CHS senior lends tech, design talents to ‘Sweeney Todd’
Teenage theater tech phenom Josh Greene-Gomez, 17, not only maintains a 4.0 GPA, he is also the tech director, set designer, lighting designer and set builder for the Christopher High School drama department's upcoming senior production of “Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”
Borrow $2 mil, owe $28 million
Five years ago Gilroy Unified School District needed immediate cash and trustees approved borrowing $2.4 million through Capital Appreciation Bonds to get it. Now GUSD will pay $28.2 million for that privilege, due and payable by 2032.
GHS celebrates “Winterfest” with an apocalyptic flavor
“Winterfest week is like Homecoming week for winter sports,” said Gilroy High School student leadership media liason Alexander Valente Eichenbaum.
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.
