Gig Harbor Knowledge Bowl team wins state championship
Apr 22, 2025 | By: Marsha HartIt’s the first time Gig Harbor won the academic competition, in only its third year of competing at state.
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Peninsula School District shuffles some principals; many parents and staff are not happy
Apr 14, 2025 | By: Christina T HenryThe district says the principal changes will bring fresh perspectives into schools and will help leaders grow. Many parents and staff say they felt “blindsided.”
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‘Future chefs’ whip up gourmet cuisine while competing in national cook-off
Apr 10, 2025 | By: Christina T HenryAt the annual future chefs competition, elementary students learn about nutrition, cooking techniques — and making yummy food.
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Photos: Low-tide walk at Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve
Apr 03, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickCarolyn Bick tagged along with Harbor WildWatch on a recent low-tide beach walk on Fox Island. Here’s what they saw.
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New principal selected for Gig Harbor High School, current principal takes early leave
Apr 02, 2025 | By: Christina T HenryBob Marshall, a former PSD teacher and the current principal at North Kitsap High in Poulsbo, will take over from Michele Suiter.
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How the current site of Gig Harbor High School nearly became a cemetery
Mar 27, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyA funeral home wanted to build a cemetery on Rosedale Street in the mid-1960s. The community organized to stop it.
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Texas mystery-developer plans 31 houses next door to Gig Harbor High School
Mar 26, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyThe project is proposed for 39 acres on Rosedale Street, directly west of Gig Harbor High. Developers are asking to deviate from city rules on altering topography and on the required size of the vegetation buffer between the property and the high school.
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Club sponsored by local Kiwanis allows everyone to get in on the AKtion
Mar 26, 2025 | By: Marsha HartThe year-old AKtion Club gives developmentally disabled adults a social outlet and a chance to give back to the community.
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Gig Harbor, Peninsula debate teams qualify for national tournament
Mar 18, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe two schools will send a total of 11 competitors to the national speech and debate tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, in June.
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Two In Two & On The Go | Our 2025 guide to summer camps for kids
Mar 14, 2025 | By: Tonya StricklandSomehow, it’s that time again—to register kiddos for a local lineup of 2025 summer camps. Here’s a closer look at the camps available in and around Gig Harbor.
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