Wright Back At Ya

The latest and greatest news from Charles Wright Academy

Basketball begins with clinic as fall sports finish season

November 20th, 2008

The fall sports season wrapped up in early November and it was a very successful one for Charles Wright.  All but one Upper School varsity squad moved into the post-season.  The boys cross-country team captured second place at the state meet, five tennis players advanced to the quad-district tournament in the spring, and girls soccer and volleyball both competed at the tri-district tournament.  The volleyball team won the tournament’s sportsmanship award, demonstrating how well they represented the school.  Within the next few weeks, all-league honors will be announced and the Tarriers expect to do very well.  Read the rest of this entry »

Clubs Film Fest brings six movies to Charles Wright

November 19th, 2008

Charles Wright’s Upper School students have organized the school’s first Clubs Film Festival on Friday, November 21.  The Gay-Straight Alliance and Diversity Club took the lead role in organizing the event and seven clubs are participating as film sponsors.  The student organizers hope that this multi-club event will appeal to a wide audience of students and parents.  Read the rest of this entry »

A visit to Author’s Tea…

November 19th, 2008

Headmaster Rob Camner attended the first grade’s Authors’ Tea and wrote about it on his blog.  Click here to read what Rob had to say.

Volleyball, soccer and x-country advance in post-season

November 7th, 2008

Charles Wright’s girls soccer are volleyball teams have advanced to districts at King’s High School this weekend – a first in school history for the volleyball team –  while the boys and girls cross-country teams are headed to the state meet in Pasco.  Read the rest of this entry »

Rummage Sale this weekend

November 7th, 2008

The countdown is on!  If you like a bargain, then you will love the annual Wright Stuff Rummage Sale.  Quality clothing, books, toys, household items, furniture, sporting goods, antiques and much more will be sold at extremely low prices.

Wright Stuff Rummage Sale
Saturday, November 8 from 8am to 3pm
Sunday, November 9 from 10am to 2pm

The CWA Parent Association hopes to raise $50,000 to $60,000 with the sale to support construction of the new Language and Performing Arts Center.  Read the rest of this entry »

Fall Sports Update

October 30th, 2008

The Tarriers have racked up four league championships this fall and post-season competition is just beginning.  The Tarriers swept the high school girls, high school boys, middle school girls and middle school boys league championships in cross-country.  Volleyball, soccer and tennis are moving into the post-season while football has two big varsity games left in the regular season. Read the rest of this entry »

Rummage sale needs volunteers

October 27th, 2008

Twenty-thousand-square-feet of fun! If you like a bargain, then you will love the annual Wright Stuff Rummage Sale. Quality clothing, books, toys, household items, furniture, sporting goods, antiques and much more will be sold at extremely low prices in the Tarrier Dome on Saturday, November 8 from 8am to 3pm and Sunday, November 9 from 10am to 2pm. The CWA Parent Association hopes to raise $50,000 to $60,000 with the sale to support construction of the new Language and Performing Arts Center.

Volunteers are in the last week of sorting at the farmhouse. It’s their last chance to price and pack the multitudes of contributions that will be sold.  It’s a frenzy unlike the rest of the year, and it’s still great fun and treasure-hunting.

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CWA stages world premier of The Last Night of Comedy

October 27th, 2008

It’s a rare and exceptional honor for a high school theater ensemble to stage the first production of a professional playwright’s new work, but Charles Wright Academy’s drama program is indeed exceptional.  The Charles Wright Academy Players, as the troupe has been known for more than 40 years, will present the world premier of The Last Night of Comedy this week.  Tickets for the play, written by local playwright Nick Stokes with inspiration and assistance from John Forier, are going fast. 

 

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Bands, orchestra prep for Oct 16 concert

October 15th, 2008

Charles Wright’s instrumental music program will hold its first concert of the year on Thursday, October 16, at 7:30pm.  The concert is free and open to the public.  It will be held in the Middle School Commons.  Read the rest of this entry »

Singers debut “The Reluctant Dragon” Oct. 23

October 13th, 2008

On Thursday, October 23, the Charles Wright Academy Singers, an ensemble of 21 Upper School students conducted by Upper School Choral Director Aimee Mell, will debut their production of “The Reluctant Dragon.”  This 23-minute operetta tells of “the adventures of a boy, a saint and a dragon back when the world was different and there were more dragons about than there are nowadays.”  Read the rest of this entry »