Masculinity and the Mask You Live In
“Why is it so hard being a guy?”“I don’t know, Ms. Gerla. It just is.”This was a statement from one of my students in digital citizenship several years ago, and it has stuck with me ever since. When I...
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Japanese Students Receive Honors in National Art Contest
Four Charles Wright students studying Japanese received accolades in the 2017 Nengajo (Japanese New Year card) Competition, a national art contest sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of...
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707th Ordnance Company from JBLM Visits CWA Robotics Students
Lower School parent Major Aaron Teller (Kenley ’28 and Scarlett ’30) and fellow members of the U.S. Army’s 707th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) visited CWA yesterday to show the Wright...
View ArticleMatt Culberson on the State of the School
Girls and boys varsity basketball games are being played at the same time in the Wight Gym and the Tarrier Dome. Halftime programs feature the Lower School jump-rope team and the tae kwon do students....
View ArticleTarrier Testimonials: The Quisenberry Family
It was with great excitement last summer that we invited the CWA community to view a collection of short films shining a spotlight on what makes Charles Wright Academy so special. In addition to a...
View ArticleLower Schoolers Compete in Winter Wipeout 2017
Lower Schoolers competed in their annual indoor field day known as Winter Wipeout on Tuesday, Feb. 28, with the theme honoring the renowned long-running sports TV show Wide World of Sports.Students in...
View ArticleUpper Schoolers Participate in Winterim 2017
Upper Schoolers at Charles Wright Academy spent the week of Presidents’ Day 2017 participating in the annual experiential education tradition known as Winterim.Hundreds of students chose one of 24...
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Art Comes Alive for Class of 2023
Sixth graders visited the Seattle Art Museum on a field trip on Friday, March 3, in an example of how experiential education at Charles Wright helps to reinforce what students are learning in the...
View ArticleTarriers Celebrate at 30th Annual Spirit Auction
If you walked into the Tarrier Dome on Saturday, March 4, you would have thought you warped back to the Solid Gold era of the late ’70s. Neon orange, purple, pink, and green flooded your eyes, along...
View ArticleMatt Culberson on Leading and Teaching with Compassion
As we approach the home stretch of Matt Culberson’s first year as our Head of School, it should come as no surprise to the community that Matt is passionate about the challenging and rewarding work of...
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Senior Cooper Cochran Signs Letter of Intent to Play Football at UPS
Charles Wright Academy senior Cooper Cochran signed a letter of intent on Friday, March 10, to play football at the University of Puget Sound. His family, coaches, trainer, teachers, and...
View ArticleJapanese Students from Mukogawa Visit Upper School
Three student visitors from our Japanese sister school in Mukogawa have been visiting Charles Wright for the month of March, attending (and helping in) Japanese classes and homestaying with CWA...
View ArticleNominations Open for 2017 Faculty and Staff Awards
Each year in April an outstanding faculty and staff member are chosen for the Inspirational Faculty Award and the Christopher Steele Award, respectively. We rely on nominations from the community to...
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Upper School Knowledge Bowl Team Wins State Championship
Charles Wright Academy’s Upper School Knowledge Bowl team won the 2A Washington state championship on Saturday, March 18, at the state tournament at Arlington High School. The 2A division is one...
View ArticleCWA Class of 2024 Proves Math Is Cool
Sixteen members of the Class of 2024 competed in the regional Math Is Cool tournament on March 10 at Mount Rainier High School in Des Moines, with fifth grader Daniel D. leading the Tarriers to an...
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Senior Sophie Hinz Signs Letter of Intent to Play Soccer at Chapman
Charles Wright Academy senior Sophie Hinz signed a letter of intent on Thursday, March 23, to play soccer at Chapman University in Southern California. Her family, coaches, teachers, and classmates...
View ArticleMiddle Schoolers Embark On Two-Day Experiential Ed Courses
Last week, Middle School students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades set aside their regular studies and embarked on Middle School Days. The annual event has been offered continuously for almost 40...
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2017 Alum of the Year Announced: Chuck Morey ’65
Alum of the Year: This award is presented to a graduate of Charles Wright Academy and recognizes the individual’s accomplishments and/or service to community.Charles “Chuck” Morey ’65 is a director,...
View ArticleBuilding Capacity: Master Teachers, Class Size, and Student Success
Most independent schools, including Charles Wright Academy, have long touted small class size and student-teacher ratio as strength for delivering higher student achievement. And there is an intuitive...
View ArticleAthletic Results 4/3-4/7
Girls Tennis CWA – 3 Vashon – 21.Singels: Alexis Schorno(CWA) def. Lizzy Macijewski 6-0, 6-12.Singles: Hanna Nelson(V) def. Maria Gonzalez 6-2, 6-11.Doubles: L.Schorno/Ge(CWA) def. Lematua/Nelson...
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