Schools

The San Benito County Arts Council is partnering with local high schools to present a national poetry recitation contest.

San Benito High School Superintendent John Perales urged trustees to consider a more liberal approach to physical education class waivers during the board meeting this week.

The San Benito High School District is looking for volunteers for its citizens’ oversight committee.

San Benito High School District trustees Tuesday accepted the resignation of Principal Todd Dearden—who had been under investigation for unspecified misconduct—and unanimously approved a resignation agreement that includes two months of salary and health benefits through June.

The San Benito High School superintendent and five trustees gathered at a special workshop Saturday morning to discuss a breakdown of trust and communication among officials, but violated the state open meetings law by following it with a closed session that had been absent from the agenda until that morning.

The county superintendent of schools affirmed a commissioned attorney’s legal opinion rejecting a petition for a special election over a seat on the Hollister School District Board of Trustees. The decision means appointed Trustee Mike Baldwin will keep his seat.

Pinnacles National Park is seeking a habitat restoration intern, with a deadline approaching to apply.

The San Benito County Arts Council is partnering with local high schools to present a national poetry recitation contest.

Here is a sampling of the biggest stories during the past year in San Benito County as reported by the Free Lance:

Ladd Lane student Rachel Hartman, 8, and her classmate guided a computerized character through building a house but a stand-in fell into the water two times while making the garden.