Bring Jack Back rally at district office
Supporters of former Gilroy High School Athletic Director Jack
Daley will hold a peaceful protest and rally at 5 p.m. Thursday at
Gilroy Unified School District’s office located at 7810 Arroyo
Circle. The public is invited to bring signs, wear black shirts or
buy their own
”
Bring Jack Back
”
shirt for $6 at Gilroy Screen Printing Company. Contact them at
848-3535.
Bring Jack Back rally at district office
Supporters of former Gilroy High School Athletic Director Jack Daley will hold a peaceful protest and rally at 5 p.m. Thursday at Gilroy Unified School District’s office located at 7810 Arroyo Circle. The public is invited to bring signs, wear black shirts or buy their own “Bring Jack Back” shirt for $6 at Gilroy Screen Printing Company. Contact them at 848-3535.
Gilroyan nets $150k fellowship
Carissa Filice, a Gilroyan earning her teaching credential from the Stanford Teacher Education Program after graduating from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, has scored big time with a $150,000 five-year fellowship.
The award comes from the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation, which is designed to “meet the needs of educators from the onset of credentialing through the early years of their careers,” according to a press release. The fellowship is a major leg up as it includes mentoring, classroom materials, professional development and access to a network of like-minded colleagues and educators nationwide.
Once Filice earns her credential, she plans on teaching science “while helping students foster an authentic appreciation for the subject.” Filice says her decision to teach science was inspired by a number of standout educators throughout her career.
Free movies in the park night
Relax and enjoy free movies in park nights at 9 p.m. June 17 and July 22 at Las Animas Veterans Park, 400 Mantelli Drive. Concessions will be available. Bring a blanket or chair. “The Benchwarmers” will show Friday and “The Little Giants” will show July 22. Details: 846-0460.
Fifth Street Live! comes to downtown
Enjoy food and entertainment during Fifth Street Live!, which runs from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday through Aug. 26 on Fifth Street, between Monterey and Eigleberry streets. The event is free. Bring our own chair. Blue Dog performs on Friday.
Donate books to promote child literacy
Next time shoppers stop into Safeway, they can also give kids a chance to read.
Through the Reading Tree program, patrons at the grocery store locations at 905 First St. in Gilroy and 840 E. Dunne Ave. Morgan Hill can drop off book in donation bins to promote literacy for children.
The books will be given to area schools for tutoring programs. Books that are worn out and encyclopedias will be recycled to help the Reading Tree program.
Gina Zambori, executive director of Reading Tree, said, “We are eager to serve youngsters in schools throughout the area and expect to have books that have been collected by Reading Tree in several schools when school starts again in late August.”
Strong>Groovin’ in the Grove at Clos LaChance
Enjoy free music at the “Groovin’ in the Grove” event from 1 to 4 p.m. each Sunday through Sept. 25 at Clos LaChance Winery, 1 Hummingbird Lane, San Martin. No age restrictions. Outside alcohol prohibited. Details: 686-1050 or closlachance.com.
Teen internship at Demonstration Garden
Teens can learn leadership skills, gardening, health and nutrition during the internship program that begins Monday and runs through July 8 in the Gilroy Demonstration on Eigleberry Street between Sixth and Seventh streets. Details: 607-4237 or gilroydemon
strationgarden.blogspot.com.
Farm stand at Demonstration Garden
Pick up fresh picked produce and find fresh and dried herbs and starter plants at the Gilroy Demonstration Garden farm stand every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the garden on Eigleberry Street between Sixth and Seventh streets. Volunteers are welcome. Details: 607-4237 or gilroydemonstration garden.blogspot.com.
Visit garden railroads, help feed the hungry
The Bay Area Garden Railway Society and the South County Railroaders invite the public to the 17th Annual Garden Railroad Tour from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Aug. 20. The event benefits St. Joseph’s Family Center and Community Pantry. Visit up to 10 garden railroads in Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Hollister and Prunedale areas. Bring nonperishable food (canned goods, pasta, cereal, etc.) when picking up a guide book, which are available at BookSmart, 80 E. Second St., Morgan Hill, and Garden Accents, 111255 Lena Ave., Gilroy.
Details: Dale at (408) 848-1440 or dalemcnally@ verizon.net., or Dave at 842-1843.
Biomedical Sciences course at Gilroy High
Enrollment for Project Lead The Way, a brand new national Biomedical Sciences Program beginning next fall at Gilroy High School, is currently open for enrollment. Details: Marco Sanchez at 847-2424
Digital media guest speaker at Gavilan
Gavilan College will hold a free digital media guest seminar at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Library Room 128, 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd. Award winning videographer Denise Gallant, of Video4creative, will discuss her recent post-production of the documentary “The Catalyst” and show some of her visual effects for music videos and broadcast. Details: di**********@*****an.edu or gavilan.edu/ DigitalMedia.
Auditions for “Inherit the Wind”
South Valley Civic Theatre will hold auditions for “Inherit the Wind at 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday at SVCT Warehouse, 16840 Joleen Way, Building F, Unit 4, Morgan Hill. Check-in is half an hour before. Parts are available for 21 men, six women and three to six children. Prepare monologue if auditioning for major role. Performances run Aug. 5 to 28. Details: svct.org.
Relay for Life coming to Gilroy
The Gilroy Relay for Life will begin at 6 p.m. Friday and continue through 6 p.m. Saturday at Christmas Hill Park. Come out and help raise funds for cancer research. During the Miss Relay competition at 2 p.m. Saturday, men will dress as ladies. There will be laser tag, a boxcar race and Relay Idol show and karaoke. Present a flyer that can be printed on the Relay website today at Chilli’s and 15 percent of the purchase will go to Relay for Life. At 2 p.m. on Saturday, Image and Design will cut hair at the park for the Locks of Love program.Details: relayforlife.org/gilroyca.
