Schools

Three hundred fifty nine days after Don Christopher donated the initial $1 million to get the wheels in motion for building an athletic complex on the Christopher High School campus, the Gilroy Unified School District’s Board of Education gave its official approval which will jumpstart construction.

The Santa Clara County Board of Education has elected Leon Beauchman as its president for the coming year and Darcie Green as vice president.

The Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved naming the Gilroy High School choir building in honor of Phil Robb, the iconic choral director who retired June 14 after a 30-year career instilling the joy of singing to Gilroy high schoolers.

Snippets of Christmas classics delighted an audience of 400 as high school students danced in the aisles, Santa tossed out candy canes and the Christopher High School choir began to sing.  

A handful of construction bid awards and contract approvals for facilities projects within the Gilroy Unified School District will be voted on during the regular Board of Education meeting this Thursday. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at 7810 Arroyo Circle. District staff recommends the School Board approve the following items, in addition to others listed here.

Gavilan College was one of two institutions among 112 California Community Colleges bestowed with the Student Success Award for its Learning Council.

Approximately 98 percent of the students entering Gavilan College in the fall of 2012 tested into remedial classes in at least one area, mirroring a statewide trend that has school officials concerned.

Anna Brolin, a 17-year-old senior at Gilroy High School, is this week's "Student of the Week."

Kaelin Sylva, a 17-year-old senior at CHS, is this week's "student of the week."

An associate degree from Gavilan College means even more with the ever-expanding transfer program between California Community Colleges and California State Universities.