Legislation introduced capping severance pay for superintendents
Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) today introduced Assembly Bill 280, which places a three-month cap on the severance pay of a school district superintendent. Currently, when a superintendent’s contract of employment is terminated, he or she is eligible for a severance pay of up to 18 times their monthly salary, which can potentially be very costly.
Gavilan offers writing workshops for veterans
Gavilan College is offering writing workshops by veterans, for veterans from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursdays in room SS203 on campus, located at 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd. in Gilroy.
Updated: Hollister’s Jesaiah Baer ‘grateful’ for chance on American Idol
San Benito High School junior Jesaiah Baer's audition for “American Idol,” which aired Jan. 30, made the list of most memorable auditions. It is a distinction that landed Baer's clip on Fox's official website for the show and gave her more airtime when her episode showed on a Wednesday evening.
Head of new Hollister charter honored in Gilroy
The Gilroy Chamber of Commerce has named Gilroy Prep Principal James Dent Educator of the Year for 2013. The honor will be presented at the Chamber's 60th Annual Spice of Life Awards dinner on Feb 9. The Spice of Life Awards are given to recipients for their volunteerism and dedication to the Gilroy community.
Reader Content: Mr. O’s offers bridge for student musicians
Every Friday afternoon after the last school bell rings, some of Hollister's youth make their way to Mr. O's Academy of the Arts on Sixth Street, just across the way from Grace Bible Church.
Sacred Heart students take on trash duty in river
A small crew of Sacred Heart Parish School students, their parents and two teachers gathered to do a San Benito river bed clean up Saturday. San Benito High School chemistry teacher Mike Carroll, his grandson Riley, Sacred Heart science teacher Jim Ostdick and the other volunteers removed 1,000 pounds of trash from the river bed.
SBHS student shares story of blindness on Nicklelodeon
San Benito High School sophomore Santiago Hernandez shared his experience of going through life without sight on an episode of Nick News, a news segment that airs on Nicklelodeon and on its website.
Hollister district may reinstate wrestling with PTO funds
The Hollister School District Board of Trustees is set to considering accepting about $2,000 from the Rancho San Justo Parent Teacher Organization to reinstate a wrestling team for middle school students.
Gavilan’s ‘communication’ awarded
Gavilan College’s communications studies program will receive the 2013 Model Communication Program Award from the Western States Communication Association Feb. 18, at a luncheon in Reno, Nev.
