Youth competition makes a splash in Hollister
San Benito Aquatics and Hollister High School hosted more than 650 swimmers from throughout northern California and Nevada this past weekend for the 2022 Pacific Swimming Summer Junior Olympics.
The competition took place at the school’s swimming facilities July 8-10. Among the competitors were two...
Hollister teen attends medical conference in DC
Aracely Aguilera, a sophomore from San Benito High School, traveled to Washington, D.C. over the weekend to be a part of the Congress of Future Medical Leaders conference, one of the first conferences of its kind for youths interested in medicine.
Little schoolhouse on a prairie south of Pinnacles
There aren’t too many places left in the nation where a student can ride a horse to school, but San Benito County is one of them.
Former San Juan resident reads book on bullying to students
Jeff Shelton, a former San Juan student, is the son of a local retired teacher Vee Shelton. “Golda, A True Story for Children of All Ages” written by Shelton, is a true story of a gentle and absolutely innocent girl who’s childhood was taken away, simply for being different. This is the story of regret and redemption, of fear and forgiveness, and perhaps the most important lesson to learn from “Golda” is that bullying happens everywhere, every day, regardless of age, and it changes our lives forever.”
