oakwood senior Nikhita Gopisetty was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 5 years old. It was for that reason the now 17-year-old wanted to delve into the causes of the disease for her science project entry in the 2019 South Valley Science and...

Three candidates have emerged for the vacant Trustee Area 7 seat on the Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Board of Education, according to district staff. Adam Escoto, Jennifer Klamm and Lawrence Fleisher were verified applicants who met all of the criteria, including living within the...

As Ann Sobrato High School senior Catherine Le celebrated her selection as an All-American drum major last summer, the 17-year-old senior had no idea what went along with the honor. Le, chosen by Varsity Cheerleading & Dance for her performances at the weeklong United Spirit...

Sister Cities of Morgan Hill has added Ameca, Mexico to its roster of city-to-city connections, according to a Jan. 7 announcement. “The relationship between the cities is intended to promote the spirit of friendship, international cooperation and goodwill between Morgan Hill and Ameca,” according to...

Morgan Hill residents living within the Trustee Area 7 boundaries and interested in a two-year term on the Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Board of Education have until Jan. 15 to submit their candidacy application, according to district staff. A vacancy occurred when Trustee Teresa...