Schools

San Juan Bautista teenager Jose Pineda wants to become a Marine, but he has an eye condition that, without correction, would make this dream impossible.

During the public comment period of the Hollister School District board meeting Tuesday, parent Helen Camua asked trustees to reconsider the policy of sending students who wear gang colors home in loaner T-shirts.

When a fire recently broke out in a Dumpster next to R.O. Hardin Elementary School, Custodian Juan Rios took action.

Following the recession, the Hollister School District made drastic staffing cuts. As of this school year, though, the numbers are back to pre-recession levels.

Hollister School District Superintendent Gary McIntire asked the board Tuesday to consider expanding the Hollister Dual Language Academy from a K-6 campus to a K-8 school to meet growing enrollment numbers.

The executive director at Community Media Access Partnership has departed her role for a similar job in the Boston area.

Aromas-San Juan Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Ruben Zepeda recently traveled to Washington D.C. and San Jose meetings with policy makers and advocacy groups to improve educational opportunities for English learners, Latinos and other minority students while supporting parents, according to a statement released on his visits.

Bus drivers, food service workers and custodians at San Benito High School have entered into an agreement with the district that spells out a 6 percent raise this school year and an additional 4 percent in the next one.

The heart-broken lover describes how flowers will bloom again and love will return but it will never be the same as the passion he once shared with the object of his affection.