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International Relief Club at Peninsula High seeks to ease pain abroad

Feb 27, 2024 | By: Christina T Henry

The new International Relief Club at Peninsula High aims to provide help for world problems that often don’t get much attention.

Gig Harbor's Colin Montgomery hauls in a pass from Will Landram.

Fish Bowl 2024 to be played in Tacoma

Feb 23, 2024 | By: Vince Dice

Fish Bowl, the annual football game between Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools, is on for 2024. But it will be in Tacoma. The Peninsula School District announced Thursday, Feb. 22, that the 2024 Fish Bowl will be played at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. The game will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

Gig Harbor, Peninsula could play in different divisions of same league next year

Feb 19, 2024 | By: Christina T Henry

Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools will play in different divisions, but “cross-town competitions” will continue, district says

Foundation’s campus plan centralizes seniors, preschoolers, events

Feb 19, 2024 | By: Ed Friedrich

Pierce County is reviewing the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation’s proposal to build a senior center, community center and preschool on Point Fosdick Drive site.

Two in Tow & On the Go | Local places to take kids over mid-winter break

Feb 16, 2024 | By: Tonya Strickland

When we first moved to Washington, our family was surprised to find that many school districts here offer mid-winter break — a bonus five days off school around President’s Day each February. Given that we just had two weeks off school during the holidays for regular ‘ol winter break, we couldn’t believe this break was

Denny Dale broadcasts his 1,000th show Monday, April 3, from the radio studio at Peninsula High.

Newly formed nonprofit wants to adopt school district’s KGHP

Feb 12, 2024 | By: Christina T Henry

A small group of radio enthusiasts has offered to assume management of KGHP-FM, the 36-year-old radio station that Peninsula School District is looking to rehome. A gap remains, however, between the newly-formed nonprofit’s vision for the station and the district’s plans. In a “next steps” meeting Thursday, Feb. 8, that drew more than 30 attendees,

Peninsula School District gauging parents’ interest in outdoor education

Feb 06, 2024 | By: Christina T Henry

Peninsula School District is conducting a survey to gauge parents’ interest in outdoor education for their children. The survey, available here, closes Feb. 19. The survey is also available to the general public to identify potential community partners for the district’s outdoor education initiative. The district will launch the Eagle Quest Outdoor Learning Program, based

Rotary accepting applications for Mildred McColl scholarship

Feb 02, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Community Member

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. The fund was established by a generous gift from the estate of Mildred McColl, a local resident and nurse anesthesiologist who lived on Hale’s Passage. To date,

Minerva Scholarship application cycle opens

Jan 22, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

The Minerva Scholarship Fund’s 2024-’25 application cycle is now open. The application deadline is March 31. Women who live or work within Peninsula School District boundaries, and who have experienced at least a one-year interruption in their education and intend to return to complete a degree or certification, are eligible to apply. Click here to

Peninsula School District receives anonymous gift to erase lunch debt in Key Peninsula schools

Jan 18, 2024 | By: Christina T Henry

An anonymous donation of $34,425 will hack into Peninsula School District’s ballooning student lunch debt, which now stands at just more than $100,000. The school board gratefully and formally accepted the donation Tuesday, Jan. 16. The donor earmarked the money specifically for schools on the Key Peninsula. Those include Vaughn, Evergreen and Minter Creek elementary

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