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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
This evening CWA Headmaster Rob Camner emailed faculty, staff and board members to share the sad news that Bob Minnerly, his predecessor, passed away today. Minnerly served as CWA’s Headmaster from 1986 to 1996.
CWA recently dedicated the school’s baseball field in his honor. Click here to learn more about the dedication.
Here is the text of Camner’s email: Read the rest of this entry »
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
CWA’s gala fundraising event, the annual Charles Wright Spirit Auction, was held last weekend in the Dome. The “Get Wild About CWA” theme was almost upstaged when a transformer blew down the street from the school taking all the lights on campus with it, but the power was restored, bidding resumed, and more than 500 happy guests went home with a great story as one of their auction prizes. Read the rest of this entry »
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Update: the 2009 Wright Stuff Rummage Sale was a great success. The Parent Association raised about $50,000 for the Language and Performing Arts Center. Many thanks to all those who helped make the event such as success! The organizers of the 2010 sale will begin excepting donations down at the farm house in January. Read the rest of this entry »
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
There’s a new way for Charles Wright parents, particularly the parents of Middle and Upper School students who spend less time volunteering in the classroom, to get involved. The Arts Guild is a newly reconstituted group organized to support and promote CWA’s arts programs. Initially the group is focusing its efforts on Middle and Upper School performing arts. Read the rest of this entry »
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009

CWA Headmaster Rob Camner has written a short piece on his blog about the new school year. Find it here.
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
The #1 fundraising priority of the CWA Board of Trustees is the Annual Fund. Do you know why? Check out the new Annual Fund website to learn more from faculty, parents and alumni how the Annual Fund works. You can even make your gift online today and you’re guaranteed to never get a phone-a-thon call during dinner this year!
You can also learn more about the Board of Trustees by reading their bios here on CWA website.
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Monday, September 21st, 2009
On Saturday, September 12, two sell-out crowds of students, parents, alums, teachers and many more friends packed the Donn Laughlin Theater to watch the very first show produced in the new Language and Performing Arts Center. Laughlin himself was on hand to cut the ribbon and he and his wife watched from the front row. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
The CWA Parent Association is looking for the school’s 2009 Inspirational Faculty member and the group is accepting nominations from students, parents, alumni, teachers and staff. Click here for the form and nominate your favorite teacher. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Construction of the new Language and Performing Arts Center is right on schedule and so are plans for the 2009 Spirit Auction.
Click here to read all about both!
Click here to watch a time-lapse video of construction.
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Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Charles Wright Academy will celebrate the life of Sam Brown, CWA’s founder, lifetime trustee and friend, and the immeasurable blessings both Sam and his life wife, Nathalie, gave to the school’s community at a memorial service in the Dome on Sunday, March 8 at 2pm. All are welcome to attend. The school has also created a few new webpages to remember Sam and Nathalie. Click here to visit those pages.
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