First Court Orientation

This evening was the first 2010 Rose Festival Court orientation. It was the first time that all fifteen girls met each other. The orientation brought back so many memories for me of our first court orienation. I spoke to the girls and gave them advice about being grateful of their new titles and to cherish [...]

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2010 Grant Princess Coronation

Today was a wonderful day, as I crowned Grant’s 2010 Rose Festival Princess. The title went to senior Victoria Dinu. All of the girls did an amazing job speaking in front of the school. Victoria has that extra passion for the festival that makes her a perfect princess candidate. I was able to speak a [...]

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Metro Princess Crowning

Today the 2nd ever Metro Princess was crowned by last year’s princess, Bre Burnett. It was great to go to the coronation and to meet their court, and newly crowned Princess Jessica Hua from Aloha High School. She will be a fantastic representative of the Metro Area to the Festival. Congratulations, Jessica!

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Newsmakers Event

This evening was one of my favorite events so far. The Newsmakers event is hosted by the Royal Rosarians annually, as the local news stations feature one of their most memorable stories of the year. Miss Leslie and I sat at a table with Shauna Parsons, the anchor of FOX 12 Oregon. The story that [...]

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