Schools

San Benito High School students entering certain classrooms this fall will be greeted by air conditioning and modernizations that incorporate Baler red accent colors.

San Benito High School graduate Pablo Azcona remembers the days when he sat in classrooms with windows open and fans on and how it was unbearably hot.

David J. Quiroz, the Hollister man accused in the killing of 25-year-old Heather Carroll in October 2012, pleaded no contest Monday to first-degree murder.

Friends and family are establishing a scholarship that benefits Baler graduates in memory of longtime San Benito High School Superintendent Gregory Hearn, 81, who passed away in July following a five-month battle with cancer.

Hollister Police Chief David Westrick indicated Thursday that investigators expect to finish the report next week regarding a July 27 fatal bus crash resulting in the death of an 11-year-old boy.

An audience of more than 50 people this week saw some sobering numbers for what a replacement pool could cost for San Benito High School.

Hollister School District trustees have approved a 3 percent salary increase for managers and offered the same pay hike for two other employee groups.

Unions serving Hollister School District employees made public the articles they wish to discuss in upcoming negotiations for their 2015-16 school year contract, at the regularly scheduled board meeting last week.

R.O. Hardin, the oldest of the Hollister School District campuses, may be getting a campus makeover as soon as April 2016, according to information provided at last week’s regularly scheduled board meeting.

The Hollister School District trustees voted 4-0 last week in favor of approving a contract with a campaign consultant to analyze their ability to call for a second general obligation facilities bond.