Schools

Students at the Accelerated Achievement Academy in Hollister turned reading an article about refugees into a multi-week fundraising effort to help people living in Chad and South Sudan.

Gov. Jerry Brown’s May revision of the state budget means additional money for classified staff and teachers in the Hollister School District in the form of a one-time lump sum equivalent to 4.5 percent of their earnings.

The Watsonville-based Monte Vista Christian School had more than a dozen San Benito County students participating in this year’s commencement ceremony.

The Women’s Club of Hollister is a nonprofit organization that annually supports the community through financial contributions to various charitable organizations in addition to supporting the Scholarship Awards Program. The awards, which the club has given for over 30 years, are intended to recognize the graduating female seniors who have excelled academically and have been actively involved in both student and community service activities.

Hollister council members and San Benito High School trustees reopened a contentious discussion about the future for a section of Nash Road, a street bisecting the campus that belongs to the county and city.

A group of school district, city and county leaders has postponed a gathering this week to talk about collaboration.

Mayor Ignacio Velazquez’s cheery, butter-yellow house sitting on the lawn by the Brigg’s Building looked too small to have much in it. But inside, a shower, a bedroom, a toilet and a bench filled a space smaller than most living rooms.

The San Benito County Office of Education has been giving the San Benito High School District its normal percentage of impact fees charged at a new and higher rate since July despite the fact that the district did not justify using these rates until last week.

City of Hollister and San Benito High School officials are set to host a joint meeting next week to talk about the potential Nash Road closure and other shared facility issues.