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🌱 Patch AM: Why Watsonville High’s stadium just got a new name
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In today's newsletter:
- Why Watsonville High's stadium just got a new name
- What this new PVUSD teacher deal means for Watsonville classrooms
- See what's planned for Clifford Avenue's traffic circle next year
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.
- Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 73, low: 54.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Pajaro Valley school board names Watsonville High stadium for Roland Hedgpeth (santacruzsentinel.com) — Watsonville High's athletic facility will now be called Hedgpeth Stadium/Geiser Field after the Pajaro Valley Unified school board unanimously voted to add legendary soccer coach Roland Hedgpeth's name. Trustees also approved a new chief business officer and swore in a student trustee, decisions that shape how local schools are run this year. 
2. PVUSD and teachers union reach tentative agreement after 11 months of negotiations (santacruzlocal.org) — Watsonville families and teachers can finally see light at the end of a long contract fight, as PVUSD and the teachers union have a tentative deal after 11 months of negotiations. The agreement keeps health benefits, boosts pay by 4%, and adds support like more instructional aides and reduced workloads. It still needs approval from union members and the school board.
3. Artwork slated for Clifford Avenue traffic circle (pajaronian.com) — New public art is headed to the traffic circle at Clifford Avenue and Pennsylvania Drive, funded by an anonymous Watsonville resident. Three mosaic stelae—a bear, rabbit and egret—will be fabricated at Watsonville's Muzzio Mosaic Arts Center and, if approved, installed in spring 2027 to reflect local wildlife and cultural patterns.
4. 90-year old celebrated for helping new parents (pajaronian.com) — At Watsonville Community Hospital, staff and family recently celebrated 90-year-old Joyce Pearce, who has spent 43 years organizing layette care packages for newborns in need. Her handmade bundles, filled with blankets, clothes, toys and books, have quietly supported hundreds of young Watsonville-area families.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Prunedale - Tech. Time →
Prunedale Branch Library, 17822 Moro Rd, Prunedale
10:00 am - Fort Building Day
Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062
11:15 am - Spot Pizza & Baked Goods Fundraiser
Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062
12:15 pm - Movie Night
Christopher High Gilroy, CA 95020
7:30 pm - Sat Mornings "Come as You Are" Zen →
Ocean Gate Zen Center, email:info@oceangatezen.org, 920 41st Ave F, Santa Cruz
9:00 am - Free Mother/Daughter Lesson - Gilroy, CA →
Eagle Ridge Golf Club, 2951 Club Dr, Gilroy
4:00 pm - LO:Fall Picture Day
Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062 - Back to School Night
North Monterey County Middle School Moss Landing, CA 95039
5:30 pm - NMCMS Back To School Night
North Monterey County Unified Moss Landing, CA 95039
5:30 pm - Prunedale Elementary Back To School Night
North Monterey County Unified Moss Landing, CA 95039
5:30 pm - LO:School Site Council Meeting
Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
6:00 pm - Oaks/Suns Field Trip - Blacks Beach
Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found or stray cat at Mesa Village Park in Watsonville.
Seems like an indoor cat, hungry, and just wants to be pet. (Nextdoor Green Valley Terrace)
- Pajaro Valley Unified School District posted a job opening for Adult Ed - Spanish GED Instructor in Watsonville. Apply here.
- Navigator Schools posted a job opening for After School Group Leader Sub in Watsonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watsonville here.
Ok Watsonville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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