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West Hills STEM Academy (WHSA)

Bremerton School District has led the county in creating a PreK- college STEM educational track through creating a magnet STEM school, partnering with PreK schools and Olympic College/Washington State University to form a STEM education continuum.

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West Kills STEM Academy (WHSA)

https://www.bremertonschools.org/Domain/16

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