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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Jaime O'Dell
Upper School French
Jaime O’Dell teaches French in the Upper School. “I love the moments at Charles Wright when it all feels like clockwork,” says O’Dell. “When the kids are at ease and chirping hellos in the halls, and when I look out at the faces in my classroom and realize how smart they are, how much we accomplish, and how fortunate we are to be here together.”
“The resources we have at Charles Wright make a huge difference in the quality of education,” says O’Dell. “I have the opportunity to travel abroad with students, to bring French students to them, and to hear them share stories from their travels. At other schools, France was a dream or an image on a map; for many of our students, it’s a real- life experience.”
O’Dell completed her undergraduate and graduate education at the University of Florida. She joined the faculty of Charles Wright in 2006. In addition to teaching, she coaches cross-country runners. O’Dell hopes her students learn from her “to venture beyond the surface of things and to analyze critically.”
She volunteers at the Tacoma Art Museum and the Humane Society. She enjoys running, traveling, photography, film studies, and indie music. She loves to buy books, although she used to enjoy reading much more before she went to graduate school. U2 has been her favorite band for over 20 years. O’Dell has spent summers in Quebec province and in France, and ran half-marathons in Key West and at Disney World. “If there is one thing that makes me happier than anything else, it's dancing,” she says.
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“The resources we have at Charles Wright make a huge difference in the quality of education,” says O’Dell. “I have the opportunity to travel abroad with students, to bring French students to them, and to hear them share stories from their travels. At other schools, France was a dream or an image on a map; for many of our students, it’s a real- life experience.” O’Dell completed her undergraduate and graduate education at the University of Florida. She joined the faculty of Charles Wright in 2006. In addition to teaching, she coaches cross-country runners. O’Dell hopes her students learn from her “to venture beyond the surface of things and to analyze critically.”
She volunteers at the Tacoma Art Museum and the Humane Society. She enjoys running, traveling, photography, film studies, and indie music. She loves to buy books, although she used to enjoy reading much more before she went to graduate school. U2 has been her favorite band for over 20 years. O’Dell has spent summers in Quebec province and in France, and ran half-marathons in Key West and at Disney World. “If there is one thing that makes me happier than anything else, it's dancing,” she says.
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