History
Peninsula High School was founded in 1947 (the state's original Seahawks) in its current location. At the time it was the only high school serving the Gig Harbor Peninsula and Key Peninsula. After Gig Harbor High School was founded in 1978 4 miles to the south, students living south of North Harborview Drive in downtown Gig Harbor and Fox Island attended the new high school.
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