Schools

Superintendent Wes Smith with the Morgan Hill Unified School District is calling a recent vandalism incident at Live Oak High School a "crosstown rivalry prank that went a little bit too far."

A controversial issue that sparked community outcry is coming to a crossroads more than a year after Jack Daley – Gilroy High School's popular former athletic director and district staff member of 20 years – was “reassigned” following an April 7, 2011 incident when first-year GHS track coach Alvin Harrison was arrested for a DUI on Daley's watch.

Are you becoming disillusioned with a sequel-saturated Hollywood and mediocre blockbuster pickings? (ahem, "John Carter").

Alexander Spaeth, a senior at the Dr. TJ Owens Early College Academy - a smaller high school located on the Gavilan College campus at 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd. - was named a semifinalist today in the 58th annual National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

An annual out-of-state excursion for high school drama students spawned some “healthy conversation” last week between parents, students, teachers and school board trustees, who addressed a heightened scrutiny for any field trip that causes students to miss instructional class time.

A pair of high-aspiring Gavilan College students – both military veterans who want to become doctors – will be recognized Tuesday during the 7 p.m. school board meeting at Gavilan, located at 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd. in Gilroy.

Upperclassmen English students at Christopher High School have a lighter burden to shoulder these days. Literally.

Kim Shields has returned to St. Mary School in Gilroy as principal in August after leading St. Justin School as principal for six years.

The Gilroy Unified School District posted results for the 2012 Standardized Testing and Reporting program today, revealing estimated gains for most secondary schools, mixed results for the elementary level and overall district API growth from 800 to 805.

Teachers at Gilroy's 1-year-old charter school are “thrilled,” “proud” and “validated” after learning their second-grade students received the highest projected Academic Performance Index score for an elementary school in the history of the Gilroy Unified School District.