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![A blue and white graphic stating "PSD Board of Directors Regular Business Meeting May 26, 2022 6:00 pm]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1660688882/psd401net/labdx57cfejrwnryfshg/BoardofDirectorsMeetingGraphic2022-2023.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1660688882/psd401net/labdx57cfejrwnryfshg/BoardofDirectorsMeetingGraphic2022-2023.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1660688882/psd401net/labdx57cfejrwnryfshg/BoardofDirectorsMeetingGraphic2022-2023.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1660688882/psd401net/labdx57cfejrwnryfshg/BoardofDirectorsMeetingGraphic2022-2023.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1660688882/psd401net/labdx57cfejrwnryfshg/BoardofDirectorsMeetingGraphic2022-2023.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1660688882/psd401net/labdx57cfejrwnryfshg/BoardofDirectorsMeetingGraphic2022-2023.png","width":1920}])
The PSD Board of Directors will host a study session at 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at Swift Water Elementary. Click here to read the full agenda.
![Scott Yingling Named Assistant Principal of Harbor Ridge Middle School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1660680585/psd401net/m7cgmeqeyea6uc8rzwzw/WebPagePhotos20221.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1660680585/psd401net/m7cgmeqeyea6uc8rzwzw/WebPagePhotos20221.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1660680585/psd401net/m7cgmeqeyea6uc8rzwzw/WebPagePhotos20221.png","width":800}])
Scott Yingling, current assistant principal at Gig Harbor High School, has been chosen as Harbor Ridge Middle School’s new assistant principal. HRMS assistant principal, Brian Wickens, was promoted to HRMS principal earlier this month when principal Mike Benoit was hired to be the principal at Peninsula High School.
![Ride and Drive Graphic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1660255068/psd401net/jovvsubjl7oyubf0lvfi/RideandDriveGraphic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1660255068/psd401net/jovvsubjl7oyubf0lvfi/RideandDriveGraphic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1660255068/psd401net/jovvsubjl7oyubf0lvfi/RideandDriveGraphic.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1660255068/psd401net/jovvsubjl7oyubf0lvfi/RideandDriveGraphic.png","width":940}])
Ever thought about being a school bus driver, but weren’t sure if you would like driving a bus?
Our Ride and Drive Event will be held at Purdy Elementary on Friday, August 26 from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
![Brian Wickens stands on the grass in front of HRMS in a suite and tie.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1660065135/psd401net/xs8pqb6nclqcylbbpdjj/IMG_0299.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1660065135/psd401net/xs8pqb6nclqcylbbpdjj/IMG_0299.jpg","width":479}])
The Peninsula School District is happy to announce a new principal at Harbor Ridge Middle School (HRMS) was chosen to lead the middle school into the 2022-2023 school year and beyond.
Brian Wickens, who served as the assistant principal at HRMS since 2004, has been chosen to replace principal Mike Benoit. Benoit was announced as the new principal of Peninsula High School on Aug. 3.
![NJROTC students meet the Blue Angels]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1659980431/psd401net/qvnxjwsxcurahjkl8imc/08-06-2022-NJROTC-Blue-Angels-13.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1659980431/psd401net/qvnxjwsxcurahjkl8imc/08-06-2022-NJROTC-Blue-Angels-13.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1659980431/psd401net/qvnxjwsxcurahjkl8imc/08-06-2022-NJROTC-Blue-Angels-13.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1659980431/psd401net/qvnxjwsxcurahjkl8imc/08-06-2022-NJROTC-Blue-Angels-13.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1659980431/psd401net/qvnxjwsxcurahjkl8imc/08-06-2022-NJROTC-Blue-Angels-13.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1659980431/psd401net/qvnxjwsxcurahjkl8imc/08-06-2022-NJROTC-Blue-Angels-13.jpg","width":2200}])
The PSD Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) students were given a chance to watch the Blue Angels take-off from Boeing Field for SeaFair on Saturday, Aug. 6.
![PSD Announces Mike Benoit as New Peninsula High School Principal]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1659550380/psd401net/jtcnkbwtgjpvqk2ziyw4/IMG-5276.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1659550380/psd401net/jtcnkbwtgjpvqk2ziyw4/IMG-5276.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1659550380/psd401net/jtcnkbwtgjpvqk2ziyw4/IMG-5276.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1659550380/psd401net/jtcnkbwtgjpvqk2ziyw4/IMG-5276.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1659550380/psd401net/jtcnkbwtgjpvqk2ziyw4/IMG-5276.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1659550380/psd401net/jtcnkbwtgjpvqk2ziyw4/IMG-5276.jpg","width":1756}])
The Peninsula School District is happy to announce a new principal at Peninsula High School (PHS) was chosen to lead the high school into the 2022-2023 school year and beyond.
Mike Benoit, current principal at Harbor Ridge Middle School, was chosen as PHS’s new principal. PHS Principal Joe Potts took a position with the Bellevue School District as of
August 1.
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About the Peninsula School District
Welcome to the Peninsula School District located in
Gig Harbor, Washington.
The Peninsula School District is comprised of 18 schools and nearly 9,000 students. Geographically, it is located across Puget Sound from the Seattle/Tacoma area and covers a 120 square-mile area on two peninsulas, the Gig Harbor Peninsula and Key Peninsula. The Peninsula School District is considered one of the strongest and most innovative districts in the state of Washington.
The PSD Vision is to inspire and empower every child, every day. Our mission is to be the best school district in the state by preparing every child to be a successful and engaged global citizen through innovation, rigorous programs within a culture of belonging.
We believe that every child, in every school, deserves support on their own unique journey to excellence every day.