Student of the Week: Samantha Holder
Each month, the principals of Gilroy and Christopher high schools choose a total of four students (two from GHS and two from CHS) to spotlight. GHS senior Samantha Frances Holder, 17, is this week's Student of the Week.
From Gilroy, with love
The good vibes were infectious Wednesday night inside the dining commons at Christopher High School. Roughly 300 students were smiling, pop music streamed from a stereo and a sea of hands stuffed thousands of goodies into plastic baggies – a tangible gesture that will find its way to U.S. soldiers stationed far, far away from home.
American flag rally planned for Cinco de Mayo
Local members of a Patriots group are planning a demonstration rally on Cinco de Mayo in front of the Live Oak High School campus both before and after school to protest the latest court ruling affirming the rights of school officials to ban students from wearing American flag shirts on campus on May 5 in 2010.
Gilroy’s Class of 2020: 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...
Shields takes helm at St. Mary School in Gilroy
Kim Shields has returned to St. Mary School in Gilroy as principal in August after leading St. Justin School as principal for six years.
