Gilbert Unified School District families are invited to learn more and give input on the potential changes to school start times at three upcoming meetings.

The Higley Unified School District will have to search elsewhere to irrigate one of its schools after unsuccessfully suing a Gilbert housing community association for free use of their water.

The Higley Unified School District Recreation Basketball Camps at Chaparral and San Tan elementary schools have been canceled this week. Basketball camps still will be offered at Cortina and Coronado elementary schools at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.

May 27, 2004

The Gilbert Town Council voted to give additional funding to the aquatics department this week, allowing the department to add more public swimming hours the next few months, said Rob Giles, recreation superintendent for the town.

Positive reactions ran rampant Saturday during an open house at Gilbert’s new Banner Gateway Hospital.

Several Gilbert Walmart Supercenters have made donations to help provide educational opportunities for students and educators in Gilbert public schools.

Students in the Gilbert Unified School District will have an early release day Wednesday for the staff to participate in professional training.

The Gilbert Unified School District governing board will have a public hearing for the 2008-09 budget at 8 a.m. Tuesday at the district office, 140 S. Gilbert Road, Gilbert.

Gilbert leaders opted Monday to build the town’s next public pool at a high school tentatively planned near Val Vista Drive and Germann Road.

Electricity has been restored at several Gilbert schools that were without power Thursday morning.

With government spending of diminishing tax revenues coming under closer scrutiny, the decision by the Gilbert School District to spend public tax money on a program to indoctrinate young people into a liberal world view is outrageous.

Just in time for the first day of school, Gilbert Unified School District unveiled its new website at www.gilbertschools.net. Changes were made to make the site more user friendly, easier to navigate, and more visually appealing. It is now possible to get to any school or quickly navigate to desired locations from the links on the top of each page.

Gilbert’s Mesquite Junior High School was evacuated after a bomb threat Thursday that turned out to be a prank.

Bios Christian Academy in Gilbert describes itself as a school that "looks sort of like a home school classroom except for a few more students."

September 5, 2004

The Gilbert Unified School District no longer wants Gilbert to examine building plans or conduct field inspections for its new facilities, a move opposed by town officials.

District governing board meets Tuesday