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Senior Kyle Olson says he was “very shy and secluded to himself” at the beginning of high school.
He says, “I never really had any real activities to get involved with. I had friends, I had a life, but it was school, home, and then on the weekends I would have a life.”
However, Olson ventured out, [...]

Gig Harbor High School has a reputation for putting on fantastic spring plays that draw in tons of members from around the community. In the past few years, it has featured highly successful shows including Damn Yankees and Beauty and the Beast. This year, the GHHS Drama Department has decided to tackle the all-American classic, [...]

One student shares her thoughts on moving away from Gig Harbor to spend her senior year in London, England.

When Gig Harbor residents first became aware of the state park closure plan through the circulation of newspaper articles and e-mails, many expressed an interest in saving our local Kopachuck and Joemma State Parks from closure.
One Gig Harbor resident, Linda Goush, “rose to the occasion and encouraged residents to start a grassroots effort in an [...]

When you ask GHHS students about the school fight song, the initial reaction more often than not is: “We have a fight song?”

This reaction is to be expected when the presence of a school fight song is noticeably absent during all school assemblies and sporting events. Senior Nico Youngren and ASB President Ben Cripps are looking to change this.

For those of you who do not know senior Jens Brynestad, you should know that he is a very likable person. He is hilarious, free-spirited, and fun to be around.
In late Oct. 2008, a tumor about the size of a golf ball was found in Brynestad’s brain. His family, friends and all who know him [...]

With new technologies emerging every day, are today’s internet savvy young adults taking too much advanatge of the internets resources?

Local bands rock Peninsula High School at Gig Harbor’s annual Battle of the Bands competition.

Gig Harbor High School no longer provides planners, even though they help students keep their lives organized.

‘Teacher appreciation’ should be an obvious thing—but students’ disrespectful behavior makes this impossible.