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.
Meredith Burney,
Fitness and Wellness Coordinator
Meredith Burney is the fitness and wellness coordinator and teaches weight training to Upper School students. She is developing a new physical education and health curriculum for the school and designing weight training and conditioning programs for various athletic teams. She wants each of her students to make a lifelong commitment to fitness, learn to challenge themselves physically as well as mentally, and learn that failure is a part of learning and getting stronger in mind, body and spirit.
“I enjoy not only the freedom but also the encouragement from administrators at Charles Wright to be creative and use my experience and knowledge in a uniquely Coach Burney approach to teaching, leading, and hopefully inspiring my students,” she explains.
Burney holds a bachelors degree in English from Springfield College and a masters degree in exercise and sports studies from Smith College, both in Massachusetts. She joined the Charles Wright faculty in 2007 after moving here from California.
Burney is a former elite triathlete and member of the US national biathlon team. She is currently writing a book and enjoys cooking and reading with her three children, scuba diving with her husband, relaxing on the beach and paddling Hawaiian canoes.
“I enjoy not only the freedom but also the encouragement from administrators at Charles Wright to be creative and use my experience and knowledge in a uniquely Coach Burney approach to teaching, leading, and hopefully inspiring my students,” she explains.
Burney holds a bachelors degree in English from Springfield College and a masters degree in exercise and sports studies from Smith College, both in Massachusetts. She joined the Charles Wright faculty in 2007 after moving here from California.
Burney is a former elite triathlete and member of the US national biathlon team. She is currently writing a book and enjoys cooking and reading with her three children, scuba diving with her husband, relaxing on the beach and paddling Hawaiian canoes.
