PVUSD leader named region’s Superintendent of Year
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez has been named Superintendent of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Region 10.
The region covers 42 school districts in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.
“It is a pleasure and privilege to...
Fair gains momentum as weekend approaches
WATSONVILLE—The Santa Cruz County Fair continues to attract crowds as the weekend approaches.
Thursday was Education Day, with school groups enjoying the event in the morning before the general public was allowed in at noon.
The Livestock Tent hosted the Dairy Goat Show, and Monster...
PVUSD asks community to celebrate class of 2020 with yard decorations
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District is asking residents to help honor the district’s 1,179 graduates by turning on their outdoor lights and decorating their yards between May 25-29.
The “Lights On Grads” and Yard/Door Decoration Event is a way to give graduating seniors a...
Graniterock’s Algebra Academy completes 15th year
On Tuesday, as most of their peers were enjoying the waning remainder of their summer breaks, several groups of young people were sitting in classrooms, as math teachers and professors showed them the fundamentals and formulae of the math skills they will need in...
Watsonville hospital buyer to be known soon
The Board of Directors of Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust is meeting tonight to decide whether to move forward on making the purchase, with a public announcement to follow shortly thereafter. The nonprofit has until Sunday to make a decision.
Program gives youth access to environmental education, work experience
WATSONVILLE—For the past six years, Watsonville Wetlands Watch (WWW) has invited high schoolers to work alongside professionals to experience a range of environmental-based careers. The organization’s Green Careers Institute aimed to give students an understanding of the impacts of climate change and a window...
Regional writing contest open to local students
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Students in Santa Cruz County are once again invited to submit entries into a regional writing contest headed by the Palo Alto Humane Society (PAHS).
The Ambassadors of Compassion Story Writing Contest is open to seventh and eighth graders in Santa Cruz, Santa...
Letters to the Editor, March 27-April 2
Regarding benefit caps
The local teacher’s union, PVFT, has been loudly crying during negotiations with the school district, PVUSD, to not put a cap on...
