Gavilan seeking memories for 100th birthday celebration
As Gavilan College prepares for its 100th birthday in 2019, historian Leah Halper is looking for interested parties who attended the college to contribute their memories to a Gavilan College Centennial archive and oral history project.
Of special interest are those who attended San Benito...
Gavilan College reduces cost of bonds
Due to an interest rate cut on its bond refinancing, Gavilan Joint Community College District has reduced the amount district taxpayers must repay for Measure E funds.
Gavilan College refinanced $27,115,000 of Measure E general obligation bonds (Series A and D) approved by district voters...
Reading volunteers are ‘Fantastic Four’
Not all superheros wear capes, and for the middle schoolers at Luigi Aprea Elementary School: those wearing suit coats and police blue are super enough.
On Jan.10, the Library Literacy Committee hosted “Read With a Local Super Hero,” where Gilroy leaders including Mayor Roland Velasco,...
This isn’t Gilroy’s first championship!
Here's a piece of history from reader and history buff Phil Laursen:
Thanks to the discovery of a large reel of film and two local grants, we know 2017 does not mark the first time Gilroy High’s football team won a championship.
Decades ago, Junior Wilson...
Gilroy holds first parade to honor champs
Not one, but two CCS football trophies in the same year will be celebrated by Gilroyans with a big parade next weekend.
Parents and coaches of Gilroy and Christopher football players were still putting the details together this week, but they urged fans to mark...
Gavilan looks to the future
Gavilan College President Kathleen Rose talked about new buildings and new programs for the 2017-2018 academic year at Gavilan College.
Q: What’s new and exciting this year at Gavilan?
A: We’ve made a lot of upgrades to our facilities in the last couple of years. We've...
Students get crash course in interviewing
Remember that feeling heading into your first job interview? The panic? Dread? The confusion and uncertainty? Did you have any idea what you were doing? If so, you’re like millions of Americans who stumble into job interviews.
To help prepare for this critical skill, the...
Gavilan considers $248M 2018 bond issue
The Gavilan Joint Community College District Board of Trustees is considering placing a $248 million bond measure on the November 2018 ballot.
A recent survey found a sample of district residents, from Hollister to south San Jose, were in support of the measure, which would...
Charter schools make the grade
Test scores at local charter schools soared in the last statewide tests, while the majority of students in local public schools fell below the state standards in math and science.
