Schools

Trustees of the Aromas-San Juan Unified School District came to a standstill Dec. 4 regarding how—and if—they will fund $120,110 in overage costs for a roughly $2.8 million project that would add eight classrooms to Aromas School before the start of next school year.

Hollister

As a team, the local Sports Medicine Club placed sixth in the large school division. The top 10 teams from that round earned the opportunity to compete in the AACI National Sports Medicine Competition earlier this month.

Kids are getting a little taste of university life this summer

Michelle McCoun’s 32 students look just like the other kindergarten pupils at R.O. Hardin School on a Tuesday morning during the second week of school. Some are dressed in the khaki and navy blue of the school uniforms. They were still getting the hang of picking up their free breakfast from the cafeteria or getting a snack from home out of their back pack. And they all struggled a bit with forming a straight line and following it back into the classroom.