Gav doles out $83,400 in scholarships
At the annual Gavilan College Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Friday May 9, the Gavilan College Education Foundation and Financial Aid office dispersed more than $83,400 in scholarships for Gavilan College students. 72 separate monetary awards were given to 57 students, with some students garnering more than one award.
An artistic discovery: students’ work selected for Congressional competition
Artworks by three Mount Madonna School (MMS) eighth grade students—Lucas Caudill, Phoebe Grant and Ruby Bracher—were selected for inclusion in “An Artistic Discovery,” the 2014 Congressional Competition held to be held in Moss Landing next week and organized by District 20 Congressman Sam Farr (D-Carmel).
Gavilan College announces President’s Honor Roll for Fall 2013
Eighty-seven Gavilan College students earned a place on the President's Honor Roll for Fall Semester 2013. To be placed on the President's Honor roll, a student must earn a 3.5 or higher grade point average in at least 15 units during a single semester. This honor is noted on students' transcripts.
GUSD dropout rate improves for ’12-13 class
With an improved dropout rate but a decreased graduation rate, Gilroy Unified School District’s 2012-13 cohort class showed mixed results in statistics released April 28 by the California Department of Education.
Gilroy’s ‘Aspirations’ computer tech winner
Azucena Rodriguez of Christopher High School was selected among 25 winners throughout the greater San Francisco Bay area for the National Center for Women & Information Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing.
Gilroyan teacher vying for Mt. Madonna funds
Gilroyan Rick Charvet wants to help local at-risk students when they’re down and out.
CHS choirs offers two performances of spring concert
The Christopher High School choirs—under the direction of Claire Massey—will be giving two performances of their annual spring concert at two different venues later this month.
Gilroy teachers: performance or seniority?
If two state initiatives make it on the state ballot and are voted into law, it might mean first-year teachers such as Zane Boehlke—a new English teacher at Christopher High School—would be less likely to lose their jobs if the state economy takes a downturn and school districts are forced to cut staff to make it through the school year.
Fire blazes at Christopher H.S. for teen training
Teenagers spent this afternoon fighting flames at Christopher High School as part of a training exercise for Gilroy’s first teen Community Emergency Response Team course.