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Peace Pole installed Dec. 10
Rotary Club Dedicates Peace Pole at Evergreen Elementary
“May Peace Prevail on Earth” was the message celebrating the installation of Peace Poles at Evergreen Elementary School Dec. 10. The phrase is posted on the monument in eight different … more
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Ava Tisino with instructor Tien-Li Holdych
KP 10-Year-old Wins Gig Harbor Music Olympics Event
Longbranch resident Ava Tisino, 10, won a first place trophy for mastery of the piano in her category at the annual Gig Harbor Music Teachers Association Music Olympics Nov. 20 at Harbor Covenant … more
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Evergreen Elementary Open House
The Peninsula School District officially welcomed its third of four new buildings this year with a formal ribbon-cutting and public tour at Evergreen Elementary. It is the first new school built on the Key Peninsula in decades. more
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QB Jake Bice at work.
Seahawks Prevail in Epic Overtime Fish Bowl 43
The Peninsula High School Seahawks beat the Gig Harbor Tides 35-28 Sept. 17 at Roy Anderson Field in a stunning come-from-behind win for their sixth consecutive Fish Bowl victory. more
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Pandemic Fuels Increase in Homeschooling
In the 2020-2021 school year, the number of homeschooled students more than doubled to 802 students from 514 families. more
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Abersold on the air.
School District Explores Options for KGHP-FM
Kris Hagel, executive director of digital learning for Peninsula School District, commissioned an appraisal and educational assessment in July of KGHP-FM to consider its options as a school district and a radio station owner. more
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‘Earthonauts’ Land on Purdy Spit
In recognition of World Ocean Day, five Key Peninsula Middle School students organized and hosted a community beach cleanup on the Purdy Spit June 12. more
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Inside the new Evergreen Elementary building as it undergoes the final stages of construction.
Evergreen School Nears Completion
This fall, thanks to the passage of the 2019 capital bond, a state-of-the-art Evergreen will open its doors to students. more
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Peninsula Hawk Scholarship Fund Rewards 44 Key Peninsula Seniors
One hundred and fifty-two graduating seniors received over $320,000 in scholarships ranging from $500 to $11,000 at the virtual Peninsula Hawk Scholarship Fund award ceremony May 19. Forty-four … more
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Preschool students enjoy a dance party in February 2020, before “social distancing” came along.
Cooperative Preschool to Relocate as District Program Expands
The Peninsula School District plans to expand its half-day Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) Pre-K classes to a full-day schedule for the 2021-22 school year. more
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Haley Barnesson
Two Local Diamonds With Bright Futures
Peninsula School District and the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation annually solicit nominations from PSD staff to identify graduating seniors for excellence in academics and leadership. Selected … more
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Evergreen Elementary lunch ladies Debbie Ehrhardt (left) and Carmen Carter.
'Lunch Ladies Extraordinaire' Keep KP Kids Fed
When classrooms closed across the state in March 2020, Peninsula School District’s many responsibilities to its students didn’t end, including feeding them. more
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Krestin Bahr
Peninsula School District Selects New Superintendent
The Peninsula School District board of directors unanimously voted to hire Krestin Bahr as superintendent during a live-streamed special meeting March 19. more
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All PSD Schools Open to In-Person Teaching
A year after its abrupt closure, Peninsula School District schools are now open to all students who want to attend in-person classes. Peninsula, Gig Harbor and Henderson Bay high schools, the last to open, welcomed students in mid-March. more
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Hudson Cedarland (3) goes after Seahawks running back Landon Sims, who scored three touchdowns.
Seahawks Notch Historic Win in (Empty) Fish Bowl 42
The Peninsula High School Seahawks defeated their perennial rivals and friends, the Gig Harbor Tides, 36-12 in the opening game of a resurrected season Feb. 19. more
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More Students Return to PSD Classrooms
Planning for the return of students to classrooms has been complicated. Logistics for transportation, meals, recess and passing from one class to another had to be taken into account. more
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CISP Site Coordinator Sammi Firman loads food at Key Peninsula Middle School.
Local Groups and Schools Respond to Pandemic
Communities in Schools of Peninsula, whose mission is to identify at-risk students and surround them with a community of support, has been serving students on the Key Peninsula and in Gig Harbor for nearly two decades. When the pandemic closed schools in March 2020, the organization had to adjust quickly. more
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COVID-19 testing includes the very youngest of Peninsula students.
COVID-19 Testing Puts PSD in Groundbreaking Role
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department launched a COVID-19 pilot testing program at three school districts in the county in December, including Peninsula, White River and Eatonville. more
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Veteran PSD bus drivers Louise Wick (left) and Dee Hendrix await kindergartners and first-graders from Evergreen.
PSD School Opening Plans Continue on a Rocky Course
If there is one certainty about deciding how or if to open schools to students in the midst of a pandemic, it is this: Nothing is certain. The experience of the Peninsula School District has been no exception. more
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Rendering of Main Entry
District Prepares for Major KPMS Overhaul
Peninsula School District is in the final stage of planning for a modernization of Key Peninsula Middle School. more
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