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Only 40 percent of the students in the Gilroy Unified School District meet or surpass state standards in math and 48 percent in English, according to a statewide report released this week of 2017 test scores.

Each month, the principals of Gilroy and Christopher high schools choose a total of four students (two from GHS and two from CHS) to spotlight. CHS senior Breana Louise Orozco, 17, is this week's Student of the Week.

Francisco Dominguez, the Gilroy Unified School Board trustee facing two separate investigations by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, submitted his official letter of resignation to GUSD this afternoon.

The first soprano of Gilroy High School's Chamber Choir comes

What inspires you?My friend David Julian. Even when things look bad, he always seems to have a quiet confidence that no matter what happens, things will be OK. Whenever he speaks during class, the entire classroom becomes silent for him, as if everyone knows that what he is about to say is important. These speeches are incredible, ranging from short one-liners to full-on presentations - each one perfectly executed and perfectly fit for the situation at hand. He has traveled to many different countries, expertly picking up on both languages and their respective accents. He finds time for doing homework, coaching hockey, and studying for ACADEC, sometimes all in the same day. His dedication to what he does and to what he believes inspires me almost daily, and I am happy to call this man my friend.What is your favorite subject?Currently I am enrolled in a Philosophy class at Gavilan College, and it has to be one of my favorite classes this year. Because the course is titled “Contemporary Moral Issues”, I am able to be exposed to the issues in race, wealth, class, gender, and other modern concerns that our generation faces. I am pleased to be a part of this class not only because I have the chance to input my own thoughts in a discussion, but because I am able to hear and appreciate new issues to which I was previously ignorant.If you had the power to change one thing, what would it be?History.If you could go anywhere, where would you go?Home. The want to go home is not one that will fall away over time. One does not visit his or her home as one would visit a tourist location, going simply for the experience and exposure to new things. Rather, the want to go home increases with this experience and exposure. As people have been pushed through hardships in life, ranging from surgery to kidnapping to war, the common phrase becomes clear: “I just want to go home”. If I no longer want to return home, it is evidence of either a new home or a lack of hardships.Name one big challenge in your life right now:Graduating.What is your dream job?Having fun and getting paid for it.Something that makes you smile:

Brownell Middle School staff and students are working hard to

The word “slut” strikes miscellaneous cords.