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.
Heather Cantrall,
Upper School English
Heather Cantrall teaches English in the Upper School. “My favorite part of the job is discussing great works of literature with students who are being exposed to these texts for the first time,” says Cantrall.
“I love the small class sizes here because I can really get to know my students,” she says. “I have half as many students as I would in a public school which means each student gets a lot more feedback and attention. Because of this, I get to see students improve a great deal in a very short period of time.”
Cantrall completed her undergraduate education at Portland State University. She earned a masters degree in teaching from the University of Puget Sound. Before joining the faculty of Charles Wright in 2007, Cantrall served as the director of development and marketing for a nonprofit working to alleviate poverty by supporting microcredit programs in Central America.
In addition to teaching, Cantrall assists the drama program’s tech crew. She loves to travel and practice yoga. Among many other greaa cloud forest on Volcan Mombacho in Nicaragua.
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“I love the small class sizes here because I can really get to know my students,” she says. “I have half as many students as I would in a public school which means each student gets a lot more feedback and attention. Because of this, I get to see students improve a great deal in a very short period of time.”
Cantrall completed her undergraduate education at Portland State University. She earned a masters degree in teaching from the University of Puget Sound. Before joining the faculty of Charles Wright in 2007, Cantrall served as the director of development and marketing for a nonprofit working to alleviate poverty by supporting microcredit programs in Central America.
In addition to teaching, Cantrall assists the drama program’s tech crew. She loves to travel and practice yoga. Among many other greaa cloud forest on Volcan Mombacho in Nicaragua.
Visit her web page
