Student of the Week: Carly McPolin
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. CHS sophomore Carly McPolin, 16, is the this week's Student of the Week.
Student of the Week: Angel Esteban
Meet 15-year-old Angel Esteban, a Gilroy High School sophomore and the Dispatch's "Student of the Week."
Teachers ratify contract; agree to 4 percent pay cut
The Gilroy Teachers Association released Monday the voting results for its new collective bargaining agreement with the Gilroy Unified School District.
Two Gilroy schools given state recognition
Two Gilroy schools were recently given the honorable privilege of being named a California Distinguished School for their “strong commitment and innovative approaches to improving student academic achievement,” according to a press release from the California Department of Education.
Union boss: ‘Strike is not inevitable’
Gilroy teachers are holding out hope that they won’t strike, that a deal can get done by Sept. 14, when union and district negotiators are scheduled to hear the results of a fact-finding report.
“A strike is not inevitable,” Gilroy Teachers Association President Jonathan Bass...
