Schools

When the Mexican-American Committee on Education hosts its 44th annual Cinco de Mayo Scholarship Banquet this year, the organization will celebrate a major success story because Sergio Martinez – the man who received the first scholarship more than 40 years ago – is the lead singer of the Tejano and Country recording group taking the stage.  

San Benito High School District’s new Superintendent John Perales is only three weeks on the job. He already routinely walks the halls of his new site to see how things roll in more than 40 classrooms as he sets a vision for the coming year.

Hollister School District trustees this week approved an idea set to result in the doubling of enrollment at the Dual Language Academy in the next seven years.

The Hollister School District has posted the jobs of all 20 Calaveras School teachers – the first step as part of the superintendent’s effort to reorganize the historically poor academic performer.

A $42.5 million bond aimed at upgrading classrooms and other facilities at San Benito High School passed its final hurdle this week and will appear on the June 3 primary ballot.

The Baler Education Foundation on March 22 honored its annual inductees to the Baler Hall of Fame.

Note: This story appeared in the "On the Rise" section with the March 28 edition of the Free Lance.

San Benito High School’s senior class is holding a walk-a-thon fundraiser to help Jose Rocha, a senior who was diagnosed with leukemia on Valentine’s Day.

Hollister School District officials Tuesday showed broad support for the idea of gradually expanding enrollment capacity at the popular Dual Language Academy.