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.
Jim Ferguson,
Director of Technology
Jim Ferguson is the director of technology at Charles Wright and teaches computer science in the Upper School. “Students and faculty here at Charles Wright really care
about one another and those relationships are one of my favorite things about CWA,” says Ferguson. “I have also taught in public school settings where the depth and longevity of the relationships are rarely the same.”
Ferguson completed his undergraduate education and a masters degree at Stanford University. He joined the faculty of Charles Wright in 1974. During his tenure he has taught math, coached basketball, led outdoor education groups, and pioneered the introduction of computers on the CWA campus.
“Some of my favorite experiences at Charles Wright have been getting to know students on a more personal level through common experiences such as outdoor education trips or Winterim classes,” says Ferguson. “On one of my more memorable trips, we found a beached baby whale along the Washington coast. On another, we all scrambled up the mountain near Lake Melakwa. I also appreciate the growth that happens in students who participate in the many Habitat for Humanity Winterim programs.”
Ferguson enjoys singing in his church choir, backpacking, hiking, fly fishing, swimming, playing basketball, reading historical nonfiction, and traveling. He appreciates theater and classical music.
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about one another and those relationships are one of my favorite things about CWA,” says Ferguson. “I have also taught in public school settings where the depth and longevity of the relationships are rarely the same.”
Ferguson completed his undergraduate education and a masters degree at Stanford University. He joined the faculty of Charles Wright in 1974. During his tenure he has taught math, coached basketball, led outdoor education groups, and pioneered the introduction of computers on the CWA campus.
“Some of my favorite experiences at Charles Wright have been getting to know students on a more personal level through common experiences such as outdoor education trips or Winterim classes,” says Ferguson. “On one of my more memorable trips, we found a beached baby whale along the Washington coast. On another, we all scrambled up the mountain near Lake Melakwa. I also appreciate the growth that happens in students who participate in the many Habitat for Humanity Winterim programs.”
Ferguson enjoys singing in his church choir, backpacking, hiking, fly fishing, swimming, playing basketball, reading historical nonfiction, and traveling. He appreciates theater and classical music.
Visit his web page
