Schools

San Benito High School has gone through a major overhaul for the past five years and the projects don’t seem to be stopping anytime soon.    The San Benito High School District board of trustees received a construction update June 22 on the Facilities Master Plan...

The initial voting results are in and the unofficial figures show incumbent Ignacio Velazquez will keep his title as the City of Hollister’s mayor for another two years.

The San Benito County Office of Education led and organized the first countywide Family Wellbeing Festival March 20 at Veterans Memorial Hall. The festival welcomed more than 400 attendees for an evening focused on mental health, wellness and community support, says a press release...

The San Benito County Office of Education is anticipating that schools may now be closed longer than previously expected due to rising concerns of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Police were called to Rancho San Justo School Oct. 15 in response to a “potential threat” on campus, but the threat turned out to be unfounded, according to school officials.  “At no point was there a credible threat on campus,” says a statement from Hollister...

The Hollister School District is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Board of Trustees due to a lack of candidates in the 2022 election.  The open seat is for Area 1, which encompasses the north-central section of the Hollister district. See the district...

The San Benito County Office of Education honored “outstanding” teachers last week in the county chambers.

The Hollister School District went through some major changes during the Covid-19 pandemic, including the introduction of distance education.  This year’s summer period was also a tad bit different as the district for the first time allowed the general student population to participate in summer...

Courtesy of the Hollister School District  The Hollister School District has distributed KN95 masks to all staff members as an additional safety measure in the wake of the surge in Covid-19 cases. The district distributed close to 3,700 of the masks this week to staff members....

While California K-12 students will still be required to wear masks once the state's indoor mask mandate ends this week, one of the state’s top health officials said Monday that a decision on in-school mask requirements could be made by the end of the...