Amber Cruz from Port Orchard celebrates her graduation from South Kitsap High School. Because the high school is the largest in the state, the graduation had to be in the Tacoma Dome to accommodate all the guests.

Clemens Hartman, left, and Steve Jennings, right, have been commuting by foot ferry from Bremerton to Port Orchard for more than 20 years. Dave Currier, center, has been commuting by boat for nine years. All of them work at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.

Tai kwon doe instructor Chris Ervin teaches 7-year-old Sarah Elmore a kick at the Givens Community Center. The martial arts school is run by Joe Mundy.

Sawon Adams, who is from Thailand, is tutored in English by Morrey Grymes at the Port Orchard Library as part of a program run by the Kitsap Literary Council.

Deckhand Barry McFarland waits to untie the MV Carlisle II in Bremerton, so it can set sail for Port Orchard. The boat, constructed in 1917 on the beaches of Lummi Island in the San Juans, is the oldest continually operating ferry sailing the waters of Puget Sound today.

Alvins Burns of Bremerton rode the MV Carlisle II for the first time last week. The boat serves as a floating museum.

Chuck Hamling blows a piece of glass for a neon sign in his shop, Anything Neon, which he started seven years ago. He does custom sign work and repairs signs for beer distributors.

Pat Sebring was a school teacher in Port Orchard for 30 years. She lives next door to the Southworth ferry.

Balou West and her friends play hackey sack in front of the Port Orchard Marina where the foot ferry docks.

Constructed in 1917, the MV Carlisle II is the oldest continually operating ferry on Puget Sound. She currently transports foot passengers between Bremerton and Port Orchard. The boat serves as a floating museum, showcasing historic photos of the old Mosquito Fleet.

Brian Sauer is manager of the public marina at Port Orchard. The marina houses more than 300 permanent slips and has 1,500 feet of inside breakwater moorage.