The Blue Heron Middle School chess team was the overall champion at the Washington High School Chess Association, part of the Olympic Regional Middle School Chess Championship held in Poulsbo on Feb. …
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2/12/25
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The North Olympic Music Educators held their annual Solo/Ensemble Competition on Feb. 1 at Port Angeles High School. The event brings together exceptional student musicians from more than 18 schools …
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2/12/25
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Kaylen Pray, a senior at Port Townsend High School in 2022, was named to the fall 2024 dean’s list at Saint Mary’s University in Winona, Minn. The list includes 413 undergraduate …
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2/12/25
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The Quilcene school board is expected to consider a resolution Wednesday, Sept. 18, regarding Title IX regulations that “strongly affirms that biological males should …
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By Nicholas Johnson
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9/11/24
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Port Townsend and Chimacum students returned to school on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Students in Quilcene and Brinnon students went back to school a week earlier, on Aug. 26.
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By Nicholas Johnson
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9/4/24
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With the 2024-2025 school year now underway, national and local salary reports indicate Jefferson County teachers, and teachers statewide, are faring better than other teachers in the nation, …
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By James Robinson
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9/4/24
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Special to The Leader
The week ending Nov. 17 saw the Port Townsend High School Key Interact Club make more than 300 cookies for the annual “Community Bowls and …
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By Lois Sherwood
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11/22/23
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Eleanor Ann Moller of Port Townsend has graduated cum laude from Linfield University with a bachelor of science in nursing.
Honors are determined once a student's final grades have been …
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8/4/23
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The Port Townsend School District Board unanimously approved a three-year contract renewal for superintendent Linda Rosenbury at its June 22 meeting.
The contract includes a $14,500 yearly …
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Anna Tallarico
atallarico@ptleader.com | 6/28/23 |
The Port Townsend School Board appointed Simon Little to a vacant position on the board at its last meeting.
The decision came after the board interviewed three applicants for the post, …
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Anna Tallarico
atallarico@ptleader.com | 6/14/23 |
The Quilcene School Board has voted to extend to a job offer to Ron Moag to take over as the school district’s interim superintendent.
Moag has accepted the position, current …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 6/14/23 |
Quilcene graduating senior Kaydence Yeoman shares a hug while passing out flowers during Quilcene High’s graduation ceremony Saturday. Commencement was held Saturday for Chimacum and Quilcene …
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6/14/23
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New Day Learning Academy is celebrating its 13th annual “Read to Feed” campaign and service-learning project. All proceeds will go to Heifer International, a nonprofit that provides farm …
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Anna Tallarico
atallarico@ptleader.com | 6/7/23 |
The American Association of University Women/University Women’s Foundation of Jefferson County has announced the winners of its 2023 scholarships.
The 2023 women scholars are Haley …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 6/7/23 |
Members of the American Association of University Women Port Townsend gathered last week to honor Caroline Schimke (third from left) for her four years of service leading the AAUW Chimacum Creek …
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Cate Winters
cwinters@ptleader.com | 6/7/23 |
He’s leaving, but he’s not going far.
Sean Moss announced last month he was stepping down as the kindergarten-12th grade principal for the Quilcene School District.
Moss, who …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 5/31/23 |
Frank Redmon has announced he will step down from his post as superintendent of the Quilcene School District in June.
Redmon submitted a letter of resignation at last week’s school board …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 5/3/23 |
Sarah Walker has been named Principal of Early Learning and Director of Inclusionary Practices for Chimacum Creek Primary School.
Most recently, Walker has been working as a principal for …
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Cate Winters
cwinters@ptleader.com | 4/26/23 |
The Port Townsend High School Symphony was treated to the trip of a lifetime in sunny Los Angeles, California as the students earned two “gold” rating awards and visited multiple musical …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 4/19/23 |
The Brinnon School District has passed its audit with the Washington State Auditor’s Office with flying colors.
The state released its review of the district Feb. 9, and the assessment audit …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 3/2/23 |