Schools

Local members of a Patriots group are planning a demonstration rally on Cinco de Mayo in front of the Live Oak High School campus both before and after school to protest the latest court ruling affirming the rights of school officials to ban students from wearing American flag shirts on campus on May 5 in 2010.

Morgan Hill residents: fanciful fare will soon make dreams come true – in style – for an event that’s helped raise funds for local education.

At least a dozen attendees in Gilroy held up signs reading “Re$pect,” “Good faith bargaining” and “We make a difference” during a March 20 school board meeting as they demanded trustees take a look at contract negotiations for paraprofessionals this school year.

Christopher High School's first principal John Perales took a position in the Gilroy Unified School District office nine months ago, but now the man who spent almost 17 years in the district - as a teacher, coach and principal - is moving on to Hollister, where he'll pursue his dream of leading schools as a superintendent.

Lily Petersen, a 10th grader from Morgan Hill at Mt. Madonna, is this week's student of the week.

Calling all educators.

The Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education discussed a variety of topics during its March 6 regular meeting including whether to increase the budget of the Christopher High School track and field project when additional costs were discovered after construction began.