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Misty Davies gives up school board seat
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District (LGSUHSD) announced July 23 that Board Trustee Misty Davies would be resigning from the Board of Trustees, effective July 15, after almost four years on the body.
Elected in November 2022, Davies was involved in the Board’s selection...
SKILL Act would give companies tax credits for training, hiring students
Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) announced a workforce training bill built on private sector and public-education-institution partnerships at a press conference Monday at West Valley Community College, in Saratoga.
“We do have a future and an AI-empowered economy, and the antidote to this dystopian narrative that...
SCCOE focusing on connectivity for mountain schools
For school districts in the Santa Cruz Mountains, having reliable internet and power can be a challenge. Winter storms, downed power lines and rural locations have long disrupted connectivity, sometimes forcing schools to close, interrupting learning for students, and creating a barrier for community...
Blast of a send-off at the elaborate alcohol-and-drug-free “Grad Night” (+ LGHS graduation GALLERY)
On Friday—and well into Saturday morning—Los Gatos High School graduates got to spend one last night together at the no-alcohol, no-drugs extravaganza known as Grad Night, before heading their separate ways.
While there may have been fewer decorations this year, there were more activities. These...
Los Gatos-Saratoga and Campbell auxiliary educators earn county-wide recognition
The Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) announced the Santa Clara County 2026 Classified School Employees of the Year at the Santa Clara County Board of Education meeting June 3.
Honorees were selected for each of the nine service categories: clerical and administrative, custodial...
Volunteers spring into action for Grad Night
The Los Gatos High School Class of 2026 will head back to campus after graduation ceremonies—without their caps and gowns—for a memorable grad night.
Doors to the gym open at 10pm. And the party will continue until 4:30am. Students are not allowed to leave without...
Venture Christian Academy prepares to mark 50 years in Los Gatos
The bottom of Hicks road houses Venture Christian Academy and Church, where a Christ-centered preschool-to-8th-grade school teaches a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) curriculum. As the educational institution began in 1977, they’ll be celebrating their 50th anniversary next year. Venture Christian Academy has...
Los Gatos Union School District picks new superintendent
The Los Gatos Union School District Board of Trustees announced at the May 14 board meeting in a unanimous vote that Dan Deguara will be appointed as the new Superintendent of Schools for LGUSD.
After an extensive search process that included receiving in-person and online...
Saratoga High teachers honored as Special Olympics Northern California ‘Teachers of the Season’
Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District announced today that two Saratoga High School Community-Based Instruction (CBI) teachers, Sara Buffey and Christine Carlos Quiggins, have each been recognized as Fall Semester 2025 “Teachers of the Season” by Special Olympics Northern California.
The recognition honors educators who demonstrate exemplary commitment...
SUSD looks into screening lapse as petition circulates
A change.org petition that raises safety and accountability concerns within the Saratoga Union School District has been gathering steam.
The petition, which was created anonymously on Christmas Day, centers on the District’s acknowledgment that a volunteer who was not properly vetted participated in after-school activities...
