Young people between 14 and 18 can win $1,000 for a cause by explaining how they impact their community.
Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula residents will decide this Tuesday the fate of an $87 million levy to keep Peninsula School District schools running over the next four years.
The senior at Gig Harbor High School is involved in several organizations at school and in the community.
To celebrate his students' feat of collecting six truckloads of canned food and toys for the FISH Food Bank, Goodman Middle School Principal Scott McDaniel had his head shaved.
Ashley Reeves of Gig Harbor High School will be part of The Nutcracker this weekend.
Get out the lights and holly. Your decorating could net $100,000 to our schools.
Leander is a senior at Gig Harbor High School.
Washington State will require an additional credit of English and half-credit of social studies to graduate starting in 2016, but the Peninsula School District is not worried about making the changes.
The Peninsula School District Board of Directors will be holding an interview session in search for a new school board member at its meeting tonight. The public is invited to attend the meeting at 5:30 p.m.
Text 'ROCK17' to 24300 from your phone once a day to help the Seahawks' band program win $10,000.
The Tacoma campus of the University of Washington reported a 10 percent increase from last year's enrollment.
Four teams to show at Junior FIRST LEGO League expo this weekend, and with the most veteran students being third-graders, they're just getting started.
Association oversees athletics and activities for schools.
Online contests could net the Seahawks' band $10,000, and the Performing Arts Department up to $50,000 -- but they can't do it without the public's help.
Gig Harbor's entrepreneur and software programmer, Chuck Costarella, is one of the four grant recipients at the University of Washington.
Peninsula School Board member, John Earl, said he will be resigning from his position due to health reasons. However, he hopes the school district, including his replacement, can drum up community support for a proposed M&O levy.
The Peninsula School District announced the resignation of current member John Earl on Monday. It is now accepting letters of intent from residents who are interested in filling the unexpired term representing District 5.
Realignment could result in not enough schools to continue in 2012. If that happens, the remaining 4A schools would have to find a new home.
The Seattle Seahawks awarded Kaitlyn Ready of Gig Harbor for her outstanding community involvement and academic leadership.
Here's the schedule for the upcoming week.
The Tides travel to Olympia this Friday to face the Bears.
After bouncing back from their first loss of the season, the Seahawks look to improve their season to 6-1.
Gig Harbor Film Festival kicked off with a free screening of "Finding Kind," which explores bullying among girls and women in the country.
With influenza season just around the corner, it's easy to get school-aged children vaccinated at little or no cost. And since they are the group at highest risk of contracting the flu, it's recommended.
Peninsula boys water polo team fell to Curtis, 15-13, on Wednesday.
Patch caught up with former Gig Harbor standout Austin Seferian-Jenkins, who has already made an impact during his freshman year with the UW football team--catching three touchdown passes in four games.
The Peninsula football team is off to a hot start. Head coach Ross Filkins talks to Patch about his team.
Rob Friedman comes to the South Sound from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He recently moved to the South Sound. Although their last names are spelled the same, he’s not related to new UW Tacoma Chancellor Debra Friedman.
With two wins under their belt this season, the Seahawks look for their third victory on Friday night against Wilson High School.
After bouncing back with a solid win against Graham-Kapowsin, the Tides host Mt. Tahoma on Thursday.
Looking to take a hobby to another level? Would you like to brush up on your foreign language skills? Interested in learning about art? Realize your dreams and take advantage of local and convenient continuing education courses. Patch shows you how.
The Gig Harbor football team looks for its first win of the season as the Tides take on Graham-Kapowsin Thursday night.
After dominating the Tides in the annual Fish Bowl, Peninsula looks for another win against the Crusaders on Friday.
Danny Welstad started hi senior season in a big way, rushing for six TD's in Peninsula's 48-9 victory over Gig Harbor.
We're putting together a photo gallery of all those special first-day-of-school moments.
Classes start for most students on Sept. 1. Make sure you and your child are familiar with the revised bus routes.
The state's new measurement for math proficiency show more students passing, but state Superintendent Randy Dorn says there's still a ways to go.