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Charlize Tran and Aedyn Zimmerman give information at the News Desk in the Feb. 28 2025 KUGR Broadcast. (Provided by Jeff Schmitt and the KUGR Broadcast team)

Understanding the Production Process of The KUGR Broadcasts

by Truman Hammond, Reporter
June 12, 2025

Each week, The KUGR Broadcast is released and shown to most classes within Central Kitsap High School. These broadcasts are produced by students of the Broadcasting class and are edited and supervised...

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Lip dub participants touring the route.

Community and Creativity: The CKHS Lip Dub Video

by Amy Ngo, Reporter
June 11, 2025

With the excitement of summer approaching, an evolving tradition of a video involving the CKHS community took place on June 5. ASB Executive Advisor Daniel Sullivan has been involved for the past two lip...

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New Director Mark Gaines shakes hand with a community member.

The Surprise Resignation of School Board Director Breezy Mitchell

by Dani-lou Gemmer, Reporter, Copy Editor
June 11, 2025

Over the last few months, community members have slowly been finding out that there was an unexpected change in the Central Kitsap School Board. Without making an official public statement at any meeting,...

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CKHS Senior Prom 2025

Video Credit: Amanda Repine: Video Editor, Reporter Justin Majette: Reporter Ashley Repine: Cameraman Irelynn Smalley: Cameraman

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Jazmyn Budke presents her project to the audience in the Performing Arts Center.

CKHS’ AP Capstone Symposium Lets AP Research Students Show Off Their Year Long Projects

by Truman Hammond, Reporter
May 31, 2025

On May 20, CKHS’ AP Research students presented their projects and earned their AP Capstone diplomas during the annual symposium. The event took place in the Performing Arts Center and presentations...

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Student Actors and first responders pose for a group photo at the end of the Mock Crash.

Students Face the Reality of Drunk Driving Through Annual Mock Crash

by Justin Majette, Reporter, Social Media Manager
May 28, 2025

On May 28, Central Kitsap High School hosted the annual “mock crash,” where seniors watched a re-enactment of a serious car accident and the events that follow. First responders and student actors...

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Students sit in Jessica Hanthorn's darkened classroom.

Potential Removal of the Department of Education Concerns Staff and Students Alike

by Gia Gingrey
May 28, 2025

After President Trump issued an executive order, half of the workers within the Department of Education were left without a job. With an uncertain future for schools across the country, there has been...

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Hannah Baugh as Antigone glances around worriedly at the protesters.

Stage Crew and Cast Reflect on the Dramatic Performance ‘Antigone Now’

by Gia Gingrey
May 22, 2025

Student cast members in the Central Kitsap Performing Arts Center portrayed “Antigone Now” on May 1, 2025. The play is a modernized rendition of the original written by Sophocles, a renowned tragedian...

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Special education collaborative teacher Martha Patterson speaks to the board during the public comment section.

Central Kitsap Education Association Speaks on Student Discipline

by Dani-lou Gemmer, Reporter, Copy Editor
May 2, 2025

With hundreds of teachers, dozens of schools, and thousands of students, the Central Kitsap School Board has many voices to listen to and consider as they make their decisions. The representatives of the...

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Principal Alex Chertok opens The CKHS Experience introducing staff members to the incoming freshmen.

CKHS Hosts the First Annual ‘CKHS Experience’ to Welcome Incoming Freshmen

by Irelynn Smalley, Reporter, Business Manager
April 17, 2025

For most Central Kitsap School District students, Tuesday marked only the second day back from spring break. But for over 200 eighth-graders from nearby middle schools, it was more than just a regular...

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CKHS freshman Claire Hoyner studies in the Central Kitsap High School library after school hours.

The Importance that Libraries Serve as a Resource for Students

by Emma Boehnlein, Reporter
April 1, 2025

After school, students rush down from the Central Kitsap Middle School and Central Kitsap High School campus to the Kitsap Regional Library (KRL). As some students prepare to study for a test, others book...

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Bremerton's former poet laureate, Tia Hudson, reads a poem as an example of a sestina poem for the workshop's prompt.

Bremerton’s First Poet Laureate Continues Giving Toward the Creative Writing Community

by Amy Ngo, Reporter
March 29, 2025

Although poetry may not be in everyone’s life, the type of writing is well known to gracefully depict emotion and creativity. Hudson has been asked for, and has provided her share of her artistry around...

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