Schools

Vargas enrolls at Palmer Fernando Vargas, of Morgan Hill, has been accepted for enrollment for the 2025 spring term in the Doctor of Chiropractic degree program at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s main campus in Davenport, Iowa.  Prepare for summer The City of Morgan Hill’s Recreation Activity Guide...

Monica Flynn, of Morgan Hill, was recently elected to membership into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at San Jose State University. Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, says a press release from the society.  Flynn...

Morgan Hill student Alina Cabrera has been given the prestigious honor of being named the Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley Youth of the Year, earning her a $10,000 scholarship and the chance to compete at the state level. “Being announced as Youth of...

Gianmario Oddi, Morgan Hill Unified School District's Supervisor of Student Nutrition, has been selected to join the prestigious 2025 Healthy School Food Pathway Fellowship, a national program designed to transform school food services across the country. Oddi is one of just 27 school food leaders...

To ensure students get basic nutrition, Gavilan College opened a food pantry with a ceremonial ribbon cutting Feb. 25 on its Hollister campus. The well-stocked room is a collaboration between the college and the Community FoodBank of San Benito. Annette Gutierrez, Gavilan’s director of basic...

Morgan Hill residents Manraj Pabla and Mayra Jakaitis were recently elected to membership into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Both are students at San Jose State University. Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest “and most selective” honor society for all academic disciplines,...

Rose earns degree Kyle Rose, of Morgan Hill, earned a bachelor of science and graduated summa cum laude in Cybersecurity Technology from University of Maryland Global Campus.  Fortin named to dean’s list Savanna Fortin, of Morgan Hill, was named to the Champlain College dean’s list for the...

Maci Johnson, a third-grader at El Toro Health Science Academy in Morgan Hill, is the California winner of this year’s National Bonnie Plants Third Grade Cabbage Program.  Each year, Bonnie Plants, the largest producer of vegetable and herb plans in North America, ships free O.S....

U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) announced this week that Gavilan College will receive $375,000 from the National Science Foundation to support STEM education for Latino students. “Diversity in the STEM workforce matters, and I am glad to see Gavilan College is implementing an innovative program...

UC Santa Cruz recently acquired and established the Strathearn Ranch Natural Reserve, a 2,400-acre oak-studded grassland property in San Benito County that will be used for field research and outdoor education for the university’s students, staff and researchers.  The UC Board of Regents approved the...