Schools

The second step towards bringing a new charter school to the Morgan Hill Unified School District was completed Tuesday as the Board of Education hosted a pubic hearing “to determine the level of support for the petition by teachers, employees of the district and parents/guardians.”

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 Jerry Kuang, 17, is this week's Student of the Week.

It's been three months since the Gilroy Unified School District gave the go-ahead for work to begin on Phase I of the highly anticipated Don Christopher Sports Complex at Christopher High School on the city's northwest side.

With graduation season just around the corner, remember to mark calendars ahead of time and plan for the big day, especially if you've got more than one ceremony to attend. We've compiled an at-a-glance list of dates, times and locations for your convenience.

Isabel “Izzy” Quistian, a Gavilan College theater arts major and active member of the Associated Student Body, was awarded the Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Program Scholarship.

After earning $20,000 for serving as Gavilan College’s interim president for one month earlier this year, Dr. Victor Krimsley is rejoining the community college staff as the new interim Vice President for Special Projects, a position the Board created specifically for him.

South Valley Middle School will benefit from a McTeacher's Night fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald's, located at 797 First St. in Gilroy. The restaurant will donate a portion of its sales from that time period to the middle school.

The Garlic Capital's famed choral director is shelving his baton for good when he retires this year after more than three decades of enriching Gilroy with the sound of music, but homage to his harmonious legacy will remain on campus long after Phil Robb, 61, takes his final curtain call.

A Gavilan College MESA student earned the MESA Undergraduate Scholarship from the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Alicia Ornelas-Stevens was one of 12 MESA community college students to win a $1,000 award. Alicia will be transferring to UC Davis in the fall 2013 semester. She is majoring in computer science.

Standardized testing for student assessment within the California public education system will be revamped for the 2013-2014 school year after legislation sponsored by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson was approved May 1 by the Assembly Education Committee.