Schools

Alex Felix , a 17-year-old senior, at AdvancePath Academy, is this week's "Student of the Week."

Thousands of dollars in scholarship money available to local students in Gilroy and Morgan Hill went unclaimed last year, and with the deadline to apply for many of these awards just around the corner, high school counselors are sounding the call for seniors to get on the ball.

The Gilroy Unified School District is looking to sell, exchange or lease two vacant properties in order to build a new elementary school in the next five years in a different – and better – location.

If Senate Bill 850 passes through the state legislature, then a select few Gavilan College students may be able to acquire a bachelor’s degree from the community college in the future, according to Chancellor Steve Kinsella.

Jade Katen-Ynzunza, a 17-year-old senior at GHS, is this week's "Student of the Week."

Measure P – the $150 million school facilities bond Gilroyans approved in November 2008 – is mostly spent, and the district has a lot to show for it.

Jacob Garcia, a senior at Christopher High School, is this week's "Student of the Week."

The Santa Clara County Office of Education is preparing to undertake a search for its next superintendent after an announcement that Xavier De La Torre is the lone finalist for a superintendent job in El Paso, Texas.

The Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education discussed a plethora of topics during two recent regular meetings held Jan. 30 and Feb. 6. Trustees tackled such topics as bargaining unit negotiations, approving up to $18,200 for a study comparing the salaries and benefits of GUSD's management employees to that of other districts with similar demographics, and finding a way to fund the naming of a building after legendary Gilroy music director Phil Robb.

Rosino LeGan, a 17 year old Gilroy resident and senior at Mount Madonna School, is this week's "Student of the Week."