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Pierce County Empty Bowls events to raise funds for Emergency Food Network
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With a new location and the addition of a three-dimensional “Vessels” art show, Emergency Food Network expects that two art-focused events will bring an infusion of revenue to help feed hungry people in Pierce County. Traditionally a one-day event, this year marks the first year that organizers at EFN have added the art show. “Vessels” will focus on works from regional artists which will be judged and auctioned the evening before Empty Bowls. Tickets are $25 and light hors d’ouevres will be served. The event will be held at Charles Wright Academy in the Performing Arts Center.
Charles Wright Academy welcomes new choral music director
Posted by | CommentsRafe Wadleigh has been named Charles Wright Academy's new director of choral music for the Middle and Upper Schools and the chair of the performing arts department at CWA. He comes to the school with 15 years experience directing choral ensembles, building music programs, and performing as a versatile musician with a strong command of both academic and popular music styles.
Jumping Jaguars entertain crowd at halftime
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The Jumping Jaguars from Charles Wright Academy, a jump-roping team from the academy's lower school, performed during halftime of the CWA boys basketball team, Dec. 10. The girls do a wide variety of jump roping with both solo and group efforts. The team members include jumping on pogo sticks, using two jump ropes and a host of other efforts.
Charles Wright hosts Global Teen Summit
Posted by | CommentsCharles Wright Academy welcomes 32 high school students from South Korea, Poland and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to CWA’s second annual Global Teen Summit. The Global Summit is designed to promote peace and social justice by developing students' understanding of universal human rights as outlined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the concept of fair trade and sustainable lifestyles; and the realization that the choices we make everyday impact the entire world.
The students from Europe, the Middle East and Asia will stay with CWA host families. The core of the summit will be a series of speakers and group discussions between the teens about how they can address the concerns of their local communities, support fair trade policies and human rights through their own choices as consumers, and engage in micro-lending initiatives to support entrepreneurs around the world. During their ten-day stay, the students will also visit the University of Washington and Mount Rainier and attend CWA’s homecoming football game and dance.
Former CWA headmaster dies
Posted by | CommentsFormer Charles Wright Academy headmaster Bob Minnerly (1986-1996) passed away on Tuesday, June 1. As a proud CWA alum (1988) this is indeed a sad announcement. God speed Bob. [Read more of the announcement from CWA's Wright Back at Ya blog and as we learn more, we'll pass it along].
Spring Event at Bair Bistro
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Forty-three members and guests of the Steilacoom Chamber of Commerce enjoyed a "Spring Evening at The Bair" on Thursday, April 22. Representing the Port of Tacoma, Connie Bacon was the featured guest speaker during the dinner. She stated that the Port is currently conducting a "nationwide search for a new CEO who is trustworthy, who will tell us the right story in business for the Port of Tacoma, who understands strategic thinking, and is a go-getter." According to Bacon, the Port of Tacoma is "beginning to see a tiny rise in activity, but anticipates steady growth over the next five years." She added that the Port has spent $170M to clean-up Puget Sound and Commencement Bay. There are ongoing negotiations with the Puyallup Tribe about possibly operating a terminal, as well. Bus tours of the Port of Tacoma are available to the public and scheduled every couple of months.
CWA students excel at WordMasters Challenge
Posted by | CommentsFrom Charles Wright Academy's Wright Back At Blog: Bathtub is to faucet as teapot is to stove? Fume? Spurt? Saucer? Spout? A team of students from the Lower School at Charles Wright Academy knew the answer and it helped them beat out teams from 519 other American elementary schools to win highest honors in the WordMasters Challenge – a national language arts competition entered by approximately 220,000 students annually. Competing in the difficult Blue Division and coached by Deanne Trummert and Jon Flies, the school's third graders tied for first place in the nation in the year's second of three meets.
Eight of CWA's students earned perfect individual scores for their grade levels as well: Third graders Maria Gonzalez, Avalyn Lara, Emily Saletan, Brenna Sclair, Helen Whitney, and Heidi Xu, and fifth graders Emma Jones and Grace Lee were among only 93 third graders and 275 fifth graders to ace the test.
Tarriers looking for first 3A title
Posted by | CommentsCharles Wright Academy's Knowledge Bowl teams turned in dominating performances at the recent Tacoma Invitational and Puget Sound Regional Competition and the Tarriers have earned the chance to compete for the school's third consecutive state championship in Richland on Saturday, March 27. CWA not only won the regional competition decisively and qualified for state as the #1 seed, but did so competing for the first time two divisions above schools its own size. In the final rounds of these two competitions, CWA defeated Stadium High School, Bellarmine Prep and Federal Way Public Academy.
"CWA's consistently excellent performance is testimony not only to the school's outstanding academics, but especially to the talent and work ethic of its students," said Coach John Lemma. "Charles Wright is always the school to beat."
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