Rotary awards $70k to Gilroy community
The Rotary Club of Gilroy, at a Jan. 28 meeting at the Lodge on the Hill, celebrated the recipients of $70,000 in grants for local schools and organizations. Funding for the grants came from the Gilroy Rotary Endowment, which was established in 1991 to...
Hello and goodbye, school board members
After eight years serving as a trustee on the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education, outgoing member Rhoda Bress, 62, received a heartfelt farewell and standing ovation from colleagues, friends and family as her second term came to a close Thursday evening.
New data reveals nice strides in GUSD dropout, grad rates
Superintendent Wes Smith says the graduation and dropout rates for Morgan Hill Unified School District, reported Wednesday by the California Department of Education, are not accurate.
State Supe gives STAR testing an overhaul
Standardized testing for student assessment within the California public education system will be revamped for the 2013-2014 school year after legislation sponsored by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson was approved May 1 by the Assembly Education Committee.
Senior spotlights 2012
Selecting students for the Gilroy Dispatch’s annual senior spotlight honor is no enviable task. That’s why we make the principals do it. These students have navigated the daunting labyrinth of high school hurdles, and we are inspired by the drive, promise and optimistic outlook of these young men and women, who remind us that nothing is out of reach if you’re just willing to push yourself.
