HSD staff received 2.5% pay raise
Hollister School District’s Classified Employees Association and Hollister Elementary School Teachers Association came to separate agreements that were ratified by the board of education at a June 18 meeting.
The certificated and classified staff each received a 2.5 percent pay increase to the salary schedule,...
School board has plan to ease traffic issues
Hollister School District board president Stephen Kain has made it a top priority to help alleviate the traffic safety issues at local schools during dropoff and pickup times.
Kain, who has been part of a committee trying to identify the best corrective measures to solve...
Annual Gifted Games set for April 26 in Gilroy
The annual Gifted Games, which allows students with disabilities to participate in athletic events in a non-competitive atmosphere, will be held Friday, April 26 at Gilroy High School.
The event started in 2005 with the Life Skills program at San Benito High School and later...
Hollister students travel world with virtual field trips
Hollister teachers can now take their students just about anywhere in the world without leaving their classrooms.
That’s because of a new “virtual field trip pilot” program, facilitated through the Hollister School District’s technology department.
“With a teacher guiding an expedition, students can be placed right...
Student earns BusinessWomen scholarship
San Benito High School senior Shelby O’Neil was one of nine Bay Area high school students awarded an academic scholarship by the Professional BusinessWomen of California, according to a district announcement.
O’Neil and the other scholarship winners were selected from 108 applicants to receive funds...
New Santana Ranch school is fully funded
The proposed new $51 million elementary school at Santana Ranch in southeast Hollister is fully funded, according to Hollister School District Board President Stephen Kain.
Kain and the rest of the Hollister board were assured there were no funding shortfalls by Assistant Supt. of Business...
Grants help upgrade SBHS transportation
San Benito High School continues to use grant funding to update its transportation fleet to make it more environmentally friendly, according to a recent announcement from SBHS District staff.On March 26, the district acquired two 2019 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles using funds the district received...
College destination a dream come true
After having his blood drawn earlier in the day March 14, San Benito High School senior Jaron Cota was backstage conducting a tech rehearsal for the production of the school musical, “Newsies.”
It was Pi Day and the 17-year-old student knew at precisely 6:28pm (or...
