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Morgan Hill graduates from both Live Oak and Ann Sobrato High Schools will be awarded their diplomas  at separate June 8 commencement ceremonies on their respective campuses.The Acorns drew a 2 p.m. start time for Friday’s graduation ceremony, which takes place on the football field at the 1505 E. Main Ave. campus. Live Oak’s Class of 2018 consists of 221 graduates. The Acorn co-valedictorians are Cera Huffman and Isaac Muniz, and the 2018 salutatorian is Ashley Cowell.The Bulldogs’ ceremony follows at 6 p.m. the same day on the 401 Burnett Ave. school athletic fields. Sobrato’s 2018 class is estimated at 350 graduates, according to school staff. The Bulldog valedictorian is Tai Nguyen and the 2018 co-salutatorians are Raymond Bui and Amanda Jackson.Central Continuation High School graduation ceremony is scheduled for June 7 at Morgan Hill Downtown Amphitheater. There are about 45 graduates from Central.

Gavilan College will host a special one-night event May 1 featuring a free public screening of “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez,” the acclaimed documentary by David Alvarado about the life and legacy of playwright, director and activist Luis Valdez.  Valdez will appear in...

On Aug. 16, more than 8,100 students at 14 Morgan Hill Unified School District campuses—from Transitional Kindergarten to high school—greeted each other and their teachers on the first day of the 2022-23 school year. At San Martin Gwinn Elementary School—a TK-through-8th grade campus—parents walked their...

Sobrato FFA takes great pride in the success and achievements of each of their members, ranging from public speaking accomplishments to awards received at the county fair.

Each month, the principals of Live Oak and Sobrato High Schools choose a total of four students (two from each school) to spotlight. Live Oak senior Alejandra Cruz, 17, is this week's Student of the Week.

California school districts have two choices: Bite the bullet and make budget cuts now, or delay them and face even more painful decisions. That was the ultimatum Michael Fine, CEO of the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team, a school finance agency, delivered to district...