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Tidepools Launch Party: Awards, Reading, and Pop-Up Art Exhibit

Editors of Peninsula College’s literary art magazine are excited to announce the release of the 59th issue of Tidepools on Thursday, June 8, during Student Arts Week at the college.  

The public is invited to a launch party from 6:00-8:00 pm at the ʔaʔk̓ʷustəƞáwt̓xʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse in Port Angeles. 

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PC Honors Students to Present Capstone Projects at May 22 Symposium

The Peninsula College Honors Program will host its annual symposium for the presentation of capstone projects on Monday, May 22, from 10:00 am to noon in Keegan Hall, room M125. Students will present their original capstone research at the event. 

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Call for the 10th Annual Moving Pictures Festival Film Submissions from Peninsula College Students and PC Alumni

The tenth Annual Peninsula College Moving Pictures Festival Film Submission Deadline is Thursday, June 1, 2023 at noon. 

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Quick-Thinking Teammates Save “Noon Hoops” Member with CPR, AED

On April 26 former Peninsula College faculty member and “Noon Hoops” regular, Bob Lawrence, collapsed on the basketball court in the gym from cardiac arrest during an adult recreational event. His quick-thinking teammates sprang into action. 

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Pirate Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Set for June 3

The sport of basketball will be showcased when Peninsula College holds its fifth Pirate Hall of Fame induction ceremony June 3 at the Cedars of Dungeness banquet room.

Going into the Hall of Fame are Paul Woolpert, Tiffany Hoch, Garrett Abbott, Tony Burke and the 2011 Northwest Athletic Conference champion Pirate men’s basketball team.

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2023 Olympic Peninsula High School Art Exhibition Winners Announced

The 2023 Olympic Peninsula High School Art Exhibition is on display in the PUB Gallery of Art at Peninsula College through Friday, May 12. 

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PC’s Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Earns 5 Stars in Recognition of Academic Excellence, Leadership

Beta Delta Nu, PC's Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter, competed with 60 community and technical colleges across WA, AK, MT, ID, and Alberta, Canada vying for recognition of academic excellence and leadership in PTK in 2022. The group earned five of five stars in PTK’s Five-Star Chapter Plan. 

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2023 Peninsula College Student Art Show Call for Entries

2023 Peninsula College Student Art Show

The PUB Gallery of Art at Peninsula College is seeking entries for the 2023 Peninsula College Student 
Art Show. The show is a juried exhibition that will be in the PUB Gallery of Art from May 23 to June 14, 
2023.

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Zimpher, Baldino Named 2023 Peninsula College All-Washington Team Members

Peninsula College students Alex Zimpher and Chloe Baldino were recently selected as part of the 2023 All-Washington Academic Team

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PC Men's Soccer Team to Host April 1 Exhibition Match Against University of Washington

North Olympic Peninsula soccer fans will have an opportunity to see one of the best college men’s soccer teams in the country Saturday when the University of Washington visits Sigmar Field at Peninsula College for an exhibition match against the Pirates. Kickoff is at 10:00 am and admission is free.

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All Welcome at March 22 Ribbon Cutting for New PC Soccer Field Surface

Pirate soccer will celebrate a new high-quality field turf surface on Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, March 22. All are welcome.
   
The new surface, installed this winter by FieldTurf Inc., will establish Peninsula College as the home of the highest quality college soccer field anywhere in the Northwest.

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PC Hires New Financial Aid Outreach Specialists to Bridge FAFSA Submission Gap

High school seniors can now receive free one-on-one help when applying for student aid. Three Peninsula College positions are dedicated to assisting students with the important task of submitting their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which determines the amount of money awarded to students to cover the cost of college.

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Peninsula College’s Tidepools Magazine Announces 2023 Contest Winners

Tidepools magazine is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 art, photography, writing, and music contest. 

Thank you to everyone who submitted their work for consideration and to the judges who volunteered their time to review this year’s submissions. We are grateful for the community’s continued support of the arts. 

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Instructor Recalls Billy Frank Jr. on Day Named in His Honor

In honor of Billy Frank Jr. Day on March 9, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Member and Peninsula College Klallam Language Instructor Jonathan J. Arakawa shared the following message with the campus community, celebrating his life and legacy. 

 

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College’s Play ‘Medea’ Receives Multiple Meritorious Achievement Awards

PORT ANGELES, WA. –  Director Richard Stephens, Designer Tim Thorn, student actors Ayah Al-sallaq and Connor West and Eliza Pettigrew, and production manager and PC Drama Department Chair Dr. Lara Starcevich all received Meritorious Achievement awards for their contributions to last spring’s theater production at Peninsula College -- Medea.

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