Schools

Gavilan College received nearly $1 million from the California Strong Workforce Program for the upcoming academic year to expand Career Technical Education (CTE) programs leading to high demand, high wage jobs in the region, according to a Feb. 6 announcement.

Morgan Hill Unified School District’s board of education and district leadership will gather Feb. 7 for its only regular school board meeting this month.

More than 300 families attended Morgan Hill Unified School District’s inaugural “Kindergarten Roundup” event, which was held Jan. 28 at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center.

Applications are now available for the Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras Scholarship program, and there will be even more money for college-bound high school seniors to go around this year.

Morgan Hill Unified’s board of education unanimously approved two contract offers made by district leadership to its classified union workers and its managerial employee group at the Jan. 17 school board meeting.

An outpouring of sadness, respect and shock hit friends, colleagues, students and parents immediately after word began to spread Jan. 20 of the tragic death of a beloved middle school science teacher.

Eighth grade science teacher George Flores and his Britton Middle School Volcano Kids Club are on the move again—at least they are planning to be with a little help from the local community.

Specialized Bicycle Components donated 50 mountain bikes and helmets to Britton Middle School for use by students in a partnership between the two entities to help “bring real world data into the classroom.”

Live Oak High School alumnus Cesar Serrano, an undocumented immigrant since arriving with family members in 1992, recounted some of what he and others like him have faced due to their status.

A beloved Martin Murphy Middle School teacher was involved in a fatal single-car accident while on her way to work early morning Jan. 20, according to a press release from Morgan Hill Unified School District.