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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Simon Connor
Upper School Counselor
Simon Connor is the counselor for the Upper School, and serves students, families, faculty and staff. He enjoys working with students to resolve issues and questions in their lives.
Connor graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and went on to earn his masters degree in social work at the University of Washington. He joined the faculty of Charles Wright in 2005. He is also in private practice as a psychotherapist in Seattle, and is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Washington.
Connor has played the guitar for more than 30 years and plays original songs and Grateful Dead covers in a rock band called Ultraviolet Uforia. He was born in England and holds dual citizenship. He has traveled to Burma, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Morocco, Togo, Ghana, Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa, England, France, Spain, Belgium, Belize, Guatemala and Mexico.
Connor graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and went on to earn his masters degree in social work at the University of Washington. He joined the faculty of Charles Wright in 2005. He is also in private practice as a psychotherapist in Seattle, and is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Washington.
Connor has played the guitar for more than 30 years and plays original songs and Grateful Dead covers in a rock band called Ultraviolet Uforia. He was born in England and holds dual citizenship. He has traveled to Burma, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Morocco, Togo, Ghana, Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa, England, France, Spain, Belgium, Belize, Guatemala and Mexico.
