The Peninsula Gateway and its sponsors are pleased to announce the 2013 Students of Distinction. We will honor 36 graduating Peninsula School District seniors for outstanding achievement in seven different categories — Academics, Athletics, Business & Entrepreneurs, Community Service, Music, Drama & Arts, Overcoming Adversity and Science & Technology.
In the coming weeks, we will feature each of the students who were nominated by a community member and selected by a committee from their respective schools. The nine-week series began March 13 and will conclude May 8.
Along with our sponsors — Umpqua Bank, Franciscan Health System, Kitsap Credit Union, Peninsula Light Company, Olympic Property Group and the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation — we will host a community banquet on Wednesday, May 15, in the Gathering Place at Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church in Gig Harbor. Tickets are $18 for adults, $10 for students. For more information, call 253-358-4141.
Here are quick links to previously published student profiles:
Week 1: Hannah Anderson | Kyla Borders | Jack Chakerian | Reese Bowen
Week 2: Chloe Bethke | Amanda Gordon | Katarina Pearson | Jessica Schatz
Week 3: Kristen East | Austin Filkins | Courtney Jost | Michelle McCormack
Week 4: Brett Biggs | Michaela Crown | Mackenzie Dowd | Daniel Konicek
Week 5: Emilie Laakso | Bill Herling | Ben Focht | Carrie Beyerly
Week 6: Skye Bible | Jenni Glover | Amelia Lauer | Mariko Roths
Week 7: Niquelle Cassador | Annalisa Cochrane | Sara Meisburger | Alex Weymiller
Week 8: Sarah Clark | Nick Gagliardi | Anna Mikkelborg | Tyler Stolz
Week 9: Tawnee Guinn | Aspen Ison | Marissa O'Quinn | Alex Richmond
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