DID YOU KNOW?
Tacoma’s story spans more than two centuries from the time Captain George Vancouver anchored off Tacoma’s north shore in 1792.
In 1870, Tacoma’s natural deep-water port became an attraction that the Northern Pacific Railroad couldn’t pass up, when it made Tacoma a stop on its transcontinental line.
Old Tacoma and New Tacoma merged in 1884 and incorporated as Tacoma. By 1890, the population reached 36,000 people.
Tacoma is home to the Port of Tacoma, the seventh-largest container port in the United States, and it is within 20 miles of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and 36 miles of the city of Seattle.
Brynn Starr,
Head of Middle School, 6th Grade Reading
Brynn Starr is the Head of the Middle School and teaches sixth grade reading. Brynn meets monthly with parents as a group to discuss issues related to parenting and
educating middle schoolers, and to coordinate school events and volunteer opportunities.
“I love talking to my students about what they’re reading,” says Starr. “We created a wiki for our sixth grade reading class. The students share their thoughts and opinions about the books they’re reading. It’s fun using technology to engage kids in discussion about text.”
Starr holds a bachelors degree and a masters in teaching from the University of Puget Sound. She joined the Charles Wright faculty in 1997 and has taught third and sixth grades. She has also served as the English department co-chair and curriculum committee chair. Starr plays the fiddle in the Irish band Mooncoyne. She’s also a surfer and enjoys cooking and photography.
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educating middle schoolers, and to coordinate school events and volunteer opportunities.
“I love talking to my students about what they’re reading,” says Starr. “We created a wiki for our sixth grade reading class. The students share their thoughts and opinions about the books they’re reading. It’s fun using technology to engage kids in discussion about text.”
Starr holds a bachelors degree and a masters in teaching from the University of Puget Sound. She joined the Charles Wright faculty in 1997 and has taught third and sixth grades. She has also served as the English department co-chair and curriculum committee chair. Starr plays the fiddle in the Irish band Mooncoyne. She’s also a surfer and enjoys cooking and photography.
Visit her home page
