Gilroy’s commencement ceremonies next week
Gilroy High School’s Class of 2019 will receive their diplomas at 6pm June 7 on the 750 W. 10th St. campus, while Christopher High School will distribute diplomas to its graduating seniors at 6pm, June 6 at the 850 Day Road campus.
Gilroy Unified School...
GECA student named Nat’l Merit Scholar finalist
Princeton-bound Samantha Melton, a senior at Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy, was named a 2019 National Merit Scholar winner, according to an announcement from Gilroy Unified School District.
Melton, who was honored by the Board of Education for her accomplishment earlier this month,...
School trustee heads push for eastside community pool
A Gilroy school board trustee is leading the charge for the construction of a new community pool on the east side of the city, which has had no public aquatic facilities since the closing of the old pool at South Valley Middle School nearly...
Five new principals join Gilroy for 2019-20 year
A quintet of new administrators will welcome students and families at their respective schools at the onset of the 2019-20 school year in Gilroy Unified School District, filling all leadership vacancies.
District staff announced the new hires at the May 9 school board meeting.
“I am...
GECA ranked among top schools in nation
Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy is among the top high schools in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Gilroy Unified School District’s GECA, which opened in 2007, was ranked 42nd in the nation and third in the state in the...
High schoolers teach STEAM lessons
A self-motivated group of local high school students, calling themselves “STEAM4Students,” has been teaching afterschool lessons for the last three years at various Gilroy elementary schools in a joint effort to improve early childhood development.
Co-director Michal Stolarski said the student-created and student-run organization is...
Gilroy library to host resource fair
Numerous community organizations that provide mental health services will come together May 4 at Gilroy Library, 350 W. Sixth St., as part of the Balanced Life, Balanced Mind Resource Fair.
Funded by the California State Library’s State Mental Health Initiative, the all-day event is open...
Rod Kelley, Gilroy Prep among top Bay Area schools
A trio of South County schools—two in Gilroy and one in Morgan Hill—were named among the top schools in the Bay Area for lowering the achievement gap, according to the fourth annual research report issued by nonprofit Innovate Public Schools.
Gilroy Unified School District’s Rod...
School bus driver selected as Norcal’s best
Local school bus driver Maria del Carmen Collins was on her normal afternoon route May 3, 2018 when an impaired driver slammed into the bus she was driving with 46 Gilroy Unified School District students on board.
Carmen Collins quickly assessed the situation, secured the...
