The citizens of Peninsula Schools are extremely proud of our teachers, students, administrators and staff. We honor their successes and are amazed by their dedication to a tradition of excellence.
- Vaughn celebrated their 6th consecutive year as State
Champions for the Presidential Fitness Award.
- The Special Education Options Program at PES received the
2010-2011 Notable Student Success Award.
- 10 different students have represented KPMS across the
country at NASA sponsored events.
- On the ACT explore test, our 8th and 9th grade students
outperformed the national average in all areas (reading, English, math and
science).
- PHS Girl’s Swimming were Academic State Champions.
- In 2011, 92% of PSD sophomores met the state standard in
writing.
- Peninsula Outlook earns Best high school newspaper in the
Nation 3 out of the last 4 years.
- GHHS boys are the 4A Cross-Country State Champions, the
first time a 4A team from Western Washington has won since 1986. They ended the
season ranked 9th in the Nation.
- Evergreen has won Title I awards each year from 2008-2011
and the Pierce County Violence Prevention Award in 2009.
- Voyager and Kopachuck Destination Imagination teams won 1st
place in Global Finals in 2009.
- PSD has 81 teachers who have achieved National Board
Teacher status.
- Peninsula is one of the few districts in the state that has
all the 10th grade students take the PSAT test.
- The Speech and Debate team from GHHS won the NW Whitman
Invitation Tournament in Walla Walla for the 4th time in 5 years.
- Voyager Highly Capable program was a regional winner in the
Disney Planet Challenge in 2011.
- Rachel Lewis from PHS won the 3A Golf Championship .
- GHHS Meistersingers won national awards including on the
stage in New York City .
- PSD had an increase of 17% in students passing their AP
tests therefore receiving college credit.
- From Purdy, Markeyna Beene was the 2010-2011 Geography Bee
School Champion and top 100 State/National finalist.
- In 2011 Franklin and Johnathon Feng (grades 1 and 4) from Artondale
received 1st place awards in choral reading for bi-lingual students in the
Chinese Language contest.
- PSD is the leader of academic achievement in Pierce County.
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