Schools

For many Mount Madonna Continuation High School students,

Selecting students for the Gilroy Dispatch’s annual senior spotlight honor is no enviable task. That’s why we make the principals do it. These students have navigated the daunting labyrinth of high school hurdles, and we are inspired by the drive, promise and optimistic outlook of these young men and women, who remind us that nothing is out of reach if you’re just willing to push yourself.

The Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education has no plans to vote on the internal administrative decision barring choir concerts from being held in churches, despite opposition from dozens of parents and students who call the decision “ridiculous,” “terrible” and a “shame.”

Public schools are off this week, but instead of enjoying their

Smiles filled Andy Hardin Field in Hollister, as

YongHong (Vanessa) Li, a 17-year-old senior at GECA (the Dr. TJ Owens Early College Academy) is this week's "Student of the Week."