Schools prepare for the worst
Four years ago, students, staff and faculty within the Gilroy Unified School District collaborated with more than 15 law enforcement agencies to help produce a “Run, Hide, Defend” training video.
Since then, just about every school district throughout Santa Clara County has shown the CMAP-produced...
High school promotes inclusive culture
Inclusion is more than an educational buzzword at San Benito High School, where students with special needs are not just included, but embraced and accepted, by their general education peers.
The school has around 10 programs that focus on preparing students in the Life Skills...
Student art displayed at county showcase
Hundreds of San Benito County students, from pre-Kindergarten through high school, displayed their works of art at the San Benito County Office of Education Arts Showcase, which was held Feb. 15 at the Veterans Memorial Building.
Winners were selected at each grade level from a...
Inaugural Gifted Soccer game at SBHS
It was a sight to see during lunch break Feb. 8 at San Benito High School as the inaugural Gifted Soccer game matched teams of Life Skills students.
The friendly yet competitive game received an assist from student-athletes from the San Benito High School girls...
District elections on tap for San Benito
A shift from an at-large to a trustee area election system this year will determine three seats on the San Benito High School District Board of Trustees for the first time in November.
For the current five-member board, the change in format was a welcome...
Nash Road Bypass expects summer construction
Progress on the Nash Road Bypass—a critical component of San Benito High School’s new campus plan— is inching along, according to an update given at February’s intergovernmental committee meeting.
The new bypass road will allow the closing of a portion of Nash Road between Monterey...
Gavilan athletic fields get major upgrades
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...
County school board elections shifted
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 opens night classes at SBHS
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...
Enrollment for TK, Kindergarten begins
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...

















