GECA students school the SAT
As if their 926 Academic Performing Index Score doesn't already merit bragging rights (California's benchmark is 800), four students in the Dr. TJ Owens Early College Academy - an alternative high school known as GECA located on the campus of Gavilan College at 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd - schooled the SAT.
Firm suspends GUSD trustee’s high-speed rail contract
A firm hired to perform high-speed rail outreach in the South Bay Area has suspended the contract of a Gilroy school board trustee facing two separate investigations by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office - including one for allegedly falsifying parts of invoices totaling more than $37,000, the Dispatch has learned.
FOOTBALL: Browns Junior Midgets fall one win shy of championship
One win shy of the Peninsula Pop Warner title, the Gilroy Browns Junior Midgets lost 28-12 to the Berkeley Bears on Sunday in San Jose.
Breaking new ground
Ever since Roman Singh Nahal can remember, he’s been around the Subway Restaurant franchise.
Gilroy Saigon Bistro celebrates grand opening
Gilroy Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors joined owners Janet (Tran) Lam at the grand opening of Gilroy’s Saigon Bistro Express Nov. 7 at 1280 First St., Ste E. The restaurant features traditional Vietnamese cooking that is greatly admired for freshness of the ingredients and for the healthy eating style.
Three letters: Kudos for newspaper investigation; high school football pettiness; police chief protects fiefdom
Two Dispatch commentaries right on target ... and good work on high-speed rail billings
