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June 5, 2026

Pajaro Valley High lauds four of its Grizzlies

From the 2025 graduating senior class of Pajaro Valley High School in Watsonville, four students shared their high school experiences and plans for after graduation.  Valedictorian Rosario Lopez-Garcia, 17, graduated with a GPA of 4.37.  She plans to attend Stanford University in the fall, where she...

Driscoll’s brings new children’s book to local schools

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Dozens of Radcliff Elementary School students on Monday got a dual surprise: a berry feast from Driscoll’s, along with a free children’s book recently produced by the Watsonville-based company. The book—“A Sofia Special”—tells the story of a young girl whose bad day at school improves...

Aptos High School grads look to the future

The Aptos High class of 2025 has come to the end of their high school careers, and is now looking toward the future.  With the last four years hanging in their rearview, they are left to sift through the memories and have already grown nostalgic...

PVUSD music students Europe-bound

El Sistema Santa Cruz/Pajaro Valley, a music education program at Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s Expanded Learning Opportunities program, has been selected from a competitive pool of 550 submissions to present a workshop at the 2024 International Society of Music Education (ISME) Conference in...

PVUSD Superintendent search moves forward

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A total of 18 people have so far applied for Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s superintendent position that opened in June when Michelle Rodriguez left for another district. That was according to Eric Andrew of Glendora, Calif.-based Leadership Associates, the search firm that the Pajaro...

Bruce W. Woolpert Algebra Academy makes first full return since pandemic

Michael Rozen said Aug. 1 he would rather be playing sports with his friends than attending the weeklong Bruce W. Woolpert Algebra Academy offered by Graniterock.  While Michael stopped short of admitting an affinity for math, the 13-year-old admits the experience will prepare him for...

Cabrillo College graduates 1,599

Cabrillo College saw 1,599 graduates receiving degrees and certificates on May 30. This year’s ceremony included the first graduating class Cabrillo’s Apprenticeship Program. Of the 27 apprentices enrolled in the program, 11 graduated this year.  Two of those students are computer information systems students, and the remaining...
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Mayor’s monthly update: Watsonville Municipal Airport inspiring curiosity and creating opportunities

Watsonville Municipal Airport is one of our community’s most unique assets.  While many people may think of airports simply as places where aircraft take off...