Senior spotlights: Brandon Sumida and Colin Shew
When the principal of Gilroy High School informed Brandon Sumida
Gilroy-Takko Student Exchange Program growing in popularity, sends 10 students overseas
Ten students from Gilroy High School, Christopher High School and the Dr. TJ Owens Early College Academy (GECA) are wrapping up the trip of a lifetime 5,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean.
Adult Education is back
Nine hundred twenty-seven students just earned high school diplomas in Gilroy and 23 of those were handed out in the city’s first Adult Education graduation since 2013. Dropout Jovita Caspary, 37, a single mother at age 14, turned her life around and received a diploma during the program’s May 30 ceremony at the Gilroy High School Theatre.
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...
Gavilan enrollment dips as economy strengthens
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...
Gilroy Students Rock the Mock
Dressed in suits, slacks and sensible shoes, nearly 150 local high school students “rocked the mock” last week, participating in workshops and a mock job interview session that aimed to prepare them for future employment.
