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 Ferguson
Director of Technology
Jim Ferguson is the director of technology at Charles Wright and teaches computer science in the Upper School. “Students and faculty here at Charles Wright really care
about one another and those relationships are one of my favorite things about CWA,” says Ferguson. “I have also taught in public school settings where the depth and longevity of the relationships are rarely the same.”
Ferguson completed his undergraduate education and a masters degree at Stanford University. He joined the faculty of Charles Wright in 1974. During his tenure he has taught math, coached basketball, led outdoor education groups, and pioneered the introduction of computers on the CWA campus.
“Some of my favorite experiences at Charles Wright have been getting to know students on a more personal level through common experiences such as outdoor education trips or Winterim classes,” says Ferguson. “On one of my more memorable trips, we found a beached baby whale along the Washington coast. On another, we all scrambled up the mountain near Lake Melakwa. I also appreciate the growth that happens in students who participate in the many Habitat for Humanity Winterim programs.”
Ferguson enjoys singing in his church choir, backpacking, hiking, fly fishing, swimming, playing basketball, reading historical nonfiction, and traveling. He appreciates theater and classical music.
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about one another and those relationships are one of my favorite things about CWA,” says Ferguson. “I have also taught in public school settings where the depth and longevity of the relationships are rarely the same.”
Ferguson completed his undergraduate education and a masters degree at Stanford University. He joined the faculty of Charles Wright in 1974. During his tenure he has taught math, coached basketball, led outdoor education groups, and pioneered the introduction of computers on the CWA campus.
“Some of my favorite experiences at Charles Wright have been getting to know students on a more personal level through common experiences such as outdoor education trips or Winterim classes,” says Ferguson. “On one of my more memorable trips, we found a beached baby whale along the Washington coast. On another, we all scrambled up the mountain near Lake Melakwa. I also appreciate the growth that happens in students who participate in the many Habitat for Humanity Winterim programs.”
Ferguson enjoys singing in his church choir, backpacking, hiking, fly fishing, swimming, playing basketball, reading historical nonfiction, and traveling. He appreciates theater and classical music.
Visit his web page
