Schools

When it came time to decide on a project for the 2016 Citywide Science Fair, Britton Middle School eighth graders Courtney Spisak and Alyssa Bruno drew their inspiration from band teacher John Bremis.

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Local voters will decide on something its board of education failed to do before the end of 2015 as residents will take to the polls for the June 7 presidential primary election to select a seventh school board trustee.

A talented and charismatic 13-year-old teen with a passion for singing and entertaining advanced to the semifinal round of the South Bay Teen Idol 2016 competition after her performance Jan. 10 in Los Gatos.

Two school board members and a trio of local residents requested Jan. 13 that Morgan Hill Unified School District’s governing body adopt a resolution to “censure” embattled Trustee David Gerard.

Sobrato High School Theater’s “Hip Hop Craze Winter Showcase: Move Over So We Can Dance” premieres Jan. 30 with a 3:30 p.m. matinee for $8 and a 7 p.m. evening showing for $14.

Registration for Spring 2016 Semester classes is now open at Gavilan College, where current and new students can apply online or in person at the three different campuses.

Local voters will decide on something its board of education failed to do before the end of 2015 as residents will take to the polls for the June 7 presidential primary election: select a seventh school board trustee.

James Dent, a co-founder of Navigator Schools that runs Gilroy and Hollister Prep Schools, has decided to step down from his position as executive director at the end of this school year, according to a press release from the school.

Promoting snowboarding to local youth, Jeff Boliba, the Vice President of Global Resorts for Burton Snowboards, and the Burton Learn to Ride Group visited Nordstrom Elementary School on Wednesday to show students the fundamentals of the winter sport.