San Benito High School District trustees this week approved new graduation requirements for the freshmen class of 2016-17 that include courses mandated for admission to California State University or University of California schools.
During the budget report presented to San Benito High School trustees at last week's meeting, Superintendent John Perales urged the district to work toward increased participation in the free and reduced-price lunch program, since state funding is affected by these numbers.
During the principal’s report to the San Benito High School board at last week's meeting, Trustee Ray Rodriguez asked for more information about the costs of participating in band, a topic that emerged during the previous regularly scheduled board meeting as well.
San Benito High School has a new set of watchdogs in the form of eight volunteers who are participating in a newly formed Citizens’ Oversight Committee.