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CWA wins another state championship…ho hum!April 27th, 2008Under the headline Once again, Charles Wright earns crown at Knowledge Bowl, the News Tribune wrote a recent article about the CWA Knowledge Bowl team, noting that we’ve taken the 1A State Championship 4 out of the last 5 years (and they’ve won the state championship eight out of the last 13 years, too, coming in “only” second all the other years)! Read the rest of this entry » It’s been too long…April 20th, 2008I realized to my suprise and dismay that it has been nearly 3 months since I have posted a blog entry. Read the rest of this entry » CWA to form partnership with Boys and Girls ClubsJanuary 25th, 2008Charles Wright is forming a partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound. Initially, this partnership will involve two strands: collaborating on community service opportunities and working together to bring high financial need students to the school. Support for this collaboration is being provided by a generous gift to the school’s endowment from the Gary E. Milgard Family Foundation. Read the rest of this entry »
If CWA Freshmen Ran the World…December 2nd, 2007…the world would be a better place. Read the rest of this entry » Public Education is Important!October 29th, 2007I have spent nearly my entire life outside of the public school system. I attended public school in grades K-4, and my older daughter attended a public school in kindergarten and first grade. Nevertheless, I know that a strong public school system benefits everyone, even those of us whose lives only minimally intersect with the public education sector. Read the rest of this entry » The Math WarsOctober 6th, 2007It is with some trepidation that I am weighing in on the “Math Wars.” I was motivated to do so by a recent article I saw in The News Tribune about the Tacoma Public Schools, which is changing math texts districtwide for the fourth time in seven years. Read the rest of this entry » On Turning 50!September 16th, 2007As I write this blog entry, I am still basking in the glow of our 24 hour celebration of CWA’s 50th birthday! Read the rest of this entry » The First Day of SchoolAugust 29th, 2007A short while ago, the buses rolled off campus and the first day of school for 2007-08 had ended. I always look forward to these first days. While I am as ready as anyone else to pick up my feet just a bit at the end of a school year, it’s not too long into a summer before the buildings empty of kids and teachers leave me feeling a bit lonely. Welcome!August 28th, 2007Welcome to Rob’s Reflections! I’m excited by the opportunity to try this new communication medium. I hope it will enable me to stay in closer touch with the ever-expanding CWA family. Read the rest of this entry » |
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