Schools

As the elections office prepares to conduct its final counts, candidates vying for a Hollister School District board seat are separated by a single vote.

After years of concerns over pedestrian safety near the high school, the city and county recently responded to those worries and installed stop signs at two Nash Road intersections.

San Benito High School's Rock Guitar Club has been hosting the Battle of the Bands competition since 2003, with the latest event held in October. The club started in response to the number of students requesting guitar lessons from SBHS English teacher Thomas Rooth.

There are nine candidates facing off in the Hollister School District to gain four of five open seats on the board of trustees.

Sunnyslope Elementary School officials and local law enforcement agencies went through the steps they would take if a major earthquake were to hit the school as part of the Great California Shake Out on Thursday.

Editor's note: Look for a story on the Hollister School District races Tuesday.

The Hollister School District hired a law firm to seek out deficiencies in the petition submitted for a charter school here – a move delaying the final board decision and signaling the first roadblock in an effort to open a campus here.

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.”

Jazmine Parra of Hollister was awarded first runner-up in the Miss Hispanidad International Teen pageant Sept. 29 in San Gabriel.