Schools

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

Rocketship Education has pulled its charter petition to open an elementary school within the Morgan Hill Unified School District boundaries by fall 2014.

After waives of fee hikes and subsequent protests at California’s public universities, students from middle class families could be getting tuition cuts thanks to a state-sponsored Middle Class Scholarship program that will go into effect next school year.

The Gavilan College Faculty Association and Gavilan College staff, in conjunction with the Gavilan College Educational Foundation, is organizing a gala fundraising event for Spring 2014. Titled "Sowing Seeds, Nurturing Dreams," the event will raise money to provide scholarships, food assistance and transportation assistance for students in need. It will also be an opportunity to spend an evening on the beautiful Gavilan College Gilroy campus with friends, community members and alumni, and enjoy superb local food and wines, all for a great cause.

Madison Diane Wahl, a 17-year-old senior at GECA, is this week's Student of the Week.

This year, Gilroy resident Christine Taylor took an unusual approach to Christmas.

James Abundis, an 18-year-old senior at Christopher High School, is this week's "Student of the Week."

Desmon Hernandez, 14, believes the true heart of Christmas lies in giving instead of receiving.

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

After the county swooped in last year to help the Gilroy Unified School District get its finances in order, the fiscal panorama is looking much brighter – so much so that teachers might receive their first pay increase in seven years.