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.
Carla Parker,
Upper School Math, Community Service
Carla Parker teaches math modeling in the Upper School. She also coordinates the school’s service learning program.
“I love the shopping day for the annual Christmas Dinner, a party that all the Upper School students host for families in need,” says Parker. “The students have a short period of time to buy either food or presents for their adopted family. They energize the stores with their focused hunt for the perfect gift or the unexpected treat. Even the store employees have told us that they look forward to our shopping day every year.”
Parker graduated from Pacific Lutheran University. She joined the Charles Wright faculty in 1991. She served as the Lower School chaplain for three years. She has also participated in the Washington Aerospace Scholars program. A total of nine Charles Wright students have lived in Parker’s home, four of her own children and five
international students.
Parker enjoys exploring spiritual formation, hiking and camping. She is a member of the Pacific Northwest Association of Master Swimmers. She lived in the Sudan for five years doing linguistic research, literacy work and Biblical translation.
Visit her web page
To download a community service Verification Sheet click here
“I love the shopping day for the annual Christmas Dinner, a party that all the Upper School students host for families in need,” says Parker. “The students have a short period of time to buy either food or presents for their adopted family. They energize the stores with their focused hunt for the perfect gift or the unexpected treat. Even the store employees have told us that they look forward to our shopping day every year.”
Parker graduated from Pacific Lutheran University. She joined the Charles Wright faculty in 1991. She served as the Lower School chaplain for three years. She has also participated in the Washington Aerospace Scholars program. A total of nine Charles Wright students have lived in Parker’s home, four of her own children and five
international students.
Parker enjoys exploring spiritual formation, hiking and camping. She is a member of the Pacific Northwest Association of Master Swimmers. She lived in the Sudan for five years doing linguistic research, literacy work and Biblical translation.
Visit her web page
To download a community service Verification Sheet click here
