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Math students enjoy the end of their lunch break in Mrs. Babbitt’s classroom.
Life Under Construction at Key Peninsula Middle School
For teachers, staff and students, school goes on despite construction all around … more
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Minerva Scholarship Funds Education for Local Women: Deadline April 15
Created to overcome barriers so many women confront, the local Minerva Scholarship Fund has given $500,000 over 30 years to more than 200 Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula women to help complete their … more
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Peninsula School District Renews One Levy and Passes a New One
Voters approved two Peninsula School District levies on the Feb. 14 ballot. At press time the Replacement Educational Programs and Operations Levy passed by 64.07% and the Safety, Security … more
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Leiston, 14, is one of only 18 players in the country in his age group on the national select team.
KPMS Athlete Makes Name for Himself on the Soccer Field
Leiston Stoddard was recently named to the U.S. Youth Soccer National Select team … more
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Head Coach Hannah Lekson — "The Boss" — at work.
Seahawk Girls Win South Sound Basketball Title, Advance to State
Peninsula overcame adversity in head coach Hannah Lekson’s first season to punch their ticket to the 3A state tournament. more
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Questions of Equity Voiced at Peninsula School Board Meeting
Kari Trivette has a great deal of experience with the Peninsula School District. Her kids attended Minter Creek Elementary, Harbor Ridge Middle School, and graduated from Peninsula High School with … more
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Little Eagles at Evergreen.
Evergreen Elementary School Encourages Engagement with Community
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Welcome sign at Key Peninsula Middle School, home of the Cougars.
Allegations of Unchecked Bullying at Middle School Made by Parents
Parents of Key Peninsula Middle School students are claiming bullying is an ongoing issue unchecked by school administration, notably Principal Jeri Goebel … more
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Two Peninsula School Levies on February Ballot
The Peninsula School District board of directors voted at its November 9 meeting to put two property tax levies to the voters in an election scheduled for Feb. 14, 2023. more
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Hannah Lekson, in her inaugural season at the helm of the Peninsula Seahawks girls basketball team, is taking over a young program looking to be regulars in the 3A state tournament annually. Lekson was a four-year season assistant for the Seahawks before being named head coach in June.
New PHS Girls Basketball Coach Wants Seahawks Soaring to New Heights
In 2018, Hannah Lekson had an itch she just couldn’t scratch. It had been a little more than two years since her last game with the University of Puget Sound Loggers womens basketball team. … more
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Seahawk Cole Muilenburg (11) and teammates celebrate the win.
Peninsula Seahawks Win Fish Bowl 44 — 7th Straight Victory for 23 Out of 44
The Peninsula High School Seahawks beat the Gig Harbor Tides 39-30 at the 44th Annual Fish Bowl September 16 at Roy Anderson Field, notching their seventh consecutive win and 23rd overall since the first hometown rivalry tournament was played in 1979. more
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New PHS Principal Mike Benoit.
A Familiar Face Takes Over at Peninsula High School
Peninsula High School got a new principal August 3 when the district chose Mike Benoit … more
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Popsicles were part of the celebration.
Move With Minter Fundraiser Earns All-Around Success
A simple idea garnered big rewards for students and families at Minter Creek Elementary School in May. The Minter Creek PTA fundraiser, spearheaded by Jessica Gamble, raised almost $10,000 in two … more
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Coach Beth Porter, left, runs with fourth-graders Evey Lee and Eliza Rasmussen.
Evergreen Elementary Girls on the Run
The nationwide program Girls on the Run returned this spring to Evergreen Elementary School for a 12-week season. Eighteen girls from third through fifth grade met after school twice a week for … more
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Detail from ocean scene mural at Key Peninsula Middle School.
The Longbranch Foundation Rewards Students, Teachers and Schools
The Longbranch Foundation was just one of 18 Key Peninsula donors to the Peninsula Hawks Scholarship Fund in 2022, but it’s also one of the biggest institutional supporters of KP … more
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Bette at her desk.
Evergreen Elementary’s Bette McCord Retires
Bette (“Betty”) McCord has been one of the first faces students, parents, community providers, volunteers and visitors have seen when they enter Evergreen Elementary School for over three … more
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Seniors pledge allegiance at Hawks Award Ceremony.
Hawks Scholarship Awards Record Amount to PHS Seniors
One hundred and thirty-four graduating Peninsula High School seniors received $366,800 in scholarships at the Peninsula Hawks Scholarship Fund award ceremony May 18. Fifty scholarship winners were … more
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Conrad Pennington and Keira Lawson
New Transitional Kindergarten Program at Evergreen Elementary
Peninsula School District is midway through a new pre-kindergarten, early learning program called Transitional Kindergarten that launched in January. TK is a state-funded, full-day, full-week, … more
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From left to right, CISP Executive Director Colleen Speer, Volunteer and Communications Director Myka Cranford, and Program Director Laurel Shultz.
Windfall Donation for Communities In Schools of Peninsula
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $133.5 million to the national nonprofit Communities in Schools Feb. 3. It was the largest unsolicited and unrestricted gift in the organization’s … more
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Substitute teacher Kimberly Peabody in a fourth-grade class Feb. 15 at Minter Creek Elementary School.
School District Staffing Shortage Improves
Amid high absence rates among staff and students, Peninsula School District Superintendent Krestin Bahr sent a message to district families Jan. 12 calling on parents and community members to … more
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