Schools

Despite approving a school bond measure that was expected to bring a new Gavilan College campus to San Benito County 13 years ago, locals have yet to receive that campus. While the Briggs Building in downtown Hollister is awash with fresh faces and open minds...

Building on the momentum of a successful start to the new school year, Hollister School District announced another year of progress for local K–8 students. District students in 2016-17 exceeded the state’s assessment standards by 14 percent in English language arts and by 23 percent...

Anzar High School in San Juan Bautista is offering an evening woodshop class to community members through the end of November thanks to support from the Community Foundation for San Benito County. Instructor Dan Faurot-Daniels invites community members 14 and up to join the class,...

The nature of work is changing and as businesses struggle to fill job openings, local biotech company Teknova has taken a proactive approach and teamed up with Gavilan College to offer its workforce a way to expand their skills and meet increasing industry demands....

Gavilan College officially announced its self-imposed sanctions stemming from accusations of recruiting and benefits violations against the football team that saw 17 players dismissed in August. The football program will be on probation for three years and will be barred from postseason play for two...

With nearly 5,600 students and more than 560 members of staff, the Hollister School District is no shrinking violet and neither is its top administrator, Superintendent Lisa Andrews. In this interview, Andrews looks back at the district’s major achievements including a series of facility upgrades...

Students returned to downtown Hollister as classes resumed at the Briggs Building Monday. Nearly 1,200 students attended Gavilan College classes at the Hollister site. “We serve Tres Pinos, Paicines, San Juan Bautista and Hollister,” said Judy Rodriguez, director of the downtown center. “It’s very important...

San Benito County residents gathered Saturday over coffee and cookies to get the scoop on Gavilan College. Dr. Kathleen Rose, college president and superintendent, presided over the informal gathering at Mars Hill Coffeeshop. Of particular concern to the locals in attendance was the continued lack...

Incoming freshman are not the only new addition to San Benito High School this fall. Thanks to funding from a school bond measure that passed in 2014 and quick work done by construction crews this summer, the high school campus that enrolls up to...

The first day of school just got a lot brighter for thousands of local students. On Saturday, Stuff the Bus, a project from the United Way of San Benito County, distributed backpacks filled with school supplies to students in need. “It’s so our kids...