Schools

San Benito High School District trustees tabled consideration of a consultant for Superintendent John Perales during a recent board meeting.

A mishandled appointment to a vacancy on the Southside School District’s Board of Trustees will result in the position being filled during the November election instead of by board appointment, confirmed a county education office administrator.

Hollister School District trustees heard a brief report last week on the status of a state-subsidized preschool program, which has suffered from declining enrollment and deficits.

Southside School District Board President Scott Gilbert will resign at a board meeting this week, according to the agenda.

Hollister schools Trustee Peter Hernandez made a motion at the latest board meeting that didn’t receive a second in favor of a resolution urging the state legislature to place a two-year moratorium on implementing a bill to eliminate “personal belief exemptions” for vaccinations.

Jim Ostdick has already completed a cross-country bicycle ride and hiked the rugged Pacific Crest Trail. On Feb. 21, the 64-year-old San Juan Bautista resident embarked on his latest adventure, a 4,000-mile walk starting in Delaware and ending at Point Reyes. Give or take 10 days—after all, weather plays a factor—Ostdick expects to complete his trip on Oct. 21.

San Benito High School graduate Arick Romo’s life took a spin for the better when a former classmate entered his name into consideration for the high school’s beneficiary campaign this year.

Hollister School District trustees approved a new board policy Tuesday that will allow students with lice egg casings to continue attending school, a twist from former rules.

County supervisors took "baby steps" Tuesday toward establishing new library impact fees charged to developers of new homes.