Schools

The San Benito County Office of Education sponsored a two-day workshop Jan. 7 and 8 at San Juan Oaks with Rick and Rebecca DuFour discussing ways to strengthen the professional learning communities in San Benito.

Gavilan College has announced this year’s San Benito County winners for the 2012-13 Community Spirit Awards.

The Hollister School District Board of Trustees is set to meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday for a special board meeting.

"Uncharted Shores" – the locally based band that had a name-rights dispute with the UK's "One Direction" – will return to San Benito High School for a show Monday.

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital announced applications for the 2013 Hazel Hawkins Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship Awards are now available.  

The San Benito County Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at 460 Fifth St. Action items on the agenda include:

The South County California Student Opportunity and Access Program known as Cal-SOAP is celebrating a decade of helping low-income and first-generation students in San Benito and South County pursue their post-secondary education.

Dual Immersion Parent Workshop

San Juan School will be having a Parent Workshop for their Dual Language Immersion Program Jan. 9, in the school’s cafeteria from 6 to 7:30 p.m. This workshop is for families currently enrolled in the K-5th grade program and for interested preschool and kindergarten families. Leading the workshop will be one of California’s leading experts on dual language education, Rosa Molina from the Association of Two-Way & Dual Language Education. Topics include the benefits of being fluent in two or more languages starting in kindergarten and what expectations parents should have for their children acquiring a second language. Childcare will be provided. Please call Sara Frieberg at 623-9945 for any questions or the school’s office at 623-4538.

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