Schools

San Benito High School trustees this week approved a board policy to allow the use of trained dogs to find contraband materials on campus, according to Tricia Cooper, the administrative assistant to the superintendent who takes minutes at the meetings.

San Benito High School District trustees approved an annual audit report this week that reconciled discrepancies for $1.2 million in property tax funds between books maintained by the County Treasurer’s Office and the County Office of Education.

San Benito High School promoted one of its teachers to the district’s open assistant principal position.

San Benito High School Superintendent John Perales was selected as the winner of the regional award for the State Star Administrator, according to an email from the superintendent.

On March 21, the Council of San Benito County Governments and Ecology Action partnered to provide students with a day of bicycle safety education.

Aromas resident David Casillas and his daughter watched as the black and white dairy cow munched on hay and looked out at a crowd of third graders.

A dozen Gavilan College students attended the largest international game developer conference, according to an announcement from the school. They attended the the Game Developers Conference 2016, which had more than 10,000 people in attendance. They participated with the help of grant funds.

Gavilan College will host a workshop this month to teach students how they can turn organic materials into compost at the Briggs Building in Hollister.

Hollister Parks & Recreation has canceled its second consecutive summer of water programs, according to an employee of the department.