PTHS announces National Honor Society members

Port Townsend High School has announced that the following students have been accepted into membership of the National Honor Society:

Members in the Class of 2017 are Gerry Coker, Berkley Hill, Rrutanna Lanphear-Ramirez, Patrick Morton, Tate Munnich, Milo Rolland, Fiona Shaffer, Gannon Short, Tyler Sudlow, Sarah Villars, and Kaya Wiant.

Members in the Class of 2018 are Joe Calodich, Emmett Erickson, Meigan Kunz, Elise McLane, Maria Morrison, Marco Salguero and Lauren Taracka.

The National Honor Society recognizes outstanding high school students in their junior and senior years based on the criteria of leadership, character, community service and academic scholarship.

PTHS Knowledge Bowl Team takes 4th

Port Townsend High School’s Knowledge Bowl Team placed fourth at this year’s state competition.

Seniors Helena Stafford, Gannon Short, Seren Dances, Ian Coates, and Henry Veitenhans, anchored by captain Tate Munnich, charged through the preliminary rounds just as they had all of the season, said coach Julianne Dow.

“This year’s team really got to that next level,” Dow said. “This is the highest we’ve finished in the last several years. They had the right combination of knowledge, speed and intuition.”

Port Townsend faced a triple-overtime semifinal round before advancing and securing fourth place.

“It was like watching the thrilling end to a high-stakes basketball game,” said Kurt Munnich, father of Tate Munnich. “It was great to see them surmount all that pressure and gel as a team. We were high-fiving each other in the audience after each question they got.”

(Compiled by Leader staff writer Katie Kowalski.)