Gilroy Rotary offering $27k in scholarships
Attention, high school seniors: College money is out there. Reach out and grab it!
Cheating at GUSD? No way, officials say
Out of 69,000 public schools examined across the nation, the Gilroy Unified School District was one of hundreds found to have high concentrations of suspicious test scores that indicate cheating, according to the results of a controversial study conducted and recently published by the newspaper Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Pastor, principal to leave Saint Mary Parish and School
Saint Mary Church and School on First Street will say goodbye to two of its esteemed leaders who have served the community of Gilroy for decades: One is a principal, the other a priest.
Flower power: Fundraiser Saturday
Gilroy’s local Future Farmers of America club will host its annual Flower Fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday at the Gilroy AG Farm, located at 9110 Kern Ave.
Gilroy High shines in accreditation review
After three days spent scrutinizing minutiae from programs, to teaching practices, to work ethic, to student attitude, representatives from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) rained compliments on Gilroy High School – a campus with “a collegiality that is not often seen at every high school.”
Celebrating 100 years of Gilroy High
Gilroy High School will have its cake and eat it, too, when it celebrates its 100th birthday during a party next week with all the trappings.
Could Jack get his job back?
New developments in the saga of Jack Daley - Gilroy High School's former athletic director who was “reassigned” in light of an April 7, 2011 incident when first-year GHS track coach Alvin Harrison was arrested for a DUI on Daley’s watch - have re-opened a can of worms that caused a painful rift between the district, teachers and the public nearly a year ago.
Gavilan accepting applicants for Board of Trustees vacancy
In lieu of an open seat on the Gavilan College Board of Trustees following the death of late trustee Mike Davenport, Gavilan is now soliciting nominations to fill the vacancy.
UPDATE: Luigi Aprea principal in stable condition after car crash
Richard Rodriguez, principal at Luigi Aprea Elementary School since 2007, has been discharged from the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose following a serious car crash last week.
Through tears, Gavilan board discusses filling vacant seat
The first regular Board of Education meeting at Gavilan College since the death of Mike Davenport was weighted with emotion Tuesday night, when several trustees took a moment to remember their lost colleague before discussing how to fill his shoes.
