Schools

What inspires you? Professional musicians inspire me, especially those, like classical pianists, that don't generally fall into the "mainstream" categories. Why? Because despite the general belief that it is difficult to make money as a musician unless they have connections, they still do what they love because they love it. Money isn't their prime motivator. Their passion for music is, and I think that's extremely brave and courageous of them.

 

Soak in the sounds of music as 210 singers from Gilroy and Christopher High schools perform a fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 16 and 17 at St. Mary Church on the corner of First and Monterey streets. 

The California Department of Education released Thursday its 2011-12 Accountability Progress Reporting, showing mostly minor fluctuations in the projected Academic Performing Index scores calculated ahead of time by the Gilroy Unified School District.

Anchorpoint Christians Schools of Gilroy will host its first annual fundraising auction at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center, located at 17000 Monterey Street in Morgan Hill. 

Rucker Elementary School will host its fall play Oct. 18 in the multipurpose room on campus, located at 325 Santa Clara Avenue in Gilroy.

Glowing accolades from the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education topped off a whirlwind two years for the Garlic Capital's newest charter school, which is sailing full speed ahead toward its next milestone.

This is our first edition of Student Spotlight, which is a quick look into the life of a high-schooler in Gilroy. Spotlights will rotate through high schools. This week it's Gilroy High's turn. Recommend your Student Spotlight to [email protected].