Gavilan trustees disclose no vote taken in closed session
District counsel asked the Gavilan College board of trustees to disclose what occurred in closed session at the July 8 meeting as a way of resolving a threatened suit.
Library celebrates 30 years of adult literacy
This month, the San Benito County Free Library is celebrating 30 years of providing adult literary services to the community.
Grant helps students bring home instruments
Students at the Hollister Dual Language Academy will soon be playing flutes, clarinets and trombones purchased with $5,000 in grant funds.
McDonald’s alum serves up state scholarship
Scholarships were on the menu for McDonald’s employee and Hollister resident Richard Mattish who took home $2,500 for college this summer.
Authorities report ‘large cat’ sighting was suspected mountain lion
Authorities reported a suspected mountain lion sighting Sunday night near the high school.
SBHS students are behaving, but not college ready
While 98 percent of the senior class at San Benito High School graduated last year, 58 percent of the graduates did not complete the courses needed to attend a four-year state university.
Afterschool programs keep local students on the run
When the Hollister School District faced a severe financial crisis in the 2010-11 budget, trustees cut the stipends for afterschool sports and the YMCA offered fee-based programming.
SBHS aims to build wrestling, weight rooms in next year
San Benito High School may break ground on a new physical education building that was at least four years in the planning as early as after winter break.
District addresses mold found at R.O. Hardin
Hollister School District trustees have approved a $3,100 contract for mold remediation at the district's oldest campus, R.O. Hardin Elementary School.
