Washington State Apple Blossom top 10 royalty candidates announced Wednesday night are, from left to right, front row; Wenatchee School District (W), Eastmont School District (E):
Aisha Mondragon (E), daughter of Mayra Mondragon; Carmen Valencia (W), daughter of Manuel and Maria Valencia; Abby Wilt (W), daughter of Bob and Jackie Wilt; Kaia St. John (W), daughter of Rebecca Tucker and Jake St. John; Chelsea Wickel (W), daughter of Steve and Lisa Wickel. In the back row: Kelly Norland (W), daughter of Erik and Kate Norland; Haley Gilman (E), daughter of Ken and Denise Gilman; Jessie Weber (E), daughter of Steven and Jackie Weber; Tess Sparks (E), daughter of Courtney and David Woods and David Sparks; Megan Lindell (E), daughter of Michelle and Andrew Campbell and Mike and Kristin Lindell.
Washington State Apple Blossom top 10 royalty candidates hug each other after their names are announced during a ceremony Wednesday night at the Numerica Performing Arts Center. The 10 finalists have a busy month ahead of them before the 2020 Royalty Selection Pageant on Saturday, Feb. 8. They will be interviewed, tour local businesses, prepare a speech and take etiquette lessons. Tickets for the pageant go on sale Monday, Jan. 13 at the Festival Office, 2 S. Chelan Ave. and online at appleblossom.org. The winning candidates — a queen and two princesses — will be awarded scholarships of $10,000 and $5,000.
World photo/Don Seabrook Before the selection ceremony for the top 10 Apple Blossom royalty candidates Wednesday night, Jan. 8, 2020, the contestants meet backstage with last year's queen Savannah Slife, in red.
World photo/Don Seabrook As candidates are announced, they walk to the center curtain and out to the stage at the Numerica Performing Arts Center Wednesday night, Jan. 8, 2020.
World photo/Don Seabrook Top 10 candidate Abby Wilt makes her way to a chair after her name was announced during a ceremony Wednesday night, Jan. 8, 2020, at the Numercia Performing Arts Center.
Washington State Apple Blossom top 10 royalty candidates announced Wednesday night are, from left to right, front row; Wenatchee School District (W), Eastmont School District (E):
Aisha Mondragon (E), daughter of Mayra Mondragon; Carmen Valencia (W), daughter of Manuel and Maria Valencia; Abby Wilt (W), daughter of Bob and Jackie Wilt; Kaia St. John (W), daughter of Rebecca Tucker and Jake St. John; Chelsea Wickel (W), daughter of Steve and Lisa Wickel. In the back row: Kelly Norland (W), daughter of Erik and Kate Norland; Haley Gilman (E), daughter of Ken and Denise Gilman; Jessie Weber (E), daughter of Steven and Jackie Weber; Tess Sparks (E), daughter of Courtney and David Woods and David Sparks; Megan Lindell (E), daughter of Michelle and Andrew Campbell and Mike and Kristin Lindell.
Washington State Apple Blossom top 10 royalty candidates hug each other after their names are announced during a ceremony Wednesday night at the Numerica Performing Arts Center. The 10 finalists have a busy month ahead of them before the 2020 Royalty Selection Pageant on Saturday, Feb. 8. They will be interviewed, tour local businesses, prepare a speech and take etiquette lessons. Tickets for the pageant go on sale Monday, Jan. 13 at the Festival Office, 2 S. Chelan Ave. and online at appleblossom.org. The winning candidates — a queen and two princesses — will be awarded scholarships of $10,000 and $5,000.
World photo/Don Seabrook Before the selection ceremony for the top 10 Apple Blossom royalty candidates Wednesday night, Jan. 8, 2020, the contestants meet backstage with last year's queen Savannah Slife, in red.
World photo/Don Seabrook As candidates are announced, they walk to the center curtain and out to the stage at the Numerica Performing Arts Center Wednesday night, Jan. 8, 2020.
World photo/Don Seabrook Top 10 candidate Abby Wilt makes her way to a chair after her name was announced during a ceremony Wednesday night, Jan. 8, 2020, at the Numercia Performing Arts Center.
I was born in Wenatchee, went to Eastmont High School, graduated from the University of Washington with a communications degree in journalism. I have a wife and three children.
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