Schools

Nearly $7 million in upgrades to the outdoor athletic facilities at Gavilan College are in full swing. The end result will put the local community college in a league of its own. The multi-faceted project, which provides a complete overhaul of two existing sports facilities...

A new state law is moving the date of the election of San Benito County’s Board of Education trustees from June to November, county election officials said this week. That means the new filing period for filing as a candidate for one of the two...

Gavilan College instructors began teaching a select number of evening courses on the San Benito High School campus this week as part of a “multi-level collaboration” between the two education institutions, according to a Jan. 29 announcement. Students enrolled at Gavilan College can now register...

Registration for 2018-19 Full-day Kindergarten and Full-day Transitional Kindergarten classes for incoming Hollister School District students begins Feb. 5, according to a district announcement. Parents must register at their neighborhood school. Kindergarten students must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1. Transitional Kindergarten students...

The San Benito County Arts Council recently announced its 10th annual high school art exhibition, Art 110, on display to Feb. 17 at the Art Annex, 217 Fifth Street in downtown Hollister. The exhibition, which features artwork from the advanced and AP art classes at...

San Benito High School students can look forward to state-of-the-art athletic facilities, as crews recently broke ground on San Benito High School’s new multi-purpose practice facility. The ongoing construction and renovation is funded by two voter-approved bond measures: the $42.5 million Measure G, which passed...

The San Benito County Office of Education, along with the San Benito Arts Council, will host the 2018 Arts Showcase for K-12 Students from 5pm to 7pm Feb. 15 at the Veterans Memorial Building, 649 San Benito St. This year’s theme is “The World Around...

Due to an interest rate cut on its bond refinancing, Gavilan Joint Community College District has reduced the amount district taxpayers must repay for Measure E funds. Gavilan College refinanced $27,115,000 of Measure E general obligation bonds (Series A and D) approved by district voters...

Applications for the 2018 Hazel Hawkins Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship Awards are now available. Scholarships are awarded each year to students who are pursuing a medical or medically-oriented career. The total amount awarded to each recipient will be at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee. Auxiliary members...

The San Benito County Arts Council recently announced a high school contest for Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. The competition is part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great classic and contemporary poetry through memorization, performance, and competition....