Winterfest
2008 was another great success! Sandi Malich, Winterfest Event
Coordinator, and Mike Miller, Peninsula High School ASB Advisor,
did a fantastic job once again. A special thank you also goes
out to our wonderful bookkeeper Bobbie Chemla for the labor
intensive task of overseeing the financial aspects of this
weekend’s event, and Kathy Crowley for stepping up to help out
whenever and wherever needed.Full Story
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PHS Boosters Dinner and Auction was a Great Success!
November 7, 2008
Jane Ostericher
Thank
you to everyone who donated, attended, or volunteered for the
15th Annual Boosters FUNdraising Dinner & Auction held on
Saturday, October 25th at the Key Peninsula Civic Center.
The gymnasium at the Key Peninsula Civic Center was transformed
by many talented decorators. Over 190 delicious meals were
prepared by Sid Taylor from the PSD Food Services. Dinner guests
were served very well by members of our World Cooking class.
Event attendees were musically entertained by PHS’ Razmatazz.
Many other PHS students, staff members, parents & community
members helped with all other auction operations. It was an
enjoyable community event that raised support for PHS students.Full Story
Peninsula Swim and Dive Wins League Meet!
October 28, 2008
Colleen Blauvelt
Peninsula Girl’s Swim and Dive Team overwhelmingly won the sub district meet this past weekend. In Diving, Kelsie Williams took first place with a state qualifying dive. Freshman diver Rennie Marshall took 2nd.
In the pool, we had several first place wins. The 200 Medley Relay of Kellie Blauvelt, Micaela Fagan, Casey Penrose, and Katie Maul started out the first place ribbons. Casey Penrose won the 200 Individual Medley and the 100 Butterfly with a state qualifying time and personal best getting under the 1:02 mark. Kellie Blauvelt won the 100 Breaststroke with a state qualifying time and personal best of 1:10.15 and took 2nd in the 100 Butterfly with a personal best. Our North Mason swimmer, Kimberly Wascher won the 100 Backstroke.
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SAVE THRIFT STORE LOOKIN’ GOOD
October 21, 2008
Marsha Williams
Thanks
to the help of a great bunch of volunteers, the SAVE Thrift
Store has a new coat of paint.
Student members of the Key Clubs of Peninsula and Gig Harbor
High Schools, their advisor Kathy Wilber, other PHS students and
scholarship committee members and their families completed the
job during late September and early October. Prior to painting,
students trimmed and removed a large amount of brush from the
rear of the store to make those walls accessible. Debra
Langley-Boyer served as coordinator of the project. Full Story
Peninsula High School "Seahawks" Marching Band 2008 Homecoming Show
October 22, 2008
Ricky Badua
Rachel’s Challenge Impacts PHS
October 6, 2008
Melissa McNeish
PHS
Rachel’s Challenge assemblies left people feeling more compassion and kindness towards each other. Over half of the school returned for further training in the afternoon. The challenge that Rachel made through her writing, before her death, was to start a chain reaction of kindness and compassion.
The five challenges Mike Hills emphasized were:
• Eliminate Prejudice (look for the best in others)
• Dare to Dream (write down goals and keep a journal)
• Choose Positive Influences (input=output)
• Use Kind Words (little acts of kindness = huge results)
• Start a Chain Reaction (tell how you feel)
Peninsula High School is proud to boast one of the largest scholarship programs in the state. Since 1985 it has provided funds to students for their education beyond high school, whether academic or vocational. Nearly $200,000 is channeled to our graduates each year through this program. It is now time for the Class of 2009 to partake of the bounty.
The scholarship committee will present an orientation to the program for students and parents on Thursday evening, September 18, at 7 p.m. in the PHS library. The creation of a scholarship portfolio, which serves as the sole application for most of the awards in this program, will be explained. Samples of prior year portfolios will be available for viewing.
