Education

Gig Harbor Now staff are proud to provide coverage of Peninsula School District, Tacoma Community College, private schools and home schools, emphasizing the value and experiences of learning here and beyond.

‘Future chefs’ whip up gourmet cuisine while competing in national cook-off

Apr 10, 2025 | By: Christina T Henry

At the annual future chefs competition, elementary students learn about nutrition, cooking techniques — and making yummy food.

Photos: Low-tide walk at Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve

Apr 03, 2025 | By: Carolyn Bick

Carolyn Bick tagged along with Harbor WildWatch on a recent low-tide beach walk on Fox Island. Here’s what they saw.

New principal selected for Gig Harbor High School, current principal takes early leave

Apr 02, 2025 | By: Christina T Henry

Bob Marshall, a former PSD teacher and the current principal at North Kitsap High in Poulsbo, will take over from Michele Suiter.

How the current site of Gig Harbor High School nearly became a cemetery

Mar 27, 2025 | By: Ted Kenney

A funeral home wanted to build a cemetery on Rosedale Street in the mid-1960s. The community organized to stop it.

Texas mystery-developer plans 31 houses next door to Gig Harbor High School

Mar 26, 2025 | By: Ted Kenney

The project is proposed for 39 acres on Rosedale Street, directly west of Gig Harbor High. Developers are asking to deviate from city rules on altering topography and on the required size of the vegetation buffer between the property and the high school.

Club sponsored by local Kiwanis allows everyone to get in on the AKtion

Mar 26, 2025 | By: Marsha Hart

The year-old AKtion Club gives developmentally disabled adults a social outlet and a chance to give back to the community.

Gig Harbor, Peninsula debate teams qualify for national tournament

Mar 18, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

The two schools will send a total of 11 competitors to the national speech and debate tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, in June.

Two In Two & On The Go | Our 2025 guide to summer camps for kids

Mar 14, 2025 | By: Tonya Strickland

Somehow, it’s that time again—to register kiddos for a local lineup of 2025 summer camps. Here’s a closer look at the camps available in and around Gig Harbor.