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July 22, 2025

Student of the Week: Toby Jax Haro

Toby Jax Haro, 17, a senior at Mt. Madonna High School, is this week's "Student of the Week."

UPDATED: Teachers push for higher pay, better benefits

The Gilroy Teachers Association is asking for a salary increase and better benefits for teachers, speech therapists and physiologists as part of this year’s contract negotiations.

GUSD, MHUSD receive more state funds to implement CCSS

Gilroy and Morgan Hill Unified school districts got their final piece of the $1.25 billion block grant from the state today, Tuesday, as State Superintendent Tom Torlakson announced the second-half release of funds to support their move to the Common Core academic standards.

Student of the Week: Zachary Fishler

Zachary Fishler, a 17-year-old senior at CHS, is this week's "Student of the Week."

Don Christopher donates additional $750K to sports complex project

When Don Christopher puts his name on something, it’s important to him that whatever it is, it’s of the highest quality and executed with the most efficiency - case in point being his Christopher Ranch label that has risen to grandiose stature among California growers since opening in the 1950s.

Student influx at Luigi

Students at Luigi Aprea Elementary School are adjusting to bigger issues this fall, apart from the usual dreaded homework assignments, waking up early and getting back into the academic groove.

Student of the Week: Jailene Arellano

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

Student of the Week: Alondra Navarro

Alondra Navarro, a 17-year-old senior at GECA (the Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy) is this week's "Student of the Week."

Students can sing in churches, but not for long

Gilroy's public school choirs will be allowed to perform in churches this year after all, but come fall 2014, an unpopular decision – backed by more than 1,000 petition votes – to keep student singers out of religious establishments will go back into effect.

Mark your calendars: GHS homecoming parade, game Nov. 1

Gilroy High School’s homecoming week, which begins Monday, Oct. 28, will culminate Friday, Nov. 1 with a parade beginning at 3:30 p.m. The GHS Mustangs will go head to head with the Everett Alvarez Eagles later that night at 7:30 p.m.

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