GECA student wins Rotary speech competition
Ashley Tangeman won the Gilroy Sunrise Rotary Club speech competition Jan. 15. She will advance to the Area 6 competition Jan. 24 hosted by the Almaden Valley Rotary Club at Boulder Ridge Golf Club.
Takko-the-town: Visitors from Japan keep ties between sister cities strong
This past week, Gilroy's Sister City in Takko-Machi, Japan, sent a group of five senior high school students to spend a week in Garlic Capital. The group was hosted by local families who very generously opened their homes to the visitors and provided them not only with gracious hospitality, but a great experience of American life and entertainment.
CHS hosts Zumba fundraiser
Christopher High School 's Parent Club is sponsoring a Zumba fundraising event Jan. 19 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the high school's main gym where participants can kick start their new year's fitness routine and help raise money for the school.
More state funding for low-income, ESL students?
Next week's unveiling of Gov. Jerry Brown's 2013-2014 budget could mean a banner year for Gilroy Unified School District's state cash flow.
Cal-SOAP scholarship recipients
The South County California Student Opportunity and Access Program known as Cal-SOAP is celebrating a decade of helping low-income and first-generation students in San Benito and South County pursue their post-secondary education.
Student of the Week: Samantha Holder
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. GHS senior Samantha Frances Holder, 17, is this week's Student of the Week.
New immunization law requires parents to make “informed decisions”
On Sep. 30 Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2109 into law which, as of Jan. 1, 2014, requires all California parents who do not have their children immunized to read information about the benefits and risks of immunizations. Parents must sign a waiver from a physician or a nurse practitioner stating they have received that information, before they will be allowed to enroll their children in school.
Benefactor touchdown for CHS
Christmas came early this year for Christopher High School – twice – but the same Santa delivered both times.
Student of the Week: Bridget Brown
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 sophomore Bridget Brown, 16, is this week's Student of the Week.
