CHS engineering club students space out
When 18-year-old James Abundis moved from Quincy, Massachusetts to Gilroy in August, the Christopher High School senior brought more than just his Boston Red Sox fandom.
Summer School Isn’t Torture
Nine years after it was picked as one of three California school districts for a pilot program funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Gilroy’s summer learning program has become a model of success.
GECA student wins Rotary speech competition
Ashley Tangeman won the Gilroy Sunrise Rotary Club speech competition Jan. 15. She will advance to the Area 6 competition Jan. 24 hosted by the Almaden Valley Rotary Club at Boulder Ridge Golf Club.
Ooook-lahoma: GHS takes on classic musical
The first words of Gilroy High School’s “Oklahoma!” musical aren’t spoken – they’re sung as lead Curly McLain belts out “Oh What A Beautiful Mornin’” as he tries to catch the attention of farm girl Laurey Williams.
Gavilan College student wins PG&E scholarship
A Gavilan College MESA student earned the MESA Undergraduate Scholarship from the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Alicia Ornelas-Stevens was one of 12 MESA community college students to win a $1,000 award. Alicia will be transferring to UC Davis in the fall 2013 semester. She is majoring in computer science.
