Schools

Hundreds of San Benito High School students will score a goal on the soccer field in caps and gowns Friday morning. Registrar Miriam Mendoza said 649 seniors are expected to graduate from the school Friday. Last year’s graduating class was 679 students. The ceremony begins at...

It’s been a wet year in San Benito County, but now a potential community aquatic center is making a splash around town. Local nonprofit Hollister for Aquatics is looking to partner with the San Benito High School District, the City of Hollister and the county...

The San Benito County Office of Education held the annual Classified and Teacher of the Year awards Monday night. The following is a list of winners this year: Employees of the Year Aromas-San Juan School District: Joe Barros Calaveras School:  Jesse Ortiz Cerra Vista School: Cheryl Weir Gabilan Hills: Rosa...

The San Benito County Office of Education is set to host a bilingual early literacy summit in May. Superintendent Krystal Lomanto will host Building Bridges 2 Literacy, a countywide English and Spanish literacy initiative on May 23 from 10 a.m. to noon at Spring Grove...

“Little Shop of Horrors” runs at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the high school auditorium. Tickets are $10 at door but are available at the student payment center at $9 for adults and $8 for students. Proceeds go back to the drama...

The special education team just got smaller at the Hollister School District. Hollister School District board members approved a reduction in staff of 14.5 employees Tuesday night. Of those employees, four and a half were special education staff designated full-time equivalent. According to the staff...

A new county library still seems a long way off after a recent report priced a new facility at $47.5 million. County supervisors received a library needs assessment report Tuesday and directed staff officials to continue the discussion at the San Benito County Intergovernmental Committee....

School was cancelled at San Benito High on Friday after the campus suffered extensive damage due to high winds. Damage included the press box and baseball fencing, while the new scoreboard at the Veterans Memorial Park softball field came down, too. Principal Adrian Ramirez sent...

The San Benito High School District agreed to pay former Superintendent John Perales two months of salary and health benefits along with undisclosed vacation-accrual compensation. That was in exchange for his "irrevocable resignation and a mutual release of claims," according to a letter provided by...