Schools

Though the school board did not finalize a plan for

Gilroy High School student Samantha Holder has already earned $2,000 for her college education after being selected as a California Scholarship Federation Seymour finalist.

New cafeteria expected to open in late April

Of the 254 students hoping to transfer to Christopher High

The Gilroy Unified School District held its only July meeting Thursday night, covering everything from progress in construction and new technology implementations to substantial budget improvements.

Teachers at Gilroy's 1-year-old charter school are “thrilled,” “proud” and “validated” after learning their second-grade students received the highest projected Academic Performance Index score for an elementary school in the history of the Gilroy Unified School District.

The concept is to combine life sciences and art projects

New developments in the saga of Jack Daley - Gilroy High School's former athletic director who was “reassigned” in light of an April 7, 2011 incident when first-year GHS track coach Alvin Harrison was arrested for a DUI on Daley’s watch - have re-opened a can of worms that caused a painful rift between the district, teachers and the public nearly a year ago.

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Marisol Cruz Velasco, a self-described “people person,” enjoys helping others work through whatever struggles they may be facing. The Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy senior shares her expertise in linguistics in a variety of ways. Fluent in Spanish, English and Japanese, and currently...