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Students in Eric Wolgemuth’s astrophysics class spent hours this past semester in the parking lot of Gig Harbor High School training a powerful telescope on objects thousands of light years away. Using an array of sophisticated equipment and software, they produced stunning images of deep-space nebula. Their image of the North American Nebula, which is
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New state Sen. Deb Krishnadasan, a Democrat from Gig Harbor, wants to change the requirement for bond passage to 55%, instead of 60%.
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An interim coach, who has not yet been named, will lead the Tides for the rest of the current season.
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Heather Whyte, Dave Stitt and Kayla Frank presented ideas for how to use AI both in the classroom and to streamline school district operations during the prestigious fellowship.
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The Rotary Club of Gig Harbor is currently accepting applications for the Mildred McColl Scholarship, a scholarship fund established to assist deserving students to achieve a post-secondary education.
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She’s new in town, and she enjoys going out at night. She dines on mussels, which are her favorite, though she also enjoys salmon. She’s tiny and doesn’t like sharing her space with others. Roomba is a Pacific red octopus about the size of a large grape. Staff at the Marine Science and Technology Center
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The problem is especially acute during large events, but it also happens during drop-off and pick-up at elementary and middle schools.
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Peninsula School District on Monday issued a statement acknowledging that a Gig Harbor High School student in the stands at a Dec. 13 boys varsity basketball game against Lincoln High School was removed from the game after making a “racially charged reference” to a Lincoln player on the court. “This behavior is unacceptable, does not
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The Peninsula School District closed on its purchase of 20.42 acres of land in Purdy on Friday, Nov. 22. The district paid Gig Harbor-based Rush Companies $6.24 million for eight parcels, most of them directly across 62nd Avenue from Peninsula High School. The district reiterated its earlier statement that it will hold the land for
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Chum salmon probably won’t attend the annual event in big numbers again this year, but there are reasons for hope for the future.
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