Queen's Coronation 2005

April 1st, 2005
The Church for All Nations
Tacoma, WA

Congratulations to
Queen Jessica Dewitt
Mt. Tahoma High School

Photos provided by
Stephen R. Strauss

Coronation Program Participants

Master of Ceremonies
Tony Ventrella

Judges
The Honorable Beverly Grant - Pierce Co. Superior Court Judge
Jay Hambly - Superintendent, White River School District
Cynthia Kovalenko Hodgins - 1981 Daffodil Festival Queen
Maria Johnson - Manager Russell Investment Group
Patrick Kuo - President, Cascadia Development Corporation

Coronation Accountants
Raisl & Company CPA's PLLC
Ed Raisl & Heather Kelly

Queen's Processional - Clan Gordon Bag Pipe Band
Prelude Music - Kerry Yanasak
Royal Court Choreographer - Melinda Colby

Entertainment

Kerry Yanasak - Pianist
Spanaway Lake High School Music Company - Directed by Bernard Crouse

Scholarships Presented to the Royal Court
For the year 2005

* Our Special Thanks to The Puyallup Tribe of Indians for their generous contribution this year of endowment money and matching funds for the below listed scholarships.

• The Western Washington Fair Queen's Scholarship* - $6,000 - Awarded to the 2005 Daffodil Queen, Jessica Dewitt , Mt. Tahoma High School.
   
• The "Lady Dena McCallum" Scholarship* - $4,000 - Awarded to the 1st Runner-up, Princess Brittany Schneider, Puyallup High School.
   
• The Daffodil Memorial Scholarship* - $3,000 - Awarded to the 2nd Runner-up, Princess Natalie Hanni, Sumner High School.
  
  
• The "Lady Kathy Kelley"  Scholarship* - $2,000 - Awarded to the 3rd-Runner-up, Princess Laura Kelly, Fife High School.
  
  
• The "Sandy Hust" Scholarship* - $2,000 - Awarded to the 4th Runner-up, Princess Natasha Ratliff, Henry Foss High School.
   
• The "Tacoma Elks Lodge #174 Scholarship* - $2,000 - Awarded to the 5th Runner-up, Princess Kellie Thompson, Rogers High School.
  
  
• The Daffodil Festival Alumni & Daffodil Foundation Scholarship - $2,000 - Awarded to Princess Katherine Barry, Franklin Pierce High School.
  
• The Miss Congeniality Scholarship - $500 - Awarded to Princess Kellie Thompson, Rogers High School.  (This Scholarship is presented by the Tacoma Yacht Club Shipmates).
   
• The remaining 14 members of the Royal Court were each awarded a "Daffodil Foundation Princess Scholarship* in the amount of $1,000.   
  

"THANK YOU"

The Daffodil Festival and the Daffodilians extend a grateful "Thank You" to the following companies and individuals who made this "Coronation" evening a memorable event:

A Special "Thank You" To:

Queen Mother, Lisa Gimmestad 

And Our Royalty Chaperones

Visit the 2005 Royal Court Page

The Daffodil Festival
823 W Main St Suite C, Sumner, WA 98390
Telephone:  253-863-9524     FAX:  253-863-9568

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