Schools

Gavilan College trustees decided in closed session Wednesday to

Gavilan College was awarded $1.5 million to create a program to serve students in juvenile detention. The funds, awarded by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, will create the “Gavilan College Higher Aspirations Juvenile Justice Program” over the next five years, a part of the...

One South Valley Middle School student, along with  her entire family, got a welcome surprise June 6 as she was being recognized at the eighth-grade promotion ceremony held on the Gilroy High School campus. As student Angelina Zuno was making her way through congratulations from...

In her 23 years as a public school teacher, Nancy Mesa has

Gilroy

After listening to more than an hour of heartfelt testimony from

What inspires you? Professional musicians inspire me, especially those, like classical pianists, that don't generally fall into the "mainstream" categories. Why? Because despite the general belief that it is difficult to make money as a musician unless they have connections, they still do what they love because they love it. Money isn't their prime motivator. Their passion for music is, and I think that's extremely brave and courageous of them.

The school district saved $232,000 last year thanks to a worker