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.

Circle of Friends Club leaders from Gig Harbor High dine with the governor

Sep 22, 2025 | By:

The Circle of Friends Club, founded two years ago, promotes suicide prevention and aims to erase the stigma of mental illness.

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Drone Team’s first performance has Peninsula School District buzzing

Sep 17, 2025 | By:

The Drone Team takes to the skies on Thursday (Sept. 17) at Gig Harbor High School for its first performance.

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New Gig Harbor High School principal promises ‘servant leadership, open door’

Sep 03, 2025 | By:

Bob Marshall, the new principal at Gig Harbor High School, discussed his plans, leadership style and experience.

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Fish Bowl set for Sept. 6, again at Mount Tahoma

Aug 29, 2025 | By:

Fish Bowl 2025, the matchup between Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools, will be played in Tacoma for the second consecutive year.

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Teachers are happy with cell phone bans; students are more ambivalent

Aug 21, 2025 | By:

A cell phone study at the University of Washington, which included Peninsula School District, offers a look at how teachers, students and parents feel about bans.

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Peninsula School District doesn’t endorse LifeWise Bible study program, superintendent says

Aug 20, 2025 | By:

The district does not endorse or affiliate with LifeWise, but parents who wish their children to attend such a program can take them there during school hours.

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American Sign Language group offers chance for communities to connect

Aug 11, 2025 | By:

The ASL group meets every Wednesday to learn new signs and build connections between Deaf and hearing people.

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Local students grill 26th Legislative District candidates, write op-eds 

Jul 28, 2025 | By:

Five students from Gig Harbor and Tacoma spent a sizable chunk of their summer break researching and interviewing candidates for the 26th District state Senate seat.

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Clean out your closets for a good cause

Jul 14, 2025 | By:

Food Backpacks 4 Kids is now taking donations for its sixth annual Clothing Drive, which distributes items to families ahead of back-to-school season.

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State program examines alternatives to problematic chemicals in artificial turf, other products

Jul 02, 2025 | By:

The state departments of Ecology and Health are leading an effort to determine whether turf can be manufactured without hazardous chemicals.

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