Gavilan’s new president says she will examine Hollister needs
The new president and superintendent of Gavilan College is no stranger to the tree-lined campus. For seven years Kathleen Rose has served as the school’s executive vice president and chief instruction officer. Named by the Gavilan Joint Community College District Board of Trustees at their meeting on June 14, following a nationwide search to replace outgoing president Steven M. Kinsella, Rose will lead the school as it expands to new campuses at Coyote Valley and in Hollister and gets ready to celebrate the school’s 100th year serving South Valley and San Benito County communities.
First 5 playgroups use storyteller to teach parents, children
When Robert LaBatte speaks he has a soft voice, but it is one that easily commands the attention of others as he shares the tales he has collected from Native American tribes in 45 states. He recently recounted three stories for an audience at R.O. Hardin School, which included children and their parents, as part of the First 5 San Benito's family playgroup program.
San Andreas graduates walk
As Hollister resident Aaron Tobia stood next to the stars and stripes of the American flag minutes before he marched it into the hall for his high school graduation, his thoughts were on the future.
School drill offers practice for the eventual ‘Big One’
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.
Program allows Gavilan transfers to law schools
For Gavilan College graduate Michael Treviño, an initiative to get more students to law school is personal. Treviño was the first in his family to go to college. He attended community college before transferring to the University of California, Berkeley, and eventually went to law school at the University of Washington. Treviño is now the director of undergraduate admissions for the University of California system.
High school students collect shoes for needy
San Benito High School’s kindness movement started with little acts such as clothespins clipped to backpacks broadcasting positive messages such as “You Rock,” “You're awesome,” “Smile” and “Have a great day.” The idea was to pay a kind thought forward, so anyone who received a clothespin message would give it to another student.
