San Benito teachers dance to a motivational beat
A motivational speaker last week had San Benito High School teachers and administrators dancing at their tables, hyperventilating over vocabulary and fired up about increasing state test scores in local schools.
K-12 schools will see $4.8B in cuts if tax fails
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled his new budget plan, calling for a painful $4.8 billion cut in public school funds if voters reject a proposed tax hike that he hopes to put on the ballot in November.
In tune with retirement: Mr. O’s Acadmey opens
Longtime Hollister School District instructor to open Mr. O’s
SBHS senior to compete for Miss California Teen USA
Jazmine Parra and a friend were on their way to San Benito High School cheer practice one day last spring when her mother called and gave her the news – representatives for the Miss California Teen USA pageant wanted to meet her in Los Angeles to possibly get into the 2012 competition.
2011 Year in Review: It’s the economy, for better or worse
Economic stories of success and failure continued to dominate the local news scene in 2011, with the various machinations of financial tumult affecting nearly every aspect of life in San Benito County.
