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.
John Flies,
3rd Grade
John Flies teaches third grade. “I love the curriculum,” says Flies. “We study the Nisqually watershed from the top of Mt. Rainier down the Nisqually River to the Puget
Sound. This interdisciplinary curriculum ties together all of my favorite topics such as earth science, reading, writing and even math. The kids love learning about the environment in their own region.”
Flies graduated from the University of Montana and earned his masters degree in teaching at Eastern Washington University. He joined the faculty of Charles Wright in
2007. He also coaches track and field.
“We chose CWA for my daughters to attend long before I became a teacher here,” says Flies. “I truly believe in the educational experience and the faculty here – they are some of the best in the region. I love that the teachers can run and play with the students at recess. I also like the fact that we can adapt our curriculum to any situation.”
Flies volunteers at the Puyallup FISH food bank. He enjoys traveling, reading and skiing. “A colleague called me a factotum once and it is true,” says Flies, “I can fix just about anything given time and resources. I love to solve problems!”
Sound. This interdisciplinary curriculum ties together all of my favorite topics such as earth science, reading, writing and even math. The kids love learning about the environment in their own region.”
Flies graduated from the University of Montana and earned his masters degree in teaching at Eastern Washington University. He joined the faculty of Charles Wright in
2007. He also coaches track and field.
“We chose CWA for my daughters to attend long before I became a teacher here,” says Flies. “I truly believe in the educational experience and the faculty here – they are some of the best in the region. I love that the teachers can run and play with the students at recess. I also like the fact that we can adapt our curriculum to any situation.”
Flies volunteers at the Puyallup FISH food bank. He enjoys traveling, reading and skiing. “A colleague called me a factotum once and it is true,” says Flies, “I can fix just about anything given time and resources. I love to solve problems!”
