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With a little help from his friends — and siblings — Scotts Valley High School senior Ben Gomez Villafañe has pedaled into rarefied air in the world of cyclo-cross racing.

On June 10, the procession of teachers and graduating students marched into the football field where families and friends were waiting to observe the 2015 graduation ceremony, and together, they marked the culmination of four years of intense learning, social and athletic achievements. As the class of 2015 received their diplomas, everyone was able to express their own brand of celebratory hoorahs, and even some families shed a few thankful tears as they watched their young family members graduate from SVHS.

Established in 1968, Scotts Valley's Baymonte Christian School is an independent, interdenominational Christian school for children ranging from preschool through eighth grades. It also runs three day care centers: one at the main Granite Creek Road campus, Baymonte Christian Preschool Too on Scotts Valley Drive and another one on Bethany Drive. In addition to the existing preschool for students between the ages of 2-years, 6-months old through kindergarten, they just opened an infant-care center.“We consulted Santa Cruz County's Children Development Resource Center before committing to open the infant-care” said Steve Patterson, Baymonte's principal. “Apparently there's a vast shortage of infant-care services, they encouraged us to have 35-beds facility, but we decided to go with just an 8-bed license for now, to see how it goes. We do mostly care about the quality of care” he said. The infant-care center will accept 2-month-olds that will stay at the upstairs unit until they're potty-trained and ready to move to the daycare unit downstairs, which accommodates up to12 toddlers.The bad news for those interested is that both units are already full, and there's a waiting list. At the opening ceremony last week, combined with the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce mixer, city dignitaries mixed with chamber of commerce members, teachers and parents. It culminated in the perfect-PR ribbon-cutting photo, with all yelling “Babies!” in unison.

FEMA may provide financial assistance to applicants who have immediate or critical needs because they are displaced from their primary dwelling. Immediate or critical needs are lifesaving and life-sustaining items including, but not limited to: water, food, first aid, prescriptions, infant formula, diapers, consumable medical supplies, durable medical equipment, personal hygiene items and fuel for transportation.

Scotts Valley Unified School District will host a public hearing Wednesday to discuss a parcel tax that would raise revenue for student programs and teacher salaries. The meeting seeks to address the wealthy community’s struggle to maintain educational offerings. District officials have long complained that government...