This article displays a map distinguishing the Santa Cruz and Aptos school district, as well as a map distinguishing the areas in which students will attend Santa Cruz High and the new Soquel High. The text describes detailed construction updates for Soquel High and timelines for completion, quoting Inspector Herb Raymond. The article ends by discussing that residents bordering the Santa Cruz district have petitioned to join it via annexation to allow their students to attend the nearby Soquel High instead of Watsonville High. It mentions the Watsonville High School trustees have begun discussion regarding building another school for the midcounty area, and describes the tax benefits of annexation over construction of a second Watsonville school.