Gig Harbor High School

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Gig Harbor High School is a public high school in the Peninsula School District in Gig Harbor, Washington. The school was created in the summer of 1978. The school houses ninth through twelfth grades.Facility addition and remodelIn 1990, the school was renovated with a 120,000-square-foot, three-phase addition and remodel while occupied. Phase 1 consisted of a new Masonry classroom building, gymnasium, and a new science addition. Phase 2 was the complete renovation of existing space, including upgrading portions of the food service area and a new administration area. Phase 3 consisted of renovation of the old, remaining administration area into classrooms and a music area.Athletics and activitiesSpeech & Debate Team The speech and debate team attends both state and national tournaments yearly. It won the statewide tournament in the 2007-2008 season. The team participates in policy debate, LD (Lincoln-Douglas), Congressional Debate, Public Forum, various interpretation events, platform speaking and limited prep events. They have been coached by Chris Coovert since September 2000.Band The Gig Harbor Wind Symphony, Jazz Band, Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble, Pep Band, and Orchestra are all directed by Eric Swanson starting in the fall of 2009. The bands perform around three concerts per school year at different festivals and competitions throughout the year. They visited Coeur D'Alene, Idaho in May 2011 and performed there, winning three awards as a group and multiple individual student awards at a competition. In April 2012, they performed at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The Pep Band is present at each home football and basketball game, performing short songs in between game plays and at half time.