Fairview Corners inches along
Despite approving a school bond measure that was expected to bring a new Gavilan College campus to San Benito County 13 years ago, locals have yet to receive that campus.
While the Briggs Building in downtown Hollister is awash with fresh faces and open minds...
Sacred Heart celebrates 125 years of close connections
About 125 years ago, W.L. Ludson developed the zipper, the first shipment of asparagus arrived in San Francisco, and a Catholic boarding school named Sacred Heart opened in rural San Benito County.
Dabo steps down as president, keeps seat
Mitchell Dabo revealed this week he would not seek election to a third one-year term as president of the San Benito County Board of Education.
Dabo’s revelation, in an interview with the Free Lance on Wednesday, occurred one day after Hollister police confirmed they had...
New San Juan School principal is on a Mission
About three months into the school year, the students and parents of San Juan School are settling under the leadership of a permanent principal: Jorge Martinez.
Judge Sanders is a voice of reason with singing group
Steven Sanders is exceptional at a couple of things: working really hard and singing really cool—doo-wop cool.
Hollister District’s new Social-Emotional Team offers new services for students
Members of the district’s newly developed Social-Emotional Team had the opportunity recently to highlight the group’s activities so far in 2021-22 to the Hollister School District Board of Trustees.
Assistant Superintendent Kip Ward introduced the S.E. Team members who spoke at the board meeting. They...
Building robots
San Benito High School's new Science and Robotics Building celebrated in a Feb. 1 grand opening. Construction, funded by voter-approved bonds, was completed in December after approximately 11 months. The customized two-story structure has 27,000 square feet of lab and classroom spaces, prep rooms,...
SBHS continues Academic Focus Time
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...
Lomanto finds new challenge as superintendent
Hollister resident Krystal Lomanto grew up riding horses, driving tractors and helping her father with cattle before she turned to a career in education. Lomanto, 49, spent more than half her life at San Benito High School as a student, teacher, coach and principal before she took her current position as the superintendent for the San Benito County Office of Education.
Leaders plan collaborative meeting
A group of school district, city and county leaders has postponed a gathering this week to talk about collaboration.
