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.

Scholarships for women, summer camp for kids available

Feb 22, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

Minerva offering scholarships for women who have been out of school for a while. Camp Seymour to host children of wounded military personnel.

Mason Litts, a seventh grader at Key Peninsula Middle School, prepares nachos for his family’s dinner.

Peninsula students’ ‘Cooking Crew’ going strong even as need for remote meetups is waning

Feb 19, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

Middle school students hone culinary skills and connect with friends during twice-monthly Zoom sessions.

Peninsula students protest mask mandate

Feb 16, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

Students, who gathered in the parking lot, planned to enter the school unmasked.

A look at Eddon Boatyard from the Bay in Gig Harbor

Good For You: Students make deans lists, graduate

Feb 12, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

13 local students make deans lists around the country and three receive their degrees.

Peninsula school officials affirm radio station’s future is TBD

Feb 07, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

District officials will weigh value to students of broadcasting classes (now suspended)

Exterior of Swift Water Elementary School in Gig Harbor

Three of Peninsula’s new elementary buildings recognized as ‘green’ schools

Feb 04, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

Evergreen, Pioneer and Swift Water elementary schools were built with funds from the 2019 bond.

Siblings Madison (left) and Mason Lukenbach walk into the new Artondale Elementary School on Nov. 22, 2021, the first day the building was open for classes.

Local student support group reaps large surprise donation

Feb 03, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

Communities in Schools Peninsula received $800,000 from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.

A child getting. vaccine in his shoulder

Parents now have until Wednesday to weigh in on state’s school vaccine survey

Jan 31, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

“I really encourage families to fill this out because this will be a public record and information that will go directly to the Board of Health.” — Peninsula schools Superintendent Krestin Bahr

Sawyer Jensen and Haley Kallenberger work on an assignment in Ms. Lily Page’s class at the newly constructed Artondale Elementary School building, on Nov. 22, 2021, the first day of classes in the new building.

Peninsula teachers survey: 51% have considered leaving this year

Jan 31, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

Teachers’ union is seeking a grant to support teacher retention and staff well-being.

At mid-year mark, Peninsula schools’ new Navy cadet corps program is flourishing

Jan 26, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

“I want our kids to leave this program and be able to survive and thrive in any environment, in any location.” Darrell Hood, Lt. Cmdr., USN (Ret), Director of Naval Science, NJROTC/NNDCC, Peninsula School District

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