Schools

A student-generated petition challenging the practices of math teachers at Sobrato High School has gained considerable traction among current and former students on the site change.org.

Selecting students for the Morgan Hill Times’ annual senior spotlight honor is no enviable task. That’s why we make the principals, school counselors and staff sort it out (and they resent us for making them narrow it down to one!). These students have navigated the labyrinth of high school hurdles, and we are inspired by their optimistic outlook, refreshing attitudes and heartfelt honesty. We celebrate them, their families, their mentors and all the graduating seniors in the Class of 2017.

More than 400 family and friends of San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy students flocked to the Morgan Hill Downtown Amphitheater for a May 24 spring concert.

Sobrato and Live Oak High School will live stream their June 8 graduation ceremonies for audiences inside each school's performing arts theater.

A norovirus that spreads without proper washing of hands struck Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Jackson Academy of Math and Music last month, according to the Santa Clara County Public Health Department.

In stark contrast to last school year’s Teachers of the Year recognition ceremony, the 2017 version was well publicized, organized and attended by the award recipients at the May 16 board of education meeting.

Veteran principal Lloyd Webb is leaving Live Oak High School at the end of the school year after accepting a superintendent position with Durham Unified School District.

Five of seven trustees bucked Morgan Hill Unified School District staff’s recommendation and instead banked on the long-term sustainability of the Charter School of Morgan Hill at its current location in a show of support May 16.

School district and local charter school leaders will be on opposing ends of a debate regarding a possible grant application for available construction funds through the state Office of Public School Construction when the board of education convenes May 16.

Morgan Hill Unified School District has scheduled the 2016-17 graduating class ceremonies for Live Oak and Ann Sobrato high schools on the same day June 8 four hours apart.