New trustees want to bring civility to MHUSD board
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...
LO Interact Club aids orphanage
Soon the children of Hogar Zelada orphanage will be able to take
Homeless college students to sleep in cars on campus?
College students may soon be allowed to sleep in their vehicles overnight on campuses across the state, if a new bill being reviewed by the State Assembly becomes a law.
The parking proposal measure—proposed by a Palo Alto assembly member to help address a component...
MH students win science fair, two on their way to Pittsburgh
Morgan Hill students Mark Holmstrom, a junior at Live Oak High School and sophomore Theresa McLaughlin of Sobrato High School are the two winners of the Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship.
LOHS student’s short film recognized at White House Film Festival
Not shy in front of the camera as a child actor in Hollywood movies and national television commercials since the third grade, current Live Oak High School junior Samantha Sadoff decided to try being on the other side of the lens as a producer—and has found immediate success.
Live Oak football postponed for third time
Live Oak High School’s first-round playoff football game against Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep has been postponed for a third time today due to unsafe air quality, according to a Facebook announcement from Morgan Hill Unified School District.The game will now be played at 7pm...
Two local high schoolers selected as National Merit Scholar semifinalists
Two local high school students were named as semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program earlier this week.
Three Live Oak HS students earn FFA State Degree
Three Live Oak High School juniors, Julie Muzzi, Lindsey Hillesland and Gabe Milos, earned highly coveted Future Farmers of America State Degrees, which are awarded to only 3 percent of all California FFA association members.
Photos: Graduates embrace special day together
More than 600 local teenagers were handed their high school diplomas in separate commencement ceremonies at three Morgan Hill Unified School District high schools, as well as one local private school, by the end of last week.District officials, school board trustees and school site faculty, along with families and friends of graduates, were on hand to share in the special moment for the graduating Class of 2018.“As the parent of one of our high school graduates, I thought the graduation ceremony was a great culminating event to celebrate 13 years of hard work and achievement,” said school board vice president Mary Patterson. “For all of our high school seniors and their families and friends, the graduation ceremonies offered the right amount of celebration of the past and inspiration for the future.”Live Oak High School’s 2018 class consisted of 221 graduates; Ann Sobrato High School had a graduating class of about 350; and Central High School’s graduating class numbered 45.The Acorn co-valedictorians were Cera Huffman and Isaac Muniz, and the 2018 salutatorian was Ashley Cowell.The Bulldog valedictorian was Tai Nguyen, and the 2018 co-salutatorians were Raymond Bui and Amanda Jackson.Central’s Student of the Year was Vikash Jee.Channing Bushman, Sammy Varma, Nicholas Wilson and Isabella Rickard all gave inspirational speeches at Oakwood School’s 10th graduation ceremony, which included 42 students.
Q&A with Gavilan College board candidates
The Times sent three questions to all of the local candidates for the Gavilan College Board of Trustees in contested races for the Nov. 6 election. Answers were limited to 50 words each question.
Here’s what they had to say:
Trustee Area 3
EDWIN DIAZ
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