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.

A bus drops off students at Gig Harbor High School

Peninsula School District to eliminate 40 non-teaching positions

Mar 24, 2023 | By: Christina T Henry

The Peninsula School Board on Thursday approved a plan to cut $12 million from next school year’s budget by eliminating 40 staff positions, none of them teachers. The district needs

Captain Seahawk slashes lunch debt at Peninsula High School

Mar 23, 2023 | By: Christina T Henry

The $6,000 donation was one of several items deemed routine business. The gift “to pay off delinquent lunch accounts” at Peninsula High School was accepted without discussion or debate as

Peninsula School District embracing potential of ChatGPT

Mar 16, 2023 | By: Christina T Henry

Kara Beloate, an English teacher at Peninsula High School, isn’t banning her students from using ChatGPT as part of their school work. She’s encouraging it. Released in November by OpenAI,

Students get off a bus at Gig Harbor High School.

Peninsula School District likely facing $12 million budget gap in ’23-24

Mar 01, 2023 | By: Christina T Henry

Peninsula School District is bracing for an estimated $12 million in budget cuts next year, stemming from reduced enrollment and the end of a pandemic school finance rule. The district

Investigator unable to substantiate alleged slur at girls basketball game

Feb 25, 2023 | By: Christina T Henry

Allegations of a racial slur at a Jan. 11 girls’ basketball game between Gig Harbor and Peninsula high schools are unsubstantiated, according to an investigation initiated by Peninsula School District.

Purdy highway work will impact parking at Peninsula High

Feb 22, 2023 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

After being held up by winter and supply chain issues, work is expected to begin in March on replacing a fish-blocking culvert under the Highway 302 spur in Purdy. During

New Black Student Union at Gig Harbor High has big goals

Feb 20, 2023 | By: Christina T Henry

Leila Jeneby and Jasmine Lopez felt an instant bond when they met this fall at Gig Harbor High School. Jeneby, a sophomore, had recently moved from Seattle. Lopez, a senior,

Podcast helps Gig Harbor senior find her voice

Feb 15, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

With time to kill during the Covid-19 lockdown, Anna Daetwiler listened to a lot of podcasts. Now she has her own. Daetwiler, a senior at Gig Harbor High School, recently

Voters approving two Peninsula School District levies

Feb 14, 2023 | By: Christina T Henry

Voters gave the Peninsula School District two Valentine’s Day gifts. By comfortable margins, voters approved both a local levy to replace an expiring one and a security and technology levy.

Harbor Ridge students stage ‘Lion King’ with help from foundation

Feb 13, 2023 | By: Christina T Henry

Students at Harbor Ridge Middle School entertained their peers Friday with a performance of “The Lion King Jr.” The beloved musical (adapted for youth actors) came to life through familiar

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