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BHS counselor Cara Tebo speaks with parents and students during a " Beyond BHS" seminar about the importance of finding the right fit when selecting a college. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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‘Matchmaker’ connects BI students to colleges

Bainbridge High School counselor Cara Tebo likens herself to a matchmaker.

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Audit communicates communication needs of BISD

Bainbridge Island School District underwent a communications audit last fall and is using the results to make improvements.

A multitude of predators took up residence in a bamboo stick. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Bee careful; use them wisely to pollinate plants

You’re not alone if you noticed that your plum trees didn’t bear much fruit last summer.

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Members of the Battle Point Astronomical Association work under the cloth dome in the John Rudolph Planetarium to prepare the projector for the next show March 11.

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Starry-eyed: New planetarium projector like a ‘time capsule’

About five years ago, the projector in the John Rudolph Planetarium on Bainbridge Island stopped working and ended…

Bainbridge High School seniors Lauren Feeney and Lily Freeman help each other decorate trees with ceramic hearts Feb. 13. BHS senior and ceramic club president Thomas Robinson said they want to 'Share the Love' with students and faculty. The club created 565 ceramic valentines to hang on the trees. Also, students chose specific high school staff to honor and wrote them cards of kindness. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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23 runners begin the BURT 100 ultra run at Battle Point Park Feb. 11. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Tough BURT 100 course on BI wins again

The BURT 100 on Bainbridge Island is a tough course.

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Mayzie Carleton is the Bainbridge Youth Services Peer Tutor of the Month for February.

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BYS peer tutors help K-12 students for free

Math can be scary - for a lot of people.

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2 resign early from BISD board

Two Bainbridge Island School Board directors have announced they were stepping down and will leave before their terms…

Ultramarathoner and youth mental health advocate Greg Nance answers questions from students at Saint Cecilia’s Catholic School on Teambuilding Jan. 31. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Students learn teambuilding from long-distance runner

St. Cecilia students recently celebrated “Teambuilding Tuesday” with a trashion show and a guest speaker to kick off…

Public Works director Chris Wierzbicki leads a group discussion through the options under consideration for the non-motorized path proposed along Wyatt Way and Eagle Harbor Drive. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group

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On the right path? Both ways on one side?

Bainbridge Island’s plan for the Eagle Harbor Drive-Wyatt Way Non-Motorized Improvement Project has been criticized because the paths…

Rendering of the Wintergreen Townhomes located between Virginia Mason Clinic and Walgreens. Courtesy Image

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BI schools staff already interested in Wintergreen

Superintendent has been calling for affordable housing for years

Bainbridge Island City Councilmember Joe Deets spots an encampment. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Expert: Some homeless have fallen on hard times, want help

The Kitsap County Department of Human Services estimates that one in every 240 people of the county’s 267,000…

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Many high schoolers taking longer to graduate

During his annual address, state schools Superintendent Chris Reykdal updated the state of Washington’s K-12 education system and…