Paige Richards, a senior at Central Kitsap High School, says being bullied because of her race hasn’t been a problem for her. The Native American student also receives the academic support she needs.
There’s always room to do better when it comes to student achievement.
Never give up. For nearly 98 years, it’s been Lillian Walker’s motto.
His classroom is behind the prison walls of Clallam Bay Corrections Center. Ronnie Jackson, Jr. is studying to earn a vocational certificate in small business entrepreneurship – he wants to be ready when he gets out.
Marilyn Prosser was 7 years old on Sept. 11, 2001. She admits that back then she didn’t really understand what it all meant.
Mayumi Mikelsen is not satisfied with just teaching her own two children Japanese. She wants other children to be able to learn as well — so she’s opening a Japanese language school in Silverdale.
Central Stage Theatre of Kitsap was awarded a 15,000 grant last year to go toward remodeling its Silverdale facility, but the only improvement currently lined up is repainting the building’s interior next month.
While some have the convenience of having a church located down the street, Hamid Haji has to drive about 60 miles roundtrip from his Bremerton home to a mosque in Tacoma. And in the midst of the observance of Ramadan, that means a daily drive south.
Barbara Smith woke up last week to find 91 plastic pink flamingos in her front yard. At first she had no idea where they came from
Michelle Kirkpatrick has been singing all her life but before she joined a Bremerton women’s barbershop chorus about 17 years ago, she only did it when she was in the shower or driving alone.
Although she is having a fun summer that has included camping with her family, 11-year-old Emma Bugg can’t wait for school to start.
Andre Coleman understands that when students misbehave at school, they will be disciplined accordingly.
Jack Stanfill is not ready to give up his fight.
When Dave Ryan jumped off a ledge into a swimming hole at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia three years ago, he didn’t expect it would lead to a career in art.
His family lives off the grid in Seabeck using solar panels and generators. It got recent Klahowya Secondary School graduate Darren Slater thinking last year of other ways to create an alternative source of energy — magnets. So, with his friends, Jacob Neubert and Benjamin Dachenhausen, the group decided to build a magnet-powered generator.
Bonnie and Sig Chrey stand beside the sign they posted along Olympic View Road. The life-long Kitsap County couple has been living on Olympic View for nearly 10 years and are opposed to Silverdale becoming its own city.
Some of their students were 5 years old at the time and may not remember the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks or have a clear understanding of what it meant. But other than not having memories of historical events because of their age, Central Kitsap High School teachers JD Sweet and Elizabeth Blandin feel that many of their students have a disconnect from “what made America, America.” And they want to change tha
Kay Gillette and Joseph Barker will harness the power of vegetable oil donated by Chinese restaurants to bring them to Bremerton.
Last time Jerry VanFossen and other residents organized a group to publicly speak against Silverdale cityhood. This time, he continues to be vocal on his opinions against incorporating Silverdale, but isn’t organizing a concentrated effort — yet.
As proponents of Silverdale incorporation prepare to gather signatures from residents in support of turning Silverdale into its own city, there are many residents who already know what they will say when asked to sign the petition: No.
