Trang TranPortfolio.
Table of Contents
About Me ............................p. 1Professional.................... p. 2 - 3 -Clubs, Volunteer work, and other affiliations
School Work ...................p. 4 - 7 -Images and Explanations of work done in computer
graphics class (Photoshop, Illustrater, Indesign etc)
About Me.
NAME: Trang Lynn TranAGE: Sixteen years oldBIRTHDAY: 10/22/1995SCHOOL: Lincoln High SchoolLOCATION: Tacoma, Washington
You have three choices in Life.
give up, give in, or
give it your all.
Hello!I’mTrang!Justyouraveragegirlgoingtohighschool.Nothingspecial.Currently,IamattendingLincolnHighschoolinTacoma,Washing-ton.Lookingasidealloftheformalstuff,mygoalinlifeistosucceed,exeedandmakesomethingofmyself.HowdoIdothat?Ihaveadrive,motivation,anddedicationthatleadstometosucess.Well,youcansaythatIalwaysgivemyallinanysituationthatIamputin.Currently,IamKeyClubpresi-dent.Whatmyjobentailsisleadingourclub,organizinginformation,hav-ingapositiveadditude,presentingserviceprojects,andsomuchmore!Itsnothard,anditisveryfun!Ifeelthatyoucan’tgoanywhereelsebutup.SoIalwaysaimhigh.Ienjoysinging,drawing,reading,andcommunityservice.Currently,IbelieveIhaveover200hoursofcommunityservice.Caringforthecommunitygivesyouafeelingthatwordscannotexplain.Itiswonder-fulwhenyoucanhavethesatisfactioninsayingthatyouhelpedsomeonewhoneededit.Asacareer,Iwishtopursueajobinthemedicalfield.Apersonshealthdetermineshowlongtheyaregoingtolive.IfeelthatifI’mabletohelpinthatprocess,thenIcancreatepositiveimpactsintheworld.Oneofmylifegoalsistovolunteerinathirdworldcountry.Withamedicalbackground,Iwillbeabletohelpwiththegreateststruggleofthemall,thestruggletolive.Hopefully,mydreamswillbeaccomplished!Wishmeluck.
Professional.KeyClubThemostimportantaffiliationinschoolisKeyClub.KeyclubstandsforKiwanisEducatedYouth.Itsmottois“caring-ourwayoflife”.Thisclubpromotescommunityservice,leadership,andanallovergoodperson.Currently,IstandasthepresidentofLincolnHighSchoolsKeyClub.However,inthefollow-ingyear,IwillbepromotedtoLieutenantGovenorstatus.Intheseroles,Imustbeaeffectivecommunicator,problemsolver,workwellwithothers,andberesponsible.
UnitedWayVolunteerismhasalwaysbeenamainfocusinmylife.Whenvolunteer-ing,Ifeelthatanindividualcanreachhigherforagreaterpurpose-tohelpothers.Throughoutthisyear,Ihaveexperiencedbeingamentor,andafriendforchildrenduringsummercamp,(attheChildrensMuseumofTacoma),wascompanyforpeoplewhoarelonleyatanursinghome,providedsomethingtolookforwardtoointhelivesofchildrenwhodidn’thavereadilyavailableresources,andsomuchmore.Justhelpingsomeoneoutintheirdailylivesisagreatfeeling.TheUnitedWayorganization-anonprofitpromotingvolunteerismhasayouthprogramwherenormalhighschoolerscanmakeanimpactintheircommunity.
HealthExplorersThesimplequestionofwhatIwanttobewhenIgrowupconstantlypondersmymind.WhatwillIbe,whatwillIdo?Thereareaworldofoppertunitites!OneconsiderationIhavehadforalongtimeistobecomeadoc-tor.ThatiswhyIjoinedtheHealthExplorersandNurseCampprogramwithMulticare.Intheseprograms,weareabletoearnourcertificationinCPR,Firstaid,gainhandsonexperienceinthehospital,andhavevalubleguestspeakersfromvarioushealthprofes-sions.
