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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Jim Albers
6th Grade Geography & Health
Jim Albers teaches sixth grade math and world geography, bringing to the classroom a global perspective shaped by living and working in India and Oman. Albers taught at the American Embassy School in New Delhi for four years and at the American International School of Muscat for two years.
He has shaken hands with President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Madeline Albright. He uses his own experiences to help students develop an appreciation of the world and a sense of their responsibility to it.
Albers holds a bachelors degree from Washington State University and a masters from Pacific Lutheran University. He joined the Charles Wright faculty in 2007 and coaches Middle School boys’ basketball, in addition to teaching. “I enjoy having the freedom to teach without the restraints of teaching to a particular test, allowing for more creativity in the classroom,” says Albers.
He enjoys being outdoors, traveling, reading, running, weight lifting and spending time with his family. He is a scuba diver and has tried skydiving, but doesn’t plan to test his luck again with that sport.
He has shaken hands with President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Madeline Albright. He uses his own experiences to help students develop an appreciation of the world and a sense of their responsibility to it. Albers holds a bachelors degree from Washington State University and a masters from Pacific Lutheran University. He joined the Charles Wright faculty in 2007 and coaches Middle School boys’ basketball, in addition to teaching. “I enjoy having the freedom to teach without the restraints of teaching to a particular test, allowing for more creativity in the classroom,” says Albers.
He enjoys being outdoors, traveling, reading, running, weight lifting and spending time with his family. He is a scuba diver and has tried skydiving, but doesn’t plan to test his luck again with that sport.