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Seahawks Around the World
July 1, 2008
Tim Winter
Introducing our new Seahawk mascot logo and “Seahawks Around the World”. The PHS Boosters, with the help of Curtiss Hall’s artwork, have created a retro spirit t-shirt that is taking the PHS community by storm. Starting this summer, we begin our Seahawks Around the World campaign that will take
Peninsula Pride World Wide!!! You can pick up your “PHS Proud” t-shirt in the main office for only $10. Take your t-shirt with you as you travel around the state, country, or world and get your picture taken…posing like the Seahawk…in front of landmarks, signs, buildings, etc…anything that helps identify where you have been. E-mail the picture to Tim Winter (
wintert@psd401.net) and you will find yourself on the wall at PHS in the fall as you spread
PHS LOVE! Have a great summer and show off your love of Peninsula High School! Full Story
Andy
Wolf Andy is incredibly enthusiastic toward class in
general, volunteering to take on more roles in role-playing
activities, contributing to discussions and sharing his
opinion. Andy shows great respect, attitude, courage and
excellence.
Teacher of the Week
Curtiss
Hall Curtiss began his career at Peninsula High School in
1992, teaching art and coaching track and cross country. He
became the athletic director shortly after that, and has
taught history classes too. He has shared his artistic
talents on or near our athletic fields and courts. He puts
in many hours setting up fields and supervising sporting
contests. He and his wife Kathy (a PHS graduate and also a
teacher) have three boys. Curtiss is a leader in the SPSL
league, directing the league swim and cross country meets.
He is very proud of Peninsula’s 2nd place overall
showing in the new SPSL league this fall, our three athletes
of the year; Chris Borg, Lindsey Marchand, and Lance
Wilhelm, as well as X-Country Coach of the year, Joel
Wingard. We don’t know what we’d do without Curtiss Hall.
Office Staff of the Week
Jody
Crowe
Jody has been the voice and smile of activities and
athletics since 1999. She has been a tremendous asset to our
program, assisting students and parents with the athletic
eligibility process and more. Jody is the one who schedules
buses, referees, workers for the events and checks student’s
grades and other eligibility requirements. Jody always has a
smile for everyone. She works hard every day, so that students
and coaches can compete. Jody is married with two girls who were
competitive swimmers while attending PHS. We are lucky to have
Jody working for all of us.
The Week At
A Glance
PHS celebrated Veteran’s Day with an assembly on Monday. Hailey
Stewart and Zach Moore played taps on their trumpets after Mr.
Bill read the story of Taps. We had a captain from the Marine
Corps talk, our drum line performed and there was a short video.
Our football and soccer teams went to play-offs and battled hard
against stiff competition. Our swim team finished third in
league, behind Mt. Rainier and Kennedy, both of Seattle. The
last state meet we have for fall sports is swimming on Nov.
14-15 at the King County Aquatic Center. We are positioned to be
in the top 10 finishers. As we finish one sport season, we look
forward to the next one, beginning Nov. 17th. Our band recently
attended a marching band competition in Auburn, and are now
getting ready for the district band festival Tuesday, Nov. 18th,
The choir is preparing for their first concert of the year on
Thursday, Nov. 20th. The National Honor Society held their
induction Nov. 12, and our drama department will be presenting a
children’s play in early December. There is a Financial Aid
parent night Nov. 19th and a Scholarship Portfolio Workshop Nov.
20th. Our speech and debate as well as knowledge bowl teams are
gearing up for a competitive season.
We are proud of our athletes who have competed or will compete
at state competitions:
X-Country Teams; Chris Borg- Athlete of the Year, Ian Hash,
David Lee, Doug Dunbar, Curtis King, Keegan Hall, Jon Maurins,
Joe Vaughn, Mik Moore, Addie Johnson, Kristina Cordy, Hannah
George, Molly Cordy, Audrey Metcalf, Lauren-Michelle Arnold,
Lorianne Wilbur, Zoe Hamby, Lauren Travis
Tennis; Lance Wilhelm: Athlete of the Year, League Champ four
years in a row!
Girl’s Golf;Rachel Lewis (the only freshman in the field)
Boy’s Golf; Senior Captain- Chris Bean, Kevin Keiter and Joey
McNelis
Girl’s Swim Team: Lindsay Marchand- Athlete of the Year, Kelllie
Blauvelt, Micaela Fagan, casey Penrose, Katie Maul, Alix Frank,
Amanda Brunswick
Girl’s Dive Team; Kelsie Williams and Dana Davidson.
Congratulations to our artists who won awards at the Puyallup
fair this year;
Lindsey Ferguson, Rachel Fisher, Lucas Jonas, Katie Lund, Leann
Moffitt, Annette Renie.
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