Education

Following the resignation of controversial former superintendent Bill Sanderson on Oct. 22, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District has been taking steps to rebuild relationships. During their Nov. 12 meeting, board members voted unanimously to name Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Heath Rocha acting...

The mulberry tree on the lawn in front of Los Gatos High School is a reminder to Judy Peckler, 78, about the importance of the annual dry post-graduation party. The tree is dedicated to her only son, her husband and her youngest daughter, who were...

Parents who are fed up with having to make their kids wear masks to school protested this morning outside of R.J. Fisher Middle School, which is next to the Los Gatos Union School District offices. They say research from infectious disease scientists suggests that children...

On Oct. 2, Saratoga High School music director Jason Shiuan announced the cancellation of the school’s annual concerto competition. The decision was the latest in a series of adjustments affecting the school’s music department—and Saratoga Music Boosters (SMB), the parent-run nonprofit founded in 1972...

On Dec. 18, the Santa Clara County Board of Education welcomed two new trustees and elected its 2025 president and vice president. Trustee Maimona Afzal Berta, elected to the board in 2022, was named president for a second time, and Trustee ​Victoria Chon was...

During its regularly scheduled meeting, Dec. 6, Mayor Rob Rennie asked Town Manager Laurel Prevetti for an update on the process to officially acknowledge Los Gatos’ earliest residents. But her response—while delighting some First Nations advocates—left one group in particular feeling a little left out. “We...

According to a civil action brought in January under a landmark #metoo-era child-sex-abuse reporting law, AB 218, Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District employee Willie Harmatz pressured students not to cooperate with police investigating Los Gatos High School track coach Chioke “Chee” Robinson. In a...

A few months back, neighbors Maggie Contro, an 8-year-old third-grader at Daves Avenue Elementary, and Arlo Britz, a 7-year-old boy a grade below, were sweeping her home’s porch, when they realized they were doing something worth scaling. Contro had been wanting to start some kind...

Avery McCloughan Named to SNHU President's List Los Gatos student Avery McCloughan has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's Winter 2024 President's List. The winter terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.7. Local Students Graduate...

The Santa Clara County Board of Education’s (SCCBOE) search for the next Santa Clara County Office of Education’s (SCCOE) next superintendent of schools is moving into an active recruitment phase after the Board of Education adopted a timeline and job description for the position...