Gilroy school board swears in new trustees
In a meeting of firsts and lasts, Gilroy Unified School District ushered in new trustees and honored departing members last week.
First-term Board of Education trustees Enrique Diaz, Anisha Munshi and Tuyen Fiack, as well as incumbent Linda Piceno, all unopposed victors in the November...
Enrollment opens at Gavilan
Prospective students can now enroll in winter and spring session classes at Gavilan College, which offers a variety of courses at five locations as well as online: the main campus is in Gilroy, with additional instructional sites in San Jose’s Coyote Valley, Morgan Hill,...
Catholic high school denied again
A Catholic high school has been talked about in the South County for nearly a decade, but the Diocese of San Jose has run into a series of setbacks getting its 40 acres of land—their preferred site of the future school—annexed to southeast Morgan...
Canned food drive aids needy families
With a yearlong, school-wide theme of “Changing the World,” third-grade students at Rod Kelley Elementary School decided as their community service project to hold a canned food drive for local needy families for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The third-graders partnered with the Salvation Army and even...
Rossi holds big lead over Borgioli for county school board seat
In a contentious battle between two Morgan Hill residents, Santa Clara County Board of Education incumbent Claudia Rossi held a more than 9,000-vote lead over first-time challenger Gino Borgioli for the Trustee Area 7 seat as of Nov.13, according to unofficial results from the...
SCC voters help pass Gavilan’s $248M bond
Although ballots are still being counted by election officials,
updated results for the Nov. 6 election have the likely passage of
Gavilan College’s $248 million Measure X bond as well as the election of
three new members to the school’s governing body.
“This is a very exciting...
GUSD board approves pay hikes for supes
After securing a new three-year deal with its teachers union to avoid a possible work stoppage last month, the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Trustee approved new contracts with its management and confidential employees as well as its classified staff.
The new contracts approved...
Gavilan drones fly
When 21-year-old Gavilan College student Brandon Puthoff learned about the new drone program being offered at the Coyote Valley campus north of Morgan Hill, he jumped on the opportunity right away and signed up for several classes in the six-course certificate program.
“I’m hoping to...
GUSD elementary school on chopping block for 2020
Declining enrollments and increased wages and benefits could force the Gilroy Unified School District to close an elementary school by the 2020-21 school year, according to a recent staff report.
“It’s very scary, frankly,” said Gilroy School Board President Linda Piceno of the possibility of...
