Schools

A controversial issue that sparked community outcry is coming to a crossroads more than a year after Jack Daley – Gilroy High School's popular former athletic director and district staff member of 20 years – was “reassigned” following an April 7, 2011 incident when first-year GHS track coach Alvin Harrison was arrested for a DUI on Daley's watch.

The Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education discussed a plethora of topics during two recent regular meetings held Jan. 30 and Feb. 6. Trustees tackled such topics as bargaining unit negotiations, approving up to $18,200 for a study comparing the salaries and benefits of GUSD's management employees to that of other districts with similar demographics, and finding a way to fund the naming of a building after legendary Gilroy music director Phil Robb.

The Santa Clara County Board of Education has elected Leon Beauchman as its president for the coming year and Darcie Green as vice president.

When Esthefani Montelon enrolled in Gavilan College’s Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) program in fall 2019, she had no idea she was embarking on a journey that would lead to aerospace engineering internships at NASA and Pratt & Whitney. “I wanted to do something with my...

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. GHS senior Thao (Nicole) Nguyen, 18, is this week's Student of the Week.

Citing a national economic recovery that is “proceeding more slowly than anticipated,” Gov. Jerry Brown released a revised state budget Monday aimed at sparing education and public safety from deeper cuts by levying two temporary taxes, while slashing a collective $8.3 billion from “almost every part of government.”

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