Schools

A former Gilroy Unified School District substitute instructor—and part of the Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy’s first graduating class—is leaving her hometown to teach English in Thailand. Taylor Hadnot will begin teaching Sept. 29, just two days before her 21st birthday, and will work for the Thai government teaching her native language to children.

A mob of 100 parents and teachers flooded the auditorium at Rod Kelley Elementary School Tuesday demanding answers straight from the mouths of those in charge as to why Gilroy Unified School District is so deep in financial peril, and how they plan to emerge from it without jeopardizing the classroom.

Gilroy

Gavilan College enrollments are continuing to decline, and the college blames a low unemployment rate and strong economy in south Santa Clara County for the drop. The latest available numbers show that Gilroy-based Gavilan’s student count dropped from 11,744 in the 2016-17 year to 10,394...

Gurleen Khajuria, a Gavilan College STEM tutor and aspiring materials scientist, has been awarded the 2025 Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Scholarship.  The $20,000 award supports community college students transferring to UC Santa Cruz who have shown exceptional academic achievement, leadership and commitment to service. Gavilan...

The Christopher High School Marching Band was one of many marching bands from throughout the country that performed in the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 8. More than 100 groups participated in the parade, which was seen by 3 million...