Tag: education
Humberto the Iron Man of Gilroy High
When Gilroy High School's graduating senior Humberto Gaeta, 18, wants something, he makes it happen.
Charter school on the horizon?
Hollister area residents last week toured Gilroy Prep School and heard a presentation from staff officials who talked openly about plans to open a similar charter school in San Benito County.
GHS students made their vision happen
When budget cuts strip away funds for the arts, music, extracurricular programs, sports activities and classroom supplies, some people curse the darkness.
No test-taking chickens at Rod Kelley
Rod Kelley Elementary administrators and teachers hosted a motivational assembly April 20 to get students “egg-cited” about the start of the California Standardized Test, which begins this week.
Update: Four MH students sick from pot-laced cookies
Four Live Oak High School students were treated today after they ate marijuana-laced cookies this morning, according to a news release from the Morgan Hill Unified School District.
Gilroy Unified honored in 2012 Hoffmann Awards
The Santa Clara County School Boards Association has announced the 2012 winners of its prestigious Glenn W. Hoffman Awards, a 28-year tradition that celebrates exemplary school programs that significantly affect student success in the region.
McDonald’s fundraiser raises $800 for Brownell
McDonald’s restaurant in Gilroy donated $800 to Brownell Middle School as part of their McTeacher’s Night fundraiser that the First Street restaurant hosted in late-March.
Celebrating 100 years of Gilroy High
Gilroy High School will have its cake and eat it, too, when it celebrates its 100th birthday during a party next week with all the trappings.
Students appeal Cinco de Mayo ruling
Three Morgan Hill high school students who were ordered to remove their American flag clothing to avoid offending students celebrating their Mexican heritage on Cinco de Mayo (May 5) in 2010 filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit today, according to their attorney William J. Becker, with The Becker Law Firm.
Extreme makeover on tap for Gilroy High
Gilroy High School will celebrate its 100th birthday next month - but it won't look any older thanks to an upcoming "extreme school makeover" that includes a revamped practice space for the GHS wrestling team, a renovation for the campus quad area and much-needed classroom upgrades.
