Schools

More than 500 R.O. Hardin Elementary School students jump-started their health last week.

The Hollister School District’s citizens oversight committee for a recently approved bond has just one member, OK’d by the board Tuesday, but the district will start receiving the money next month and staff officials want to break ground on related projects this summer.

Trustees of the Hollister School District approved money for mold remediation at

Calaveras School has termites, and Hollister School District trustees approved thousands of dollars worth of funds to fumigate the campus buildings this summer.

Hollister resident Krystal Lomanto grew up riding horses, driving tractors and helping her father with cattle before she turned to a career in education. Lomanto, 49, spent more than half her life at San Benito High School as a student, teacher, coach and principal before she took her current position as the superintendent for the San Benito County Office of Education.

The San Benito County Office of Education hosted a science fair with about 180 student participants Tuesday. Here is a list of the winners who qualified for the California State Science Fair:

Local health enthusiasts are dreaming up a fitness trail for the grassy turf next to San Juan School and they’re imagining a refurbished campus field through community donations.

Students at Anzar High School might have a way to skip the most math-intensive science course in high school.

From missives penned during the American Revolution to emails from Afghanistan, an exhibit of soldiers’ letters opening at Gavilan College Monday offers glimpses into the horror and humanity war.

The Baler Education Fund will hold its 11^th annual Hall of Fame Fest from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 21 at San Juan Oaks Golf Club.