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.
Joe Lovejoy,
Eighth Grade History
Joe Lovejoy teaches eighth grade world studies. “I love the kids and the faculty,” he says. “Everyone really cares about what we do here and how we do it. The kids love to learn and get involved and that makes teaching them incredibly satisfying.”
Teaching eighth graders has its challenges, and Lovejoy has found that umbrellas are a remarkable repellant for both baboons and eighth graders. Among other unusual
experiences, Lovejoy reportedly had an unpleasant meeting with a Komodo dragon in Indonesia and has shaken hands with the late Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Unlike the Komodo dragon, Lovejoy says Mr. Rogers made him happy. He also advises that if you try to shave a cat with your dad’s electric razor, you should wear a shirt.
Lovejoy holds a bachelors degree from St. Lawrence University. He joined the Charles Wright faculty in 1997. In addition to teaching, he coaches the Knowledge Bowl and tennis teams, serves as an outdoor education leader and wilderness survival instructor, and chairs the annual “Buckets of Goo” carnival event. He has also coached football and baseball at Charles Wright. Lovejoy has many hobbies including horses, chickens, sailing and bird hunting. No word yet if the chickens are the birds he hunts.
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Teaching eighth graders has its challenges, and Lovejoy has found that umbrellas are a remarkable repellant for both baboons and eighth graders. Among other unusual
experiences, Lovejoy reportedly had an unpleasant meeting with a Komodo dragon in Indonesia and has shaken hands with the late Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Unlike the Komodo dragon, Lovejoy says Mr. Rogers made him happy. He also advises that if you try to shave a cat with your dad’s electric razor, you should wear a shirt.
Lovejoy holds a bachelors degree from St. Lawrence University. He joined the Charles Wright faculty in 1997. In addition to teaching, he coaches the Knowledge Bowl and tennis teams, serves as an outdoor education leader and wilderness survival instructor, and chairs the annual “Buckets of Goo” carnival event. He has also coached football and baseball at Charles Wright. Lovejoy has many hobbies including horses, chickens, sailing and bird hunting. No word yet if the chickens are the birds he hunts.
Visit his web page
