Tarriers Celebrate 2015 Headmaster’s Picnic
Tacoma, Wash. – Charles Wright celebrated a long-running fall tradition on Friday, Sept. 11, inviting all enrolled families to campus for the annual Headmaster’s Picnic. Hundreds of people flooded the...
View ArticleUS Athletics Update: week of Sept. 7
Tennis: Sept. 10 CWA vs Eatonville Final Score: CWA – 5 Eatonville -0 Singles: Griffin Welsh(CWA) def. Buddy Brandt 6-0, 6-0 Wyatt Iverson(CWA) def. Braden Henrickson 6-0, 6-0 Doubles: Dylan...
View ArticleUS Athletics Update: Week of Sept. 14
Soccer: 9/15/15 Charles Wright @ Crosspoint CWA- 2 Crosspoint- 0 Gabi Joubert scored a goal assisted by Jules Hebert in the 60th minute. Kristina Spaur was assisted by Brenna Sclair in the 70th minute....
View ArticleUS Athletic Update: Week of Sept. 21
Volleyball: 9/18/15 Charles Wright @ Black Hills CWA- 3 Black Hills- 1 (25-18, 25-7, 22-25, 25-18) Abbie Jackson had 25 kills, 6 service aces and 3 blocks Lauren Meadowcroft had 27 assists and 3...
View ArticleUS Athletics Update: Sept. 24/25
Tennis: 9/24/15 Charles Wright @ Vashon CWA – 5 Vashon – 0 Singles: Griffin Welsh(CWA) def Josh Tillman 6-1, 6-0 Wyatt Iverson(CWA) def Kyle Jonson 6-1, 6-0 Doubles: Dylan Sam/Raghav Agrawal(CWA)...
View ArticleUS Athletics Update: Oct. 5
Cross Country Charles Wright @ Nisqually League Meet CWA Boys placed first and CWA girls placed second. Runners in the top ten are as follows: Boys: 1st– Adam Berg 17:08.50 4th– Eric jones 17:55.10...
View ArticleUS Athletic Update: Week of Oct. 12
Football 10/9/15 Charles Wright vs Vashon CWA- 76 Vashon-52 Cheney 23 for 31, 505 yards, 9TDs, 1InT Stackpole 4 receptions, 4 TDs, 216 yards Desmond jones 3 TDs, 107 yards rushing, 119 yards...
View ArticleUS Athletic Update: Week of Oct. 19
Tennis **Undefeated going into the league tournament!** 10/19/15 Charles Wright vs Klahowya CWA – 5 Klahowya – 0 Singles: Griffin Welsh(CWA) def Parker Short 6-0, 6-0 Wyatt Iverson (CWA) def. Kyle...
View ArticleGreat Night for the Tarriers!
After a very successful evening for CWA, here is what head of Upper School Bill White had to say: Oh what a day! The boys tennis team won the league tournament. The boys cross-country team won the...
View ArticleUS Athletics Update: Week of Oct. 26
Football 10/24/15 Charles Wright @ Bellevue Christian CWA- 20 Bellevue Christian- 18 The win insures the Tarriers a second place finish in the Nisqually League. It also guarantees that the team will...
View ArticleUS Athletics Update: Post Season info!!
Cross Counrty Congratulations to the Tarrier Girls (4th place) and Tarrier Boys (1st place) for the performances at the District Championships on Saturday. The rains were torrential and the terrain...
View ArticleKid- (and Parent-) Friendly Admissions for Early Childhood Education
They say parenting is not for the faint of heart. However, exploring the possibility of a private school kindergarten should not send a parent reaching for the antacid. Reading this Washington Post...
View ArticleHenry Cheney ’16 Signs Letter of Intent to Play Baseball at University of...
Tacoma, Wash. – Charles Wright Academy senior Henry Cheney on Thursday, Nov. 12, signed a letter of intent to play baseball at the University of Portland. As a student-athlete who competes in football,...
View ArticleGreat US Athletics Fall Finish!
Girls soccer- made it to District Playoffs! Boys Tennis– League Champs and district champs and will send 3 to the State tournament in the spring! Football- made it to State Playoffs! Girls Cross...
View ArticleCWA to Host Annual Emergency Food Network Event Empty Bowls
Tacoma, Wash. – Charles Wright Academy is hosting the Emergency Food Network’s Empty Bowls event on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. More than 500 people attend every year; the event is free and...
View ArticleTraditional Kamishibai Cultural Exchange in Japanese Classes
Upper School Japanese teacher Stephanie Rush Glenn ’86 shares highlights from November’s traditional storytelling and tea ceremony. Learn more about this lesson in cultural exchange below! The Japanese...
View ArticleCWA’s 2014-2015 Annual Report Is Now Available
We invite you to visit the 2014-2015 Annual Report, in which we express our sincere gratitude to our benefactors for giving to the school so generously. In addition to appreciation for our donors, we...
View ArticleUS Fall Sports All League Honors
Volleyball- Abbie Jackson– Nisqually All-League 1st Team, 2nd Team TNT All-Area, Max Preps AVCA Player of the Week of Oct. 26 Lauren Meadowcroft– Nisqually All-League 1st Team Kaylee Kim– Nisqually...
View ArticleUS Athletics Update: Week of Nov. 30
Girls Basketball 11/30/15 Charles Wright vs Northwest Yeshiva CWA- 67 Northwest Yeshiva- 22 The Charles Wright Tarriers opened the 2015-16 basketball season with a win over Northwest Yeshiva, 67 to...
View ArticleCWA Celebrates Computer Science Education Week with Hour of Code
This week is Computer Science Education Week, and like many schools around the country, Charles Wright is celebrating by participating in the Hour of Code. In December 2013 the folks at Code.org...
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