Newsroom
The Peninsula School District builds relationships between its schools and its audience through proactive storytelling, media relations, and community engagement.
The goal of the PSD Communications Department is to deliver information and respond to requests timely, accurately, and transparently. By telling PSD's stories, we build better connections within our greater school community.
Click below to see press releases, the latest news stories, and important links for PSD.
Media Contact
Danielle Chastaine
Digital Media Coordinator
chastained@psd401.net
Educational Service Center
14015 62nd Avenue NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98332
P: (253) 530-1000
Danielle Chastaine
Digital Media Coordinator
chastained@psd401.net
Latest News
![Coming soon - No parking on Purdy Lane NW near Peninsula High School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1676587293/psd401net/hdhgleawaycwmuqqakaq/10.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1676587293/psd401net/hdhgleawaycwmuqqakaq/10.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1676587293/psd401net/hdhgleawaycwmuqqakaq/10.png","width":800}])
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced a project on State Route 16 and State Route 302 which will affect staff, students, and families’ ability to park on Purdy Lane NW near Peninsula High School. This project will likely affect incoming and outgoing traffic to Purdy Elementary as well.
![Ashley Stolhand, a woman with long brown hair, brown eyes, wearing a blue top and a white multi-strand necklace]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679600787/psd401net/l0uk1wqcajttf9m0on0y/WebPostphototemplate20.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679600787/psd401net/l0uk1wqcajttf9m0on0y/WebPostphototemplate20.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679600787/psd401net/l0uk1wqcajttf9m0on0y/WebPostphototemplate20.png","width":800}])
Ashley Stolhand, currently an instructional facilitator for the Department of Learning and Innovation, has accepted the role as Gig Harbor High School’s new assistant principal.
![Graphic of whiteboard that says "PSD Board of Directors Regular Business Meeting Feb. 9, 2023 | 6 p.m.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679526381/psd401net/jxokvqnzbwocfwtdkgdh/BoardofDirectorsMeetingGraphic2022-2023960540px_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679526381/psd401net/jxokvqnzbwocfwtdkgdh/BoardofDirectorsMeetingGraphic2022-2023960540px_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1679526381/psd401net/jxokvqnzbwocfwtdkgdh/BoardofDirectorsMeetingGraphic2022-2023960540px_1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679526381/psd401net/jxokvqnzbwocfwtdkgdh/BoardofDirectorsMeetingGraphic2022-2023960540px_1.png","width":960}])
The PSD Board of Directors will host its regular business meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Swift Water Elementary School, 10811 Harbor Hill Drive, Gig Harbor, WA 98332.
Click here to read the full agenda.
![Yellow graphic that says "Pioneer Enrollment Interest Process Now Open. Closes Friday, March 31 at 9 p.m."]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679428667/psd401net/o7uopsm7rzevvgpqvfy5/WebPostphototemplate19.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679428667/psd401net/o7uopsm7rzevvgpqvfy5/WebPostphototemplate19.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679428667/psd401net/o7uopsm7rzevvgpqvfy5/WebPostphototemplate19.png","width":800}])
Families can submit an interest survey for their child to attend Pioneer Elementary School, the Peninsula School District’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) school for the 2023-2024 school year.
![A female conductor stands in front of a high school concert band on a stage]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679434342/psd401net/e4rofyspisix2ftcu4oc/PHSBandFestivals2023-1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679434342/psd401net/e4rofyspisix2ftcu4oc/PHSBandFestivals2023-1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679434342/psd401net/e4rofyspisix2ftcu4oc/PHSBandFestivals2023-1.png","width":800}])
The Peninsula High School Concert Band were celebrating last week after receiving a “superior” rating at the Commencement Bay Music Educators Association Regional Concert Band Festival on Tuesday, March 14, the highest ranking a band can receive. Earlier this year, the PHS Jazz Band also received a “Superior” rating at the COMBMEA (Commencement Bay Music Education Association) Jazz Festival.
![Pioneer students create a book for Superintendent Bahr about the moon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679352844/psd401net/xnee1ztutwc7o9kirn3f/WebPostphototemplate18.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679352844/psd401net/xnee1ztutwc7o9kirn3f/WebPostphototemplate18.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679352844/psd401net/xnee1ztutwc7o9kirn3f/WebPostphototemplate18.png","width":800}])
Pioneer Elementary School parents and Superintendent Bahr were treated to a special party last week at Pioneer Elementary School in Taylor Marshall’s K/1 class as her students presented their class non-fiction book about the moon.