High schoolers mentor Ladd Lane students on attendance
As part of a series of assemblies in the Hollister School District, Hollister High School students visited Ladd Lane Elementary School on Oct. 13 for an interactive presentation to tout the importance of positive attendance.
It is part of the “You Miss School, You Miss...
Ladd Lane students showered with colors for fundraiser
Ladd Lane Elementary School students showed true colors—from heads to toes—as part of another successful Walk-A-Thon fundraiser and Color Run.
On Friday, Oct. 6, Ladd Lane held the walk and coinciding run, with proceeds from the school’s biggest fundraiser of the year going toward the...
Hollister High ag/FFA program ranked 11th in state
Hollister High School’s agriculture and FFA program has earned a ranking of No. 11 out of more than 380 ag programs in the state of California, improving its ranking from No. 15 last year, according to a press release from the San Benito High...
Local Scene: Academic honors, Harvest Festival, Hollister Hills
Locals named to Dean’s List
Hollister residents Ema Alfaro, Miranda Hernandez, Daniela Hernandez and Anessa Ocampo were named to the Stanislaus State University Dean’s List for the spring 2023 semester.
To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher and...
Hollister High named to AP Honor Roll
Hollister High School was recently notified by the College Board that it has been named to the Advanced Placement (AP) Program Honor Roll, earning bronze recognition for developing an AP program that creates a college-going culture and gives students opportunities to earn college credit...
Local Scene: Pumpkin giveaway, Harvest Festival, Bell’s Station at Coe Park
Newsom appoints Butler to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint a woman to fill the seat of the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died Sept. 29.
Laphonza Butler will replace Feinstein, the Governor’s Office confirmed Oct. 1.
Butler is currently president of...
Cerra Vista celebrates playground upgrades
The entire student body at Cerra Vista Elementary School looked on Sept. 22 as Hollister School District leaders held a ribbon cutting to officially open the site’s new and much-improved playground.
At the ceremony’s outset, Principal Tami Ortiz spoke to nearly 700 excited students while...
Junior Livestock Auction raises $1.2M
One of the San Benito County Fair's highlights was the Junior Livestock Auction, which was hailed by fair organizers as a “huge success” as local 4H and FFA students collectively raised $1.2 million auctioning off the animals they raised.
The students auctioned off 290 animals...
Local Scene: San Benito County Fair starts Friday
County fair is Sept. 29-Oct. 1
The 100th San Benito County Fair will take place this weekend, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, at Bolado Park Event Center, 9000 Airline Highway in Tres Pinos.
Fair hours are 12-10pm Sept. 29, 10am-10pm Sept. 30 and 10am-6pm Oct. 1.
“We have all...
Residents identify priorities for new high school
San Benito High School District officials are in the process of gathering input from local residents and families on their priorities and preferences for a second high school within the district’s jurisdiction.
The district has long foreseen the need for a new high school, as...