Professional.EnvironmentalClubHavingbeeninEnvironmentalclubfortwoyears,wenotonlytrytofindwaystopromotesustainingtheenviron-ment,weinvolveourselveswithplantwork,andculturalawareness.Annually,wehaveaplantsalewhereenviron-mentalsciencestudents,andclubmembersjointogethertosellplantstocelebratemothersday.Wefrequentlydocampuscleanups,andweareevensponsoringatriptoCostaRicawiththespanishclass.InJuneof2012,Ialongwith13otherstudentsaregoingtoCostaRica.Thisiswherewewillseethebiodiversityofthejungles/forest,aswellasunderstandingtheculturalaspectsofCostaRica
LionDancingBeingVietnamese,celebratingtheLunarNewYearisanannualtraditionfilledwithfun,laughter,anddancing.Dragon/liondancingisonewaywherewekickoffthenewyear,andIhavetosayitisablast.Thishobbieisquiteenjoyable!Thefirecrackersfillyouwithadreneline,anditmakesyouappreci-ateyourcultureevenmore.Thoughthehardworkisnormallystereotypedtowardsguys,ourgroupisdiverseamongstagesandgender.Iloveliondancing!
AltarServe!MyreligionthatIholdtogreatimportanceisCatholicism.Thisreligionhasbeenapartofmyentirelife,anditsurelyhasinfluencedmylifegreatly.MyfriendEnaandIhavebeenaltarservingtogethersincethethirdgrade.Wehavetohelpthepriestduringmasstowhateverheneeds.Thisincludessettingthealtar,proceedingthemass,andthelittlethingsthatmakemassgosmoothly.Thishastaughtmepatience,andgivenmemorerespectformyreligion.Ialtarserveeveryotherweek,andIlovedoingit!
Trang’s School WorkImageKnockOutUsingphotoshop,Iwasabletocombinetwoimages.Oneofacity,andtheim-ageofbutterflies.AboveareafewofthebutterfliesIusedinmyimage.Thiswasafairlyeasymethodofcreatingart.
BitmapSelfPortraitThispicturealongwiththepicturesonthe‘aboutme’pagewasmedeusingphotoshop.HowIwasabletomakethispossiblewasusinganbitmapimageofmyself(pixels),andvariousfilters,brushes,importedimages,andotherphotoshopgoodies,Icreatedabstractselfportraitsofmyselfthatdisplayedmypersonality.
HolidayCardTocelebratetheholidayseason,afunprojectformewasmakingaholidaycard.Usingphotoshop,Idecidedtomakeatreeinthesnow.Usingagradientbackground,animportedSanta’sSleigh,variousbrushes,andatreetemplate,Iwasabletocreatethisbeautifulholidaycard.
Trang’s School Work
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FontDesignProjectThesetwopicturesweremadeentir-leyoutofSerifandSanSeriffontsinAdobeIllustrator.WhatIdidwasItookseveralletters,andusedtheirshapetomakeanimage.ThiswasoneofthefirstprojectsIhadinmycomputergraphicsclass,anditwasafoundationforotherprograms.
Vector Art.SchoolDesignProject:Usingphotoshopandvectorart(linesbasedonmathmaticalequations)wehadtodesignourschoolmascotAbrahamLincoln.IdecidedtotakeaspinonGoodoldAbewithaheroicedge.Usingmy
favoritesuperhero,Wolverine,andcombininghisim-agewithAbe’s,theL-Manwasborn!
VectorArtProject:Thiswasoneofourfirstprojectsincomputergraphicsclass.Thisimagewasoriginallyat-shirtdesignformytriptoCostaRicathissummer.First,IdrewasketchofwhatIwantedthedesigntolooklike.Afterscanningtheimage,ItransformedmyimageusingMacromediaFreehand!
TeamPosterProject:
Whatworkisbetterthanteamwork?Tostartthisproject,aclassmateanIchoseaprojectthatwebelievedwasofimportance.Wechosethetopicofhumantraf-fickiing.Fromthere,wehadtoreasearch,writeapaper,makeslogans,andcreateaposterthatex-plainedouris-sue.Ourpost-erportrayedthefeloniesofhowhumantraffickingaf-fectsthelifeofmany,andthathumansshouldnotbeanitem.There-fore,ourslo-gan,“Humans-NOTavail-ableinstores.