Central Kitsap Announcements

Births and other announcements from around the Central Kitsap area.

BIRTHS AT HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER

Sunday, May 18

A boy to Nancy and Brandon DeBritz of Bremerton.

A boy to Janice and Scott Bolon of Bremerton.

Friday, May 23

A boy to Jennifer and Hubert Jeter II of Bremerton.

A girl to Daryl and Scott Stewart of Silverdale.

Saturday, May 24

A boy to Melissa and Scott Wilson of Bremerton.

A boy to Amy and Jeffry White of Bremerton.

Tuesday, May 27

A boy to Brittany Jordan of Bremerton.

BIRTHS AT NAVAL HOSPITAL BREMERTON

Wednesday, May 28

A girl to Lisa and Tyler Seeley of Bremerton.

Thursday, May 29

A girl to Kaedi Hunter and Thomas Cudgel of Bremerton.

A girl to Brenda and Darren James of Bainbridge Island.

Friday, May 30

A boy to Amber and Thomas Moffitt of Bremerton.

Monday, June 2

A boy to Shannon and Joseph Reeder of Port Orchard.

GRADUATES

BELLINGHAM — The following students graduated from Western Washington University in winter quarter 2008.

Silverdale — Brooks Bence, business administration, management; Jocelyn Bernardo, interdisciplinary child development-elementary; Silas Berry, interdisciplinary child development-elementary; Amanda Jones, interdisciplinary child development-elementary; and Karen Yarnell, general studies.

Bremerton — Rachael Cable, sociology; Nicholas Carlson, physical education: fitness science; Mary Gold, interdisciplinary child development-elementary; Elizabeth Grove, interdisciplinary child development-elementary; Jennifer Moreau, human services; Sharon Profeta, interdisciplinary child development-elementary; Peter Van Datta, physical education and health; Saul Wallach, rehabilitation counseling; and Micah Wecker, political science.

Holly (Jergenson) Rubino of Bremerton graduated magna cum laude from Western Washington University on March 21 with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary child development.

PORTLAND — Brittany Healy-Tuke of Silverdale recently graduated from the University of Portland with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.

MOSCOW, IDAHO — Sara Nash of Silverdale and Miranda Carman of Bremerton recently graduated from the University of Idaho. Nash earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and Carman graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English.

DEAN’S LIST

COLUMBIA, MO. — Tonya Benson and Rosendo Deguzman of Silverdale were named to Columbia College’s dean’s list for March 2008. Students must have completed 12 semester hours and achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or greater to be named to the dean’s list.

AWARD WINNERS

Tracyton resident and sixth-grader Andrew Kain has been recognized as a Johns Hopkins Scholar and presented with the “State Award with Highest Honors.” He is a student at Silverwood School, an independent school located on Central Valley Road. He is the son of Chris and Helene Kain. He and fellow Silverwood classmates Keith Christen and Christina Goessman, both of Poulsbo, and former classmate Olivia Mansker-Stoker of Poulsbo, were selected based on test scores taken through Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. For more information, visit the Web site www.silverwoodschool.org or call (360) 697-7526.

FREE WEDDINGS

The congregation of Central Kitsap Christian Church, a non-denominational Christian Church located at 6735 Stampede Blvd. in Bremerton, is providing an opportunity for up to six couples, twice annually — spring and fall, to get married for free.

This includes free use of the church facilities for the wedding ceremony, including ministry staff to perform a beautiful Christian ceremony. A one-hour cake and punch reception also is available, but no alcohol is allowed.

For more information, call the church office at (360) 692-6948 or apply online at www.wedding@ckchristianchurch.com.