Late last school year, Ashley received a letter stating that she qualified for the Daffodil Selection. In Pierce County, 24 schools within the area select a girl from each school, and they become part of the Daffodil Princesses, and one becomes the Queen for the Daffodil Parade in late spring.
The girls in our school are chosen first by their grades, community involvement and other achievements. Those girls then attend 2 weeks of preparation where they write their speeches, practice their walks, write their bios, prepare for impromptu questions, select an escort (only a few boys had the grades to qualify for this), prep for teas and social encounters. The selected princess will represent her school in many events throughout the county and she receives scholarship money as well.
It was an honor for Ashley to be chosen. She has made us very proud with her positive attitude, grades and with the everyday choices she makes at school, home, and church. Ashley is a very kind and fun girl. It was great to see her on stage being recognized for her accomplishments.
Click on this picture to enlarge it, you have to see the girl's faces close up...they are priceless!
There were 8 girls that were in the Princess Selection. All of them had amazing accomplishments and we were very impressed with the high standards of those beautiful girls. Ashley was not the princess selected, but we are very proud of her!
I think the hardest part of all was finding a dress that was modest. We had to add sleeves to a dress we found. It turned out beautifully.
1 comment:
What an incredible experience for Ashley. She looked absolutely beautiful. (If I would have been a judge I would have picked her :-)). Her dress was gorgeous. You did an amazing job adding the sleeves. It made the dress look so much more elegant. Great job Kelli!
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