Local students find different ways to address gun violence
Almost all of the Ann Sobrato High School students who participated, one way or another, in the April 20 National Gun Violence Walkout Day were not even born when 13 people lost their lives in the 1999 Columbine High School massacre.
Morgan Hill FFA places at Regionals
Junior Madelyn Guinn and the Morgan Hill Future Farmers of America Officer Team advanced out of the FFA Regional Speaking Competition, which was held March 23 in King City.
United sound of local bands
Student bands from Live Oak and Ann Sobrato High Schools as well as Britton and Martin Murphy Middle Schools and Jackson Academy of Math & Music performed together, as seen in the photograph, in an April 13 inside the Sobrato gymnasium.
At-risk student services at heart of April 17 school board meeting
Morgan Hill Unified School District officials and its board of trustees will convene April 17 for its only school board meeting of the month.
Teachers to host third annual community event
The Morgan Hill Federation of Teachers will host its Third Annual Friends & Family Festival from 11am to 3pm April 21 at Nordstrom Elementary School, 1425 E. Dunne Ave. The free event for families includes activity booths, entertainment, community information booths and raffle prizes. Food is also available for purchase.
Trustees take advantage of tech
How important is it for a trustee to physically be in the boardroom during proceedings, both private and public? If there are extenuating circumstances such as business travel or illness keeping them from being in attendance, is it better for the impacted trustee to remotely participate in a meeting or just let their colleagues handle the business without them?
Britton project delayed by state permits
Morgan Hill school district leaders are about four months removed from the postponement of a Dec. 8, 2017 groundbreaking ceremony for the much anticipated Britton Middle School Transformation Project.
LOHS sophomore earns chance to study at Harvard
Live Oak High School sophomore Emma Squires has the chance of a lifetime after being accepted to Harvard University’s Secondary School Program, a summer event where she will be able to earn college credits from the Ivy League institution.
Board approves adjusted facilities pay structure
With two of the three largest youth sports organizations fully on board after working out a credit line for past field enhancements and maintenance, Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Board of Trustees approved an updated fee structure for reserving fields at a March 20 meeting.
LOHS sophomore earns chance to study at Harvard
Live Oak High School sophomore Emma Squires has the chance of a lifetime after being accepted to Harvard University’s Secondary School Program, a summer event where she will be able to earn college credits from the Ivy League institution.
