Schools

It was a sight to see during lunch break Feb. 8 at San Benito High School as the inaugural Gifted Soccer game matched teams of Life Skills students. The friendly yet competitive game received an assist from student-athletes from the San Benito High School girls...

It’s been nearly two months since the school closures in San Benito County took place, forcing hundreds of students to learn off campus.  But Gov. Gavin Newsom on April 28 said in a press conference that there is a possibility of reopening schools for the...

San Benito High School teachers, faculty and parents ushered more than 700 graduates of the Class of 2022 into adulthood at the school’s June 3 commencement ceremony. The festivities took place on the San Benito High campus multi-purpose field in Hollister. For his commencement address, San...

Patricia Ward has resigned from the San Benito County Board of Education after serving for 43 years, and officials are preparing to appoint a new board member to replace her. Anyone who lives in County Office of Education District 5 can apply for the appointed...

Nearly two decades after Gavilan College purchased property for a new San Benito County campus, officials held a groundbreaking ceremony June 16 at the Fairview Road site.  Plans for the new local community college campus site, which is located at the intersection of Highway 25,...

The school bond measure in Hollister was headed towards an overwhelming rejection in unofficial election returns tonight. The 10:30pm report of the San Benito County Elections Office showed voters in the San Benito High School District solidly rejecting a $30 million bond measure for continued...

Students battled nerves and verses as they competed in the fifth annual Poetry Out Loud at Anzar High School on Jan. 30. San Benito High School freshman Kayla Salazar came out on top in the poetry recitation competition that included Grace Baldwin, Clara Guzman...

As the sun swelters over San Benito County this summer, residents are left without a local community pool to help beat the heat. Instead of cycling or walking to a public pool in the city, Hollister residents must get in their car, hit the highway...

Registration for 2018-19 Full-day Kindergarten and Full-day Transitional Kindergarten classes for incoming Hollister School District students begins Feb. 5, according to a district announcement. Parents must register at their neighborhood school. Kindergarten students must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1. Transitional Kindergarten students...

San Benito High School has gone through a major overhaul for the past five years and the projects don’t seem to be stopping anytime soon.    The San Benito High School District board of trustees received a construction update June 22 on the Facilities Master Plan...