Gig Harbor Now is posting profiles featuring the Students of Distinction being honored by the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation. Peers, teachers or parents nominate students, who must be a graduating senior at a Peninsula School District school. A panel of community leaders selects students to be honored in one of seven categories: academics; athletics; career and technical excellence;
Kaitlyn LaTendresse of Gig Harbor High School is a 2025 Student of Distinction in the category of academics.
Letter to the editor by Craig McLaughlin of Fox Island.
When my family moved from Florida to Gig Harbor last year, we were seeking sanctuary for our children’s education. In Florida, we watched public school neutrality collapse. What began as “parental choice” ended with extremist groups like Moms for Liberty taking over school boards, banning books, and restricting basic access to school nurses or libraries.
Letter to the editor by Edward Nadler of Gig Harbor.
Letter to the editor by Craig McLaughlin of Fox Island.
Letter to the editor by Linda Siegel of Fox Island.
Letter to the editor by Victor Barry of Gig Harbor.
What is a libade? Find out by visiting Harbor History Museum’s Hostess with the Mostest exhibit.
While living in Gig Harbor for most of my adult life, I enjoyed working in the Gig Harbor community serving on numerous boards and worked on projects that benefited it, including numerous projects with Pensula Light Company. I’ve known CEO Jafar Taghavi since 2007 and CEO Rob Orton before him. I know firsthand that PenLight
