Organization Description Gilroy Unified School District is located in the southernmost region of Santa Clara County. It is one of a few districts in the county that continues to grow. Over the last 19 years, the student population has grown from 8,448 in 1993-1994 to more than 11,000 K-12 students today.
The surrounding Gilroy community has experienced growth in housing and industry, Known for its garlic fields, the agricultural areas that surround Gilroy provide a diverse array of agribusiness opportunities for its occupants. The town has also become home to commuters to Silicon Valley and San Jose. Even with the current economic downturn, many of the agribusinesses and other operations are thriving. The housing industry crisis has not impacted the increase in students, which exceeded projected numbers this year by 360 students.
All service learning students will be required to have a TB test and Fingerprinting prior to starting their service hours.
Program Information Middle School where students at SVMS practice Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship everyday!
Service Learning opportunities in middle school settings.
The following clothing items ARE NOT allowed on Gilroy Unified Middle School 6 - 8 campuses:
- Caps, hats, or head wear on campus during school hours.
- Long, or sharp, spiked earrings/gauges.
- Shirts or blouses with bare midriffs or bare backs.
- Pants worn below the waistline – NO sagging pants.
- Short shorts or mini-
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Program Information Middle School where students at SVMS practice Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship everyday!
Service Learning opportunities in middle school settings.
The following clothing items ARE NOT allowed on Gilroy Unified Middle School 6 - 8 campuses:
- Caps, hats, or head wear on campus during school hours.
- Long, or sharp, spiked earrings/gauges.
- Shirts or blouses with bare midriffs or bare backs.
- Pants worn below the waistline – NO sagging pants.
- Short shorts or mini-skirts.
- Tights and leggings may NOT be worn alone – they must be worn under another garment such as a skirt or pair of shorts that is longer than finger-tip length.
- Writing or printing across the seat of the pants.
- Jeans with holes or tears that are higher than finger-tip length must have tights or leggings worn underneath.
- Oversized clothing, pajamas, slippers/house shoes, or sunglasses (Prescription sunglasses permitted).
- Belt buckles with any lettering, symbols, or other identifying marks.
- Belts, bracelets, and other accessories with studs, spikes, sharp edges, or sharp points.
- Writing or stickers on any part of a student’s body.
- Garments which reference violence, weapons, drugs, gangs, alcohol usage, or tobacco, etc.
- Visible body piercing such as (but not limited to): nose, lip, or eyebrow are not permitted on Gilroy
- Unified Middle School 6 - 8 Campuses.
- Tattoos are not allowed on any Gilroy Unified Middle School 6 – 8 Campuses.
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