2026 Students of Distinction Community

Meet the 2026 Students of Distinction

The following Students of Distinction are 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; community service; music, arts and drama; overcoming adversity; and science and technology.

These students will be celebrated during a banquet from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at Ocean5, 5268 Point Fosdick Dr.

Find a link to a profile of each Student of Distinction below:

Academics

Mars Burton, Peninsula High School

Paige Driscoll, Peninsula High School

Ava Hurley, Gig Harbor High School

Jonas Koller, Peninsula High School

Kaitlyn LaTendresse, Gig Harbor High School

Athletics

Alexa Apostol, Peninsula High School

Royal Charles, Peninsula High School

Ben Ciaccio, Peninsula High School

Karin Heikkila, Gig Harbor High School

Michael Masini, Gig Harbor High School

Career and technical excellence

Ryan Anderson, Peninsula High School

Bruin Bear, Gig Harbor High School

Corbin Cohoe, Peninsula High School

Adylyn “Addy” Hill, Peninsula High School

Community Service

Maddy Armstrong, Gig Harbor High School

Audrey McDermott, Peninsula High School

Dylan Trombly, Henderson Bay High School

Lilac Vicencio, Gig Harbor High School

Aiden Wimberly, Gig Harbor High School

Music, art and drama

Bonnie Dalby, Peninsula High School

Cali Dooley, Peninsula High School

Henry Glore, Peninsula High School

Aspen Rainford, Henderson Bay High School

Gwendolin Via, Gig Harbor High School

Overcoming adversity

Remi Higbee, Peninsula High School

Riley Morey, Peninsula High School

Maya Rogers, Peninsula High School

Ashton Smith, Peninsula High School

Ren Tucker, Henderson Bay High School

Science and technology

Indiana Ballard, Peninsula High School

Autumn Coovert, Gig Harbor High School

Chaz Dudley, Peninsula High School

Trey Yahne, Peninsula High School