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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Tim McGrath
Athletics Staff
Tim McGrath teaches physical education in all three divisions at Charles Wright.
“Last year, during the fourth grade fitness run, I decided to run along with the students and I set an eight-minute-mile pace,” says McGrath. “A group of kids wanted to tag along, using me as their pace-setter. They knew running an eight minute mile would be a stretch for them, as most of them had never run that fast before. Or at least that was their thought at the beginning of the run. All along the way we talked about how the sun was shining. It was a beautiful day; a ‘great day to be a Tarrier.’ Before we knew it, we were almost done with the mile. As we ran the last 200 meters, a girl looked up with a huge smile on her face and said that she really wasn’t even that tired despite having run faster than she had ever run before. What a joy for me!”
McGrath graduated from Principia College in Saint Louis after spending six weeks studying in South Africa. He earned his graduate degree from Southern Illinois University. He joined the Charles Wright faculty in 2003 and has coached football, basketball and track and field. He enjoys reading and spending time with his wife, Mindy, and son, Zane, whom he swears is the “cutest little guy in the world.”
“Last year, during the fourth grade fitness run, I decided to run along with the students and I set an eight-minute-mile pace,” says McGrath. “A group of kids wanted to tag along, using me as their pace-setter. They knew running an eight minute mile would be a stretch for them, as most of them had never run that fast before. Or at least that was their thought at the beginning of the run. All along the way we talked about how the sun was shining. It was a beautiful day; a ‘great day to be a Tarrier.’ Before we knew it, we were almost done with the mile. As we ran the last 200 meters, a girl looked up with a huge smile on her face and said that she really wasn’t even that tired despite having run faster than she had ever run before. What a joy for me!” McGrath graduated from Principia College in Saint Louis after spending six weeks studying in South Africa. He earned his graduate degree from Southern Illinois University. He joined the Charles Wright faculty in 2003 and has coached football, basketball and track and field. He enjoys reading and spending time with his wife, Mindy, and son, Zane, whom he swears is the “cutest little guy in the world.”
