Community celebrates Gilroy High seniors
The night before graduation, Gilroy High School celebrated its seniors on June 3 with the Safe & Sober Grad Night, organized by parent volunteers with support of community donors.
The event was held in a drive-thru fashion through the school’s parking lots. Students began in...
‘Red Road to DC’ stops in Gilroy
The House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Nation, hailing from Washington State, stopped at Christmas Hill Park in Gilroy on June 5 on a cross-country “Red Road to DC” tour.
They are traveling with a totem pole that is scheduled to be delivered to...
Youth is served: Emma Van Laar paces Gilroy High swim team
Emma Van Laar admits the monotony of swimming lap after lap gets to her occasionally.
“I really do get bored of it at times, and that’s when I know I should set new goals so I can stay motivated,” said Van Laar, who just completed...
Christopher, Gilroy track and field standouts look to PR in CCS Semifinals
Alexis Bembry and Karina Rodriguez had waited all season—check that, years—for another breakthrough performance in their respective events. In the Pacific Coast League Track and Field Masters/Central Coast Section Qualifier Meet on May 27, they experienced the jubilation of having everything come together.
Bembry (Christopher),...
PHOTOS: Gilroy High School’s Class of 2021 celebrates in person
Gilroy High School celebrated its nearly 340 graduates with a socially distanced in-person ceremony on its football field June 3. The event included speeches by valedictorian Audrey Kaefer and salutatorian Nathanael Gorelik. Principal Greg Kapaku said the students have “witnessed trials and tragedy never...
Christopher High grads treated to garlic lunch
It’s been more than a year since all of the seniors of Christopher High School have been on campus at the same time. So when their graduation practice session concluded early on June 3, the 340 graduates didn’t want to leave, preferring to stay...
Caltrain electrification delayed to 2024 due to pandemic, other complications
Caltrain announced Thursday that electrification of its rail system has been delayed until late 2024, in part because of supply chain disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
This delay adds almost two years to the electrification efforts, which were expected to be complete in 2022.
Unforeseen...
Gilroy’s Class of 2021: Senior Spotlights
Selecting students for the Gilroy Dispatch’s annual senior spotlight honor is no enviable task. That’s why we make the principals, school counselors and staff sort it out. These students have navigated the labyrinth of high school hurdles, and we are inspired by their optimistic...
Letter: Healing together
Another mass shooting. Another group of individuals and families trying to come to terms with an incomprehensible grief. And while this tragedy did not happen within our small community of Gilroy, it took place in our larger community that we call home.
I am currently...
Editorial: What ails our society?
The May 26 mass shooting at the Valley Transportation Authority’s light rail facility in San Jose has destroyed many families and rocked the county, state and nation.
It hits even harder in South County, where we are still reeling from the two senseless mass casualty...