Schools

Hollister School District teachers, parents, two trustees, several principals, the superintendent and other speakers gathered at a public meeting Tuesday to discuss growing pains at a campus on Santa Ana Road where two schools share space.

Aromas-San Juan Unified School District officials have selected Aromas resident Angelica Medina as a trustee to fill the fifth seat vacated in late November.

Gavilan College was not one of the 15 California community colleges selected to develop a four-year baccalaureate program in career technical fields as part of a pilot program enacted under a new law, Senate Bill 805.

The Hollister School District and Southside School District both announced upcoming kindergarten registration periods.

The freshmen class of 2016-17 at San Benito High School may be in for some drastically different graduation requirements.

The Hollister council Tuesday rejected an idea to close part of Nash Road near the high school during the day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

During the budget report presented to San Benito High School trustees at last week's meeting, Superintendent John Perales urged the district to work toward increased participation in the free and reduced-price lunch program, since state funding is affected by these numbers.

During the principal’s report to the San Benito High School board at last week's meeting, Trustee Ray Rodriguez asked for more information about the costs of participating in band, a topic that emerged during the previous regularly scheduled board meeting as well.

San Benito High School has a new set of watchdogs in the form of eight volunteers who are participating in a newly formed Citizens’ Oversight Committee.