Community rallies to save violin program
A popular “gem” of a program that’s turned hundreds of elementary students into budding violinists for the past 13 years is threatened with a $17,000 budget cut that could slice the program in half.
$2.4 million grant will benefit Gavilan students
It’s a happy day for local community college students: Gavilan just got a hefty chunk of money from the government that will help streamline the process of getting a four-year degree in nursing, computer science or digital media at California State University, Monterey Bay.
Register now for Aviation Technology Program at Gavilan
Students seeking careers in aviation and aviation maintenance should enroll now for fall classes in the Gavilan College Aviation Maintenance Technology Program.
Students slowly serving community hours
High school students may be doing their community service with a smile, but when it comes to shaving away the 80 hours needed to graduate, some are meandering along at the pace of a snail.
Gilroy-Takko Student Exchange Program growing in popularity, sends 10 students overseas
Ten students from Gilroy High School, Christopher High School and the Dr. TJ Owens Early College Academy (GECA) are wrapping up the trip of a lifetime 5,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean.
Top grades for local teachers
Two South County teachers from Gilroy and Morgan Hill are among 31 educators selected as the Santa Clara County Office of Education’s 2012 Teachers of the Year. The award recipients will be formally recognized during a celebration in September.
Sign up now: Theatre summer camp at CHS
Catamount Productions, the drama club at Christopher High School, is sponsoring a theatre summer camp for students in the third through eighth grades.
GUSD passes ‘barely balanced’ budget
The Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education must pass a balanced budget for 2012-13 – and they did exactly that during Thursday’s regular board meeting – but not before a spirited venting session peppered with trustees’ opinions on being forced to pass a “barley balanced” budget based on “fake math.”
Voters show support for city-school sales tax
A telephone survey of 501 likely November 2012 Gilroy voters shows those who were polled would “strongly support a city sales tax for local schools,” according to San Francisco-based consulting firm TBWB Strategies.
