Meet
Mrs. Wright
My name is Katie Wright, and I am so proud to be in my 3rd year as a Sonora Raider serving as your Assistant Principal of Pupil Services! I knew I wanted to be a teacher in 6th grade after having met my own 6th grade teacher, one of the most gracious and compassionate women I have ever had the privilege of knowing! By my junior year in high school, I knew my calling was to be an English teacher where I could share my love of the written word through wonderful works of fiction and using key rhetorical devices to craft the perfect argument! I taught middle school English for several years, but ultimately, I knew I wanted to be on a high school campus. I served as an ELD Coordinator, Instructional Coach, and English teacher in the Orange Unified School District at the high school level until 2018 when I left to pursue administration with FJUHSD. I have been fortunate, throughout my career, to work with students in special populations and helping them to fulfill their full potential. I believe passionately in student equity and meeting students where they are, so we can help lift them up and take them where they want to go.
Here are ten little known facts that will help us become better acquainted:
Where did you grow up? I grew up right here in Orange County, California and spent most of my child and young adult life in the city of Orange before moving to Riverside County in 2011.
What do you like to do in your free time? My absolute favorite thing to do is see live music. I also love going to Disneyland with my husband, and playing with my toy poodle, Snickerdoodle. Although, I have only been able to do one of these things since last March.
Why did you go into education? Simply put, I love learning! I have always loved school myself, and I wanted to try to instill my passion and love for learning in kids who may not have had the opportunities I was fortunate enough to have. It's never too late to develop a love for learning when you have people rallying behind you and making you feel like you can achieve your goals!
What keeps you in education? The "lightbulb moments"...when you can see on a student's face that they finally "get" an idea or concept that, as an educator, you've been working with them on.
What is one odd thing about you? I dislike onions, but I like onion rings and onion dip!
What is your favorite sport's team? My husband would disown me if I did not say the Lakers! In the past, we have had full rooms in our house devoted to them. I'm talking purple and yellow walls, Lakers wallpaper borders, the whole 9 yards!
Who is your most influential person in your life? Without a doubt that would be my mom who passed in 2018. She was the true definition of devotion when it came to me and supported me in every endeavor I ever attempted.
Did you play any sports when you were in high school? I was the goalie for our water polo team and was also on the swim team. Unfortunately, during my junior year I blew out my knee which forced me to quit water polo, and take up golf instead! I was on the golf team my senior year, and it quickly became apparent that I should stick to the castles and windmills of mini golf!
What is your favorite dessert? I would have to say either fruit tarts or cupcakes.
What is your favorite quote? "To be great is to be misunderstood."- Ralph Waldo Emerson
