Peninsula College and two core partners have been awarded a $3.9 million Horizons Regional Grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to assist more students on the Olympic Peninsula.
The first week held many new beginnings for Bainbridge Island School District students—the x̌alilc Elementary School gathered for a blessing of the school’s new name, 11 new educators started teaching, the city installed safety measures along Sportsman Club Road, and Bainbridge High School received national academic mention.