


Parents, please be on the look out for teacher emails in your ParentVue account regarding your child's progress. Thomas Jefferson High School June 13 at 7:30 p.m. Todd Beamer High School June 13 at 4:30 p.m. Federal Way High School June 12 at 4:30 p.m. Hope to see you during our Zoom Webinar! Please see the information below Sorry Because of its privacy settings, this video cannot be played here. We will discuss graduation, important upcoming dates and Sho-Ware Center Regulations. Senior Family Graduation Preparation- Parents of seniors, we will be holding a Zoom informational meeting next week.

I am so proud of them! Your help in ensuring students were here at school and the seriousness of the test paid off! When she surprised her family, “My dad was crying,” she said.I want to thank you all for your help and partnership with SBA testing! Our 10th and 11th grade students showed grit, determination and perseverance during our testing this week. Tran earned her golden ticket to Hollywood and beyond, which she hid behind her back as she left the audition room. The Beamers were given a traditional blanket by the Native Education Program, a bereavement practice honoring mourning and moving forward. David and Peggy Beamer visited Todd Beamer High School, named after their son Todd Beamer, on Sept. “And all I want you to do is, from now on, rule your zone.” Please keep letters to 300 words or less. “You have stepped into a zone that’s yours,” Richie said. “I mean, you’re up there with the Kelly Clarksons of the world,” Bryan said. “You’re in high school?” Perry asked with a bewildered expression after Tran’s performance. The season 17 judges appeared awestruck with her first audition, where Tran sang Jennifer Hudson’s “One Night Only.”Īfter her performance, Tran was met with a standing ovation from the judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan. “Oh my God, my heart almost jumped out,” she said about her nerves from that day. Tran quickly moved through rounds and rounds of preliminary auditions over the following weeks until she made it to the audition in front of the “American Idol” judges. “Me and my dad thought, ‘Yeah, we can just try, we have nothing to lose,’” she said. When she found out “American Idol” hosted an open audition in Bellevue in 2018, she decided to take a chance. I didn’t know I’d end up performing a lot.” I just want to sing … I was so, so, so young. “At that time I realized, yeah, I need to be on that stage,” she said. David and Peggy Beamer spoke at a memorial event at Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way in honor of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and the heroism of their son Todd Beamer on Friday, Sept. There were a few performances singing in elementary school at the age of 6, but Tran said the first time she saw Whitney Houston singing on television, she was hooked. Only a few close friends, some teachers at Todd Beamer and her former choir members knew she had won “The X-Factor Vietnam,” she said about her stardom in the United States. “In Vietnam, I had already won ‘X-Factor’ … A long time later, I realized I need to go and learn and I need to improve myself.” “I didn’t have friends, I needed to learn a new culture, and I needed to learn a lot here,” she said. The Graduation Dates for all high schools will be during the week following Seniors Last Day on June 9th. “I came to the United States to follow my dream, to chase my dream,” she said.Īlthough, Tran said she was hesitant about moving to America. In 2017, Tran, her dad Dinh Cao Hinh, her mom Kim Thao Tran and her younger brother Huy Dinh, moved to Federal Way.

Tran grew up in Long Xuyên, Vietnam, then moved to Ho Chi Minh City for two years. But a lot of her talent came from her own practice of singing American songs.
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She learned how to sing high notes and how to sing with emotion from her vocal coach, Ho Quynh Huong, in Vietnam. Winning that competition, she felt ready to take on “American Idol” with her sights set on a one-way golden ticket to Hollywood. “I was so surprised … it’s the first achievement in my career.” “I didn’t know I’d be able to win ‘X-Factor,’” she said. At just 16 years old, Myra Minh Nhu Tran won season two of “The X-Factor Vietnam.” Stella Beemer, Izzy Davis, Alex Fray, Elena Tapia Shorecrest High School. I know it’s pretty tough and I know that if I want to survive in the music industry, I have to work so hard.”īut she is no stranger to the spotlight. Is particularly inconspicuous: This Building Is Named in Honor of Todd Beamer. “ changed my mind a lot about the music industry. “The first thing I learned is experience,” she said.
