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.
Turi Janes,
Kindergarten
Turi Janes teaches kindergarten. She particularly enjoys helping students learn to think for themselves. She hopes her students always remember that “learning is fun and important. Never stop!”
Janes graduated from Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts. She joined the Charles Wright faculty in 1987. Alums she taught more than 20 years ago still come back to visit her. A few years ago, one of her former students selected her as the faculty member she wanted to receive her Charles Wright diploma from at graduation.
The close relationships between members of the CWA community are what Janes says she values most about the school. She enjoys reading, knitting, kayaking, and hiking.
Janes graduated from Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts. She joined the Charles Wright faculty in 1987. Alums she taught more than 20 years ago still come back to visit her. A few years ago, one of her former students selected her as the faculty member she wanted to receive her Charles Wright diploma from at graduation.
The close relationships between members of the CWA community are what Janes says she values most about the school. She enjoys reading, knitting, kayaking, and hiking.
