Schools

The Gavilan Regional Academic and Career Education Service Consortium (Gavilan Regional ACES) has launched a new website, aces.gavilan.edu, designed to help adults who are seeking to improve their education.

A San Benito High School teacher is coordinating an international trip for students—separate from the campus that employs her—after trustees put a stop to sponsoring overseas programs due to liability concerns.

San Benito High School students will make a game out of laughter with referees, fouls and points during a one-day comedy show in mid-November.

San Benito High School trustees approved adding two facilities projects to a growing list of work paid for by general fund money and re-prioritized ones that will be funded by the bond during a special meeting this week.

San Benito High School Superintendent John Perales asked trustees to give direction to staff to explore a second bond, even though the topic was not part of the agenda for the special meeting Tuesday night.

Healthy burritos and tacos might be wheeling into San Benito High School this month on the campus’ first school-owned food truck.

A suspected bomb threat was found on the wall of a student restroom—the second incident in about five weeks at Marguerite Maze Middle School, according to a press release from the Hollister School District.

More than 60 business leaders and heads of nonprofits, along with city and county officials, attended the Hollister Downtown Association’s quarterly breakfast meeting Wednesday at Running Rooster to share information about the school and hand out Community Spirit Awards.

San Benito High School trustees unanimously approved increasing the pay for substitute teachers by about $20 a day, as part of an effort to fill positions despite a relatively small pool of temporary instructors.