Iris’s Journey
September 24, 2007 – Iris Shanyue Tang was born in Evergreen Hospital at Kirkland, WA.
She was named after the renowned Chinese American journalist, Iris Chang. Her Chinese name, Shanyue (山月), means “moon over the mountain”.
She spent her first few years in her home in Sammamish before moving to Bellevue in mid-2010 and then to Redmond in mid-2012.
Her favorite activities during her early childhood and elementary school years included:
- Playing at various playgrounds, such as those at Bennett Elementary School, Sherwood Forest Elementary School, Bellevue Crossroads Park, and Redmond Grass Lawn Park
- Visiting the Bellevue Botanical Garden and the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle with her family
The family moved to Duvall in mid-2018. While Iris attended Lakeside School, they spent much of their time at their second home in Edmonds. During her middle and high school years, Iris pursued a variety of interests, including swimming, crew, visual arts, and mathematics and robotics competitions, reflecting her creativity, determination, and love of learning.
Early Childhood
September 2011 – June 2013: Bellevue Bilingual Academy, Bellevue, WA.
Main out-of-school activities:
- Alaska cruise, June 2010
- Vancouver, BC trip, December 2010
- Ballet class, June 2011 – December 2011
- Mexico Baja California cruise, December 2011
- China trip, January 2012 – February 2012
- China trip, July 2012
- Swim class at Bellevue ProClub, September 2012 – June 2017
- Piano class, February 2013 – June 2014
- Alaska cruise, July 2013
Elementary Schools
September 2013 – June 2014: Bennett Elementary School, Redmond, WA.
September 2014 – June 2017: Cherry Crest Elementary School, Bellevue, WA.
Main out-of-school activities:
- Chinese class, September 2013 – June 2018
- Caribbean Disney cruise, May 2014
- Boys & girls club, summer 2014, 2015
- Drawing class, June 2014 – December 2014
- Hawaii trip, December 2014
- Washington State Math Championship competition, March 2015
- Boston trip, May 2015
- Cherry Crest Robotics club, August 2015 – May 2016
- China trip, November 2015
- Idea Math camp, December 2015 & June 2016
- Swim practice with Pacific Dragons Swim Team, June 2016 – June 2017
- Los Angeles trip, July 2016
- Violin class, September 2016 – June 2017
- Girl scout, September 2016 – July 2017
- DC & New York trip, April 2017
- UW summer youth program, June 2017
Middle School
September 2017 – June 2021: Lakeside Middle School, Seattle, WA.
Main out-of-school activities:
- Swim practice with ProClub Swim Team, June 2017 – August 2019
- UK trip, December 2017
- Caribbean cruise, April 2018
- Archery club, May 2018 – September 2018
- East coast trip, July 2018
- MATHCOUNTS competition, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Math Is Cool Master competition, May 2019
- China-Japan cruise, June 2019
- UK trip, July 2019
- Lakeside Crew Team, September 2019 – May 2025
- Awesome Math camp, June 2020 – August 2020
High School
September 2021 – June 2025: Lakeside High School, Seattle, WA.
Main out-of-school activities:
- Swim practice with Lakeside Swim Team, August 2021 – November 2024
- AOPS class, August 2021
- Lakeside Robotics club, September 2021 – May 2025
- Lakeside “learn-to-row” volunteer, summer 2022, 2023, 2024
- Linguistics competition, January 2022, 2023, 2024
- Florida trip, August 2022
- University District Food Bank volunteer, September 2022 – May 2025
- HMMT competition, February 2023
- USRowing Youth Nationals at Florida, June 2023
- Silverwood trip, July 2023
- Chinese class, September 2023 – May 2024
- Driving school, September 2023 – August 2024
- Lakeside Art club, September 2023 – May 2025
- Math Prize For Girls competition, October 2023
- Martial arts class, June 2024
- Transcend United senior helper volunteer, June 2024 – July 2024
- Drawing class, June 2024 – August 2024
- East coast trip – university tour, August 2024
- Math Olympia class teacher, September 2024 – January 2025
- China trip, June 2025 – July 2025
College
August 26, 2025 – November 22, 2025: Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA.