Browse past news stories for Gig Harbor High School in Gig Harbor, WA.

• High-school students meet the Constitution (Seattle Times)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 08:22:53 am
  Presentations came from 55 Peninsula High School students at the Gig Harbor Civic Center on Thursday as they took part in a "We the People" competition with a simple goal: to promote civic competence.
• West Point Cadet From Washington Named Rhodes Scholar (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 05:35:07 am
  Seattle, Washington -- A West Point cadet from Washington state has been named a 2010 Rhodes scholar. Elizabeth Betterbed of the small community of Fox Island on the southern tip of the Puget Sound was named among the scholarship winners early Sunday.
• West Point cadet from Fox Island named Rhodes Scholar (Seattle Times)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 02:19:18 am
  A West Point cadet from Washington state has been named a 2010 Rhodes scholar.
• West Point cadet from Washington is named Rhodes Scholar (The Oregonian)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 01:15:46 am
  Elizabeth Betterbed of Fox Island, a mechanical engineering major, is first in her class. She wins an all-expense-paid scholarship to Oxford.
• Tides athlete collecting used gear for senior project (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 10:50:00 pm
  Gig Harbor High School senior Jeremy Hurdus sits on the grass field in front of the Gig Harbor Civic Center with a variety of used shoes around him and his neck.
• PHS seniors get Constitutional (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 08:35:00 pm
  Peninsula High School students participate in the district “We the People” competition last Thursday at the Gig Harbor Civic Center. Units from two 12th-grade civics classes discussed Constitutional law, history and philosophy during the all-day event.
• Community briefs (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 08:04:41 pm
  The Key Peninsula Lions Club will continue its public forums with elected officials at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 with state Rep. Larry Seaquist, D-Gig Harbor. The forums are held at the VFW Room at the Key Peninsula Civic Center, 17010 S. Vaughn Road in Vaughn.
• Oregon State baseball: Beavers sign 12 players from across West Coast to join team for 2011 (The Oregonian)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:16:04 pm
  The list includes four Oregonians.
• Gig Harbor YMCA Offers After-School Program for Sixth Graders (The Kitsap Sun)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 08:27:00 pm
  GIG HARBOR —Peninsula School District sixth graders have the opportunity to participate in the Gig Harbor YMCA Sixth Grade Program this year.There are two programs currently serving the Peninsula School District students at four middle schools. One is on site at each school, and another at the YMCA facility in Gig Harbor.Each Tuesday, students from Kopachuck and Key Peninsula Middle School can ...
• Teen remembers the past through his collection (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 09:34:50 pm
  Josh Otto of Gig Harbor is a military history buff whose uncle’s sergeant Army dress uniform coat is adorned with decorations that reflect his service during WWII. Otto’s uncle, Ben, served as one of 10 crew members aboard a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortess bomber.
• H1N1 clinic vaccinates 610 (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 02:19:50 am
  Registered Nurse Tamara Johnson of Franciscan Health System gives Anthony Dulaney, 4, an H1N1 nasal flu vaccination last Wednesday at Key Peninsula Middle School. The clinic provided 610 H1N1 vaccines to students in five hours and only had to turn away 20 students.
• Gig Harbor Audio Installation Shop Focused on High End, Quality (The Kitsap Sun)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 01:01:08 am
  GIG HARBOR — After working for several years as an audio installer for a chain store, Travis Leonard loved the job but realized one thing: He wanted to do higher quality work than was allowed by the fast pace of the shop. To do that, he took the plunge two years ago to open his own. “The industry wasn’t going the way most installers want it to go. It’s more like get it in, get it out, and I don ...
• Gig Harbor Teens Find Direction, Dedication at Bremerton Academy (The Kitsap Sun)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 03:01:30 am
  GIG HARBOR — After school, Shane Conley, a former Peninsula High School student, was spotted playing Monopoly on a bunk with a handful of his buddies during some downtime at Washington Youth Academy in Bremerton. The game ended abruptly with a “mail call” scream from a camouflaged sergeant. Conley, 18, and his “Wolf Pack” brothers jumped to attention at their footlockers. Within seconds ...
• Gig Harbor soccer team advances to district playoffs (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 12:35:20 am
  Gig Harbor’s Morgan Sullivan controls the ball against Central Kitsap last week. The Tides won 1-0 and are competing for a playoff berth on Saturday at Art Crate Stadium in Spanaway.
