Gilroy High School scholarships more than double in 2014
For Gilroy High seniors Victor Olmos and Bryanna Chavez, May 19 was life changing.
Gavilan names two vice presidents
At their May meeting, the Gavilan College Board of Trustees unanimously approved the appointments of two new vice presidents for the college.
Gilroy student wins award for mobile app
A Gilroy student is gaining recognition across the nation his tech-savvy approach to helping motorists save money at the gas pump.
Details announced for Gav graduation
Gavilan College is preparing to celebrate the achievements of a large group of degree and certificate-earners next Friday evening. The college will be conferring 330 Associate in Art degrees, 161 Associate in Science degrees, 387 Certificates of Achievement, 22 Certificates of Proficiency, and seven Awards of Achievement. (Updated 3:45 p.m., May 15, 2014)
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.
Gilroy High School’s Sinead Jernigan: student of the week
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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.
