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.
Richard Kalustian,
7th Grade Math
Richard Kalustian teaches seventh grade math. Since joining the Charles Wright faculty in 1995, he has also coached volleyball, basketball, softball, soccer, Knowledge Bowl and math contest teams. “I enjoy the high-pitched enthusiasm of Middle School Knowledge Bowl tournaments, where the pride of ‘knowing stuff’ shines brightly in each student’s face,” he says.
In 2001, the CWA Parents Association presented Kalustian with the Inspirational Faculty Award. He serves as the seventh grade faculty cluster chair.
Kalustian knows some stuff himself. He is a regular participant in the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and placed nineteenth in 2005. He was also once a contestant on Jeopardy.
Kalustian holds a bachelors degree from Antioch University and a masters in teaching from Lewis and Clark College. He particularly enjoys dropping in on Bob Gordon’s seventh grade art class on duck days, when students are hard at work hand-carving duck decoys. “Each student is ready to show off qualities,” explains Kalustian.
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In 2001, the CWA Parents Association presented Kalustian with the Inspirational Faculty Award. He serves as the seventh grade faculty cluster chair.
Kalustian knows some stuff himself. He is a regular participant in the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and placed nineteenth in 2005. He was also once a contestant on Jeopardy.
Kalustian holds a bachelors degree from Antioch University and a masters in teaching from Lewis and Clark College. He particularly enjoys dropping in on Bob Gordon’s seventh grade art class on duck days, when students are hard at work hand-carving duck decoys. “Each student is ready to show off qualities,” explains Kalustian.
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