Schools

Corralled in among the magazine and book racks of the Gilroy High School library, a roiling sea of blue and white surged as the cap and gown-clad Class of 2013 prepared to stream out into the big, wide world.

Third-year principal Patricia Mondragón, along with new assistant principal Zane Boehlke and academic counselors Lilia Cisnero and Claudia Valencia, helped South Valley Middle School staff welcome back 865 students to the IOOF Avenue campus Aug. 16 for the start of the 2018-19 school year. “We...

Thank you. I am honored to represent the Class of 2012! Our parents would probably agree that it wasn’t very long ago that we began our journey in kindergarten. We entered the classroom holding our parent’s hand and with Minnie Mouse or Power Ranger backpacks on our shoulders. At the time we were nervous, scared and excited. I know that I cried, but once it started and friends were found, the path was easier. I know that I will always be grateful to my first teachers. They taught me to read and that opened the world to me.  

The Gilroy Unified School District will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 16 in district offices, located at 7810 Arroyo Circle. Here are a few items of interest on the agenda.

Ken Christopher sat in the library at Las Animas Elementary School, where he was being asked the tough questions. Why did the bear get the honey, and not the bees? Shouldn’t the elephant have a peanut instead of garlic? The executive vice president of Christopher Ranch...

UPDATE: GUSD Superintendent Debbie Flores said via email Sunday that out of 30 school districts in Santa Clara County, approximately 20 are not issuing layoff notices; the other 10 are issuing layoff notices.

When 6-year-old Isaiah Lujan got into his mother's car Thursday

Gilroy

The GHS senior play tradition returns for 2nd year in a