- In the near future followed by June Preston's child star days, June Preston became an internationally acclaimed opera singer singing for the Metropolitan Opera company singing leading roles opposite Jan Peerce, Salvotore Baccolini, Nicola Mascono, Robert Weede, and many more.
- June Preston was inducted into the WSHS Hall of Fame where she gave a concert performance in the early 1990's.
- Upon her return to the United States in 1954 after a 2 year run with the Metropolitan Opera Company touring South America and Europe, Ms. Preson continued to tour worldwide throughout the 1990s at which point she retired.
- June Preston joined the Metropolitan Opera company in 1952 on a South American and European tour as a headliner.
- June Preston was sponsored by Coca Cola in her early operatic career.
- The first to drop her fur muff to the floor as she (Mimi) dies in the last act of "La Boheme". This motion has been used ever since.
- Graduated from West Seattle High School in 1947. In 1996 she was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame.
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