Peninsula High School (Washington)
| Peninsula High School | |
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| Location | |
| 14105 Purdy Dr NW Gig Harbor, WA 98332 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Home of the Seahawks |
| Established | 1947 |
| Principal | David Goodwin |
| Enrollment | 5 (2010-2011) |
| Information | (253) 530-4400 |
| Mascot Colors |
Seahawk Green & White |
| Website | http://phs.psd401.net/ |
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Peninsula High School is a public high school on a hill overlooking Henderson Bay and Burley Lagoon, in Purdy, north of the city of Gig Harbor, Washington, USA. The school is part of the Peninsula School District.
Peninsula High School was built in 1947 in its current location above Burley Lagoon on Purdy Drive. At the time it was the only high school serving the Gig Harbor Peninsula and Key Peninsula. After Gig Harbor High School was opened in September, 1979, 4 miles to the south, students living south of North Harborview Drive in downtown Gig Harbor and Fox Island attended the new high school.
Peninsula has many sports and club sports including, Baseball, Boys & Girls Basketball, Cross Country, Fastpitch, Football, Girls Bowling, Golf, Boys & Girls Soccer, Boys & Girls Swimming & Diving, Boys & Girls Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, Water Polo, and Wrestling. The boys cross country team recently got second at the 3A state meet, the highest placing by a Peninsula team since the baseball team in 2006. The Peninsula High School football team were the state 3A champions in 1978. Larry Lunke was the head coach. The 2012 team was beaten in the semi-finals of the 3A State Championships by Bellevue, who then went on to win the title over North Bend, Washington's Mount Si Wildcats. This was the Bellevue Wolverines' 11th straight state title. The football team also won back-to-back SPSL 3A championships in their 2012 and 2013 seasons, both wins were over the Lakes Lancers of nearby Lakewood, Washington.
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