• Gig Harbor Horse Trainer Sets Sights on Olympics (The Kitsap Sun)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 02:31:36 am
  When their daughter was young, Sandra and Al Green saw the potential for Allyson to pursue her dream. So when they found the 22 acres in the Cromwell area that is now the pristine Green Hills Farm, it seemed a perfect opportunity for the family, and for Allyson. Since she was 7, Allyson has been riding horses, and by the time she turned 15, she said, she was teaching jumping. The Gig Harbor ...
• PROFILES IN EDUCATION: Dean Roberts (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 08:50:11 pm
  Interpreter Marc Schmitz and Gig Harbor High School American Sign Language teacher Dean Roberts during the teacher’s planning period last Wednesday. Roberts is completely deaf. Which, as a teacher, has both its benefits and drawbacks.
• Gig Harbor equestrian packs her bags for Kentucky (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 08:34:40 pm
  Tasha was a handful for Simpson in the beginning, but with patience and commitment, the two became fast friends.
• Gig Harbor falls short in title match (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 10:05:00 pm
  Gig Harbor’s Samantha North winds up before spiking the ball against Narrows League champion Olympia last Thursday. The Tides put up a tough fight against the Bears but lost in five games. It was their only loss of the season.
• Gig Harbor teen places in top 10 at Seattle pageant (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 11:34:50 pm
  Alexandra Andren’s talent and poise was noticed during last month’s Miss Washington Teen pageant. She placed in the top 10 in the competition.
• Payne, Young for Gig Harbor City Council (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 11:19:49 pm
  IT’S A DOWN election year for the City of Gig Harbor with only two contested positions in five total races. Four City Council seats will be decided in the general election on Nov. 3, including the uncontested spots for council members Steve Ekberg and Paul Kadzik, and for Mayor Chuck Hunter.
• Huddle up: Vote for Tides grad Elizabeth Betterbed (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 10:50:00 pm
  Elizabeth Betterbed is the quintessential student-athlete. The 2006 Gig Harbor High School graduate — currently a senior at Army University in West Point, N.Y. — is one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in NCAA Division I women’s soccer.
• A passion for playing together (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 10:49:50 pm
  Cold, wet and windy conditions don’t stop the Peninsula golf team from practicing their swings at the Canterwood driving range. The boys finished the season 9-0 in the Class 3A South Puget Sound League and won the league championship after they beat Clover Park 75-24.
• GH Academy cross country program a running success (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 10:35:00 pm
  Running is an innate ability on the playground. It doesn’t require hand-eye coordination or a specific skill set. Elementary school students don’t think about how to run. They simply do it.
• Tides earn key win over Bellarmine (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 10:34:50 pm
  Gig Harbor senior Anna Guenther earns a kill against Bellarmine Prep last week. The Tides have gone unbeaten so far and will host Olympia, their toughest opponent of the season, at 4:45 p.m. Thursday.
• Robuck appointed as interim assistant principal at KPMS (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 01:20:45 am
  Ty Robuck, the new interim assistant principal at Key Peninsula Middle School, with his wife, Rachel. Robuck has taught in the Peninsula School District since 2000.
• A bar hop for the record books (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 01:05:35 am
  Ten men. One hundred one bars. Fifteen hours. That was the feat accomplished last weekend in Seattle by Dan Wachtler, 23, and his friends, who unofficially broke the Guinness World Record for the most bars visited in a day.
• Lacrosse: A sport on the rise (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 12:05:46 am
  Eighth-grade Harbor Fire lacrosse player Shane O’Conner competes against a South Kitsap player during the inaugural season.
• Jarzynka to be inducted into Husky Hall of Fame (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 08:05:25 pm
  The Jarzynka family poses outside their home. From left to right, Jennifer, pet dog Rio, 3-year-old daughter Madelin, Joe and 8-month-old Fisher.
• GH shuts out Lincoln (Peninsula Gateway)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 07:50:25 pm
  Tides junior Emma Ostergren dribbles down the field. The Tides shut out the Abes 8-0 at Gig Harbor High School’s soccer field.
• Gig Harbor Home to Unique Teaching Tool: Community Radio (The Kitsap Sun)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 07:01:59 pm
  GIG HARBOR — It’s Gig Harbor’s only radio station, and it broadcasts from Peninsula High School to five counties, and worldwide through the Internet. Over the years KGHP, which has transmitters at three locations including Fox Island, the Key Peninsula and SR16 at Springhill, has undergone some changes. Most recently the non-profit station became part of the growing number of stations streaming ...