Schools

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,...

The annual San Benito High School AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) community service homeless gift bag drive “was a complete success,” according to teacher Charlene Hernandez, who said Baler students put together and donated 100 bags of items to My Father’s House shelter in...

San Benito High School Environmental Science and Biology teacher Ryan Shorey, who is also an adviser with the campus Environmental Club, recently was one of 18 teachers around the state awarded a $100 mini-grant from the California Resource Recovery Association’s K-12 Technical Council. Shorey, whose...

It’s the Friday before Thanksgiving break, and Katherine Alosi’s third grade class is working diligently on their latest assignment. In any other classroom, this may be a rarity—especially an hour from dismissal—but this Gabilan Hills Elementary School class has proven to be an exception...

Hollister elementary schools continue to lag behind statewide averages in the annual standardized test scores for third through eighth grade students. School officials remain upbeat about progress in the schools, saying student test scores in Hollister’s elementary and middle schools improve steadily as children get...

The fans showed up in droves to the Aromas School gymnasium Nov. 6, hoping to grab an autograph and a photo with the VIPs who were invited to an annual ceremony. These weren’t some movie stars who have posed as superheroes on the big screen....

For the second year in a row, San Benito High School was recognized as a Unified Champion School by the Special Olympics of Northern California for the 2018-19 school year and is expected to earn the designation for a third straight time this year...

San Benito High School students and staff have exerted some extra energy to plan and implement new procedures and install new equipment, including solar power, that will save—and renew—energy at the school for years to come. The high school’s environmental science students and teachers, along...

High school students in Hollister are dissecting cadavers electronically, thanks to new 3-D technology. San Benito High School athletic trainer and sports medicine teacher Danielle Cote has added a high-tech, virtual dissection table to her classroom to enhance students’ understanding of human anatomy as they...

Hundreds of Gavilan College students, faculty and supporters, past and present, gathered at the college’s Gilroy campus Sept. 7 to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Guests of the sold-out gala took a nostalgic stroll down Sycamore Lane, where stations were themed to each decade featuring...