Todd Beamer High School

Todd Beamer High School is a four-year secondary school located in Federal Way, Washington within the Federal Way School District. The school was built in 2003 and was named after Todd Morgan Beamer, a passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11, 2001 attacks. He was one of the passengers who attempted to foil the hijacking and reclaim the aircraft, which crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The school was opened in September 2003.Todd Beamer Campus received a $675,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for staff development during the school's first three years.AcademicsThe school has three separate academies as of 2012, each named for one of the school colors and with its own choice of teachers and electives. The three academies are the Blue Academy (previously Puget Sound Business and Industry Academy); Green Academy (previously the Math, Science, Health and Fitness Academy); and Silver Academy (previously the School of Global Leadership & Economics).A fourth academy, the Northwest College Preparatory Academy, was created in 2005, but was merged with the other three academies in 2009 due to budget and teacher cuts.AthleticsTodd Beamer's sports teams are called the Titans and compete in the Olympic Division of the North Puget Sound League.Federal Way Department of Public SafetyTodd Beamer High School opens its facilities to the Federal Way Police Department for the annual Law Enforcement Exploring competition hosted by FWDPS. The competition is hosted outside of school hours and utilizes multiple classrooms, the gymnasium and the football field and track.