PORT ORCHARD — South Kitsap School District has released its annual list of local businesses, service groups, individuals and organizations it has honored as part of its Celebration of Partnerships program.

The district’s superintendent, board of directors and school administrators thanked the honorees at an event May 18 at Marcus Whitman Junior High.

“The event is a chance to say thank you to those who go above and beyond to ‘make a difference,’” school superintendent Karst Brandsma said in a news release.

“When I joined the community last year, I was immediately impressed with how involved our partners are in our schools,” Brandsma said.

The following individuals, businesses, service groups and organizations were honored:

Rick Christenson, Ada Overturf, Bob Wiltermood, Boys and Girls Club, Coffee Oasis, Elton Goodwin Memorial Foundation, Haselwood Auto Group, John L. Scott Real Estate, JohnsonLink Orthodontics, Kitsap Regional Library, Kiwanis of Port Orchard, Knoche Farmers Insurance, Kurt Wagner Education Foundation, Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce, Port Orchard Rotary, Shepherds and Angels, Soroptimist International of Port Orchard, South Kitsap Helpline, South Kitsap Kiwanis Breakfast Club, South Kitsap Rotary, South Kitsap School Supporters, Sunnyslope PTA, That One Place, United Methodist Church, Windermere Real Estate, YMCA and YMCA Camp Seymour.