DID YOU KNOW?
Over a five-year period, students’ SAT scores averaged 1,260 points compared to the national average of 1,000 points.
Typically, 20 percent of a Charles Wright graduating class are National Merit Scholars or Commended Students.
Charles Wright offers more Advanced Placement courses – the equivalent of college courses – than any other high school in the South Puget Sound area.
Minority students account for 28 percent of the student body.
In the last decade, Charles Wright students consistently earned top honors among the State of Washington’s journalism students.
Charles Wright grants over $1.3 million in financial assistance to 21% of the student body.
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Barton Truscott
Upper School History, History Dept Co-Chair
Barton Truscott teaches European history, U.S. history, and advanced placement economics in the Upper School. He particularly enjoys working with his students on debates, simulations, and research papers.
“Students get emails from Mr. T all the time about homework, study tips, deadlines, changes, etc.,” says Truscott. “They cannot escape my grip.”
Truscott graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and went on to earn his masters degree in teaching at Occidental College in California. He joined the faculty of Charles Wright in 1999 and serves as co-chair of the history department. “I like the Northwest informality even though I am an old stuffy East Coast preppie myself,” says Truscott.
In addition to teaching, Truscott coaches tennis at Charles Wright and can brag for hours about the boys’ team’s 2007 state championship. He enjoys competitive squash, tennis, politics, and music. Truscott published a book on teaching economics in 2000.
One unusual and irrelevant fact about F. Barton Truscott: He, his father, and his son all answer to their middle names.
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“Students get emails from Mr. T all the time about homework, study tips, deadlines, changes, etc.,” says Truscott. “They cannot escape my grip.” Truscott graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and went on to earn his masters degree in teaching at Occidental College in California. He joined the faculty of Charles Wright in 1999 and serves as co-chair of the history department. “I like the Northwest informality even though I am an old stuffy East Coast preppie myself,” says Truscott.
In addition to teaching, Truscott coaches tennis at Charles Wright and can brag for hours about the boys’ team’s 2007 state championship. He enjoys competitive squash, tennis, politics, and music. Truscott published a book on teaching economics in 2000.
One unusual and irrelevant fact about F. Barton Truscott: He, his father, and his son all answer to their middle names.
Visit his web page
