Schools

Initial election results released Tuesday night indicated a slight edge for supporters of the Measure G capital facilities bond for San Benito High School.

Aside from two races, the remainder of the primary ballot in San Benito County is defined by a lack of opposition on the local front.

The elementary school district will allow non-bilingual educators to teach at the Hollister Dual Language Academy.

Hollister resident Charlie Alejo is one student who is proud to be graduating with the rest of his class next week after he transformed a 0.5 GPA at the end of junior year to A’s and B’s this semester.

San Benito High School’s kindness movement started with little acts such as clothespins clipped to backpacks broadcasting positive messages such as “You Rock,” “You're awesome,” “Smile” and “Have a great day.” The idea was to pay a kind thought forward, so anyone who received a clothespin message would give it to another student.

For Gavilan College graduate Michael Treviño, an initiative to get more students to law school is personal. Treviño was the first in his family to go to college. He attended community college before transferring to the University of California, Berkeley, and eventually went to law school at the University of Washington. Treviño is now the director of undergraduate admissions for the University of California system.

Hollister Councilman Victor Gomez had nearly twice as much in cash contributions as the next of two other competitors for the District 4 county board seat, according to campaign finance documents submitted last week.

The Aromas San Juan Unified School District is holding a public hearing to get input for the district's Local Control and Accountability Plan. The so-called LCAP is meant to provide a simple story about goals and budget priorities for the next three school years.

San Benito High School will soon be under the leadership of a brand-new principal, Todd Dearden, who is moving two and a half hours from his current home in Sonora to take the position in Hollister.

The top three priorities for the proposed $42.5 million facilities bond for San Benito High School include a new vocational education complex, modernizing 64 classrooms and adding 37 new classrooms.