Schools

Gavilan football players suspended for party; team forfeits game

October 5, 2011

An already rough season for the Gavilan College football team

Local student’s art featured in 2004 calendar

December 24, 2003

Anyone looking for a 2004 calendar has to look no further.

District opts for smaller reserve

March 31, 2015

San Juan-Aromas Unified School District trustees voted 3-2 in favor of amending board policy to require the district to keep a 9 percent reserve, which easily meets the state-mandated minimum but is nearly half the size of the original rainy-day fund.

May 18 high school lockdown triggered by alarm system glitch

May 22, 2023

A May 18 lockdown of Hollister High School was triggered by a glitch in the school’s alarm system that sent out a false alert of a campus emergency, according to law enforcement and school officials. Police responded to the live report of a potential emergency...

SBHS continues Academic Focus Time

August 8, 2019

San Benito High School staff will fully deploy an Academic Focus Time model for the 2019-20 school year in an ongoing effort to provide additional support for all of its students in an equitable manner, according to a recent SBHS district report. “The issue was...

Dropout rates decrease; SBHS graduation figure up

December 15, 2010

San Benito High School increased its graduation percentage in

It’s Cal Grant time again

February 4, 2013

For high school seniors and their families – it’s later than they think! The first deadline for financial aid is March 2, which is the one for applying for Cal Grants (www.calgrants.org) by students planning to go directly from high school to a four-year college (California only). Students planning to go to a community college and transferring to a 4-year college have until Sept. 2 to apply. There are several types of Cal Grants available, including: academic only (Cal Grant A), need related (Cal Grant B) and careers (Cal Grant C).

Hollister school unions share requests for contract talks

August 4, 2015

Unions serving Hollister School District employees made public the articles they wish to discuss in upcoming negotiations for their 2015-16 school year contract, at the regularly scheduled board meeting last week.

Hollister Prep seeks renewal of its contract

March 15, 2018

Two Navigator charter schools, Gilroy and Hollister Prep, are up for renewals of their charter school petitions by their host districts. All early indications point to new five-year pacts at both sites. Gilroy Prep, Navigator’s flagship school, opened in 2011 with authorization from Gilroy Unified...

Technology Upgrade Gives Learning a Boost

Local school gets by with help from community

SBHS officials weigh giving PE credits for band, other activities

Intelligent Design Not an Issue in Local Public Schools

State to require all K-12 teachers to get vaccinated or test weekly

Gavilan football players suspended for party; team forfeits game

Local student’s art featured in 2004 calendar

District opts for smaller reserve

May 18 high school lockdown triggered by alarm system glitch

SBHS continues Academic Focus Time

Dropout rates decrease; SBHS graduation figure up

It’s Cal Grant time again

Hollister school unions share requests for contract talks

Hollister Prep seeks renewal of its contract

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