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.
Katy Macdonald,
Upper School Photography
Katy Macdonald teaches photography in the Upper School. She particularly enjoys working with students on environmental impact projects, portraits and final portfolios.
“I love the students’ enthusiasm and the small class sizes,” says Macdonald. “I am lucky to have the ability to provide students with endless resources. CWA has a state-of-the-art darkroom, which is bigger than most professional darkrooms.”
“I am the perfect example of the student-teacher bond at Charles Wright. Miles Struxness was my photography teacher when I attended CWA. Miles called me six years after I graduated from here and asked me to come back and teach photography. It was because of my great experiences here that I did so with no hesitation.”
She has also served Charles Wright as a tutor and yoga instructor. As a student, she was the school’s first and only homecoming queen.
“I hope that my students remember me as a passionate teacher who was able to get them excited and addicted to a form of photography that is quickly becoming forgotten,” says Macdonald. “It was also be nice to be remembered as the ‘coolest’ teacher!”
Macdonald volunteers with the Two Waters Art Alliance on the Key Peninsula. She is a professional artist and also enjoys horseback riding and painting.
“I love the students’ enthusiasm and the small class sizes,” says Macdonald. “I am lucky to have the ability to provide students with endless resources. CWA has a state-of-the-art darkroom, which is bigger than most professional darkrooms.”
“I am the perfect example of the student-teacher bond at Charles Wright. Miles Struxness was my photography teacher when I attended CWA. Miles called me six years after I graduated from here and asked me to come back and teach photography. It was because of my great experiences here that I did so with no hesitation.”
She has also served Charles Wright as a tutor and yoga instructor. As a student, she was the school’s first and only homecoming queen.
“I hope that my students remember me as a passionate teacher who was able to get them excited and addicted to a form of photography that is quickly becoming forgotten,” says Macdonald. “It was also be nice to be remembered as the ‘coolest’ teacher!”
Macdonald volunteers with the Two Waters Art Alliance on the Key Peninsula. She is a professional artist and also enjoys horseback riding and painting.
