Student of the Week: Shelby McClelland, 12th grade, GECA
What inspires you? Recently, I’ve found myself inspired by the wide range of social services available in Santa Clara. Last week I attended Community Solutions’ “Love is Respect” conference and I was completely blown away by the passion and giving nature of all of the volunteers who showed up to help. It’s part of what makes me so excited to work in a social services agency as part of my own career path.
Christopher High’s sports complex vandalized
GILROY—Christopher High’s new and stunning Don Christopher Sports Complex was marred sometime over the weekend after vandals ripped up part of the field.
Gilroy charter school head targeted by a school founder
GILROY—A founder and former board member of the respected Navigator charter schools in Gilroy and Hollister has called for removal of its director if allegations of mismanagement, nepotism and skirting state law are true.
Gilroy scores high in vaccinations
GILROY—California’s recent bout with measles, which hit home when an infected person shopped at Costco and Walmart in January, has been traced to an outbreak at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, according to the Santa Clara County Department of Public Health.
GUSD won’t name parents who lied about addresses
GILROY—Just weeks after vowing to get tough on lying parents, Gilroy’s schools chief has refused to release names of hundreds the district says falsified legal forms to get kids into its flashy, newer $158 million Christopher High School instead of the older Gilroy High School.
Student of the Week: Pranavi Kethanaboyina, 9th grade, GECA
What inspires you? My teachers, Girl Scout troop leader, and my parents all inspire me.
GUSD responds to demand to expel Audrie Pott’s attacker
GILROY—Gilroy Unified School District will not expel a Christopher High School senior who transferred here after he was involved in a sexual attack shared on social media and that lead to the victim’s suicide.
