2025 Festival Awards
April 26, 2025 TekniPlex Youth Parade Award Winners
Band
Junior High
1st Columbia Junior High
2nd Eastmont Junior HighsMiddle School
1st Harbour Pointe Middle School
2nd Cashmere Middle School
3rd Manson Middle SchoolDrill Team
Junior High
1st Eastmont Junior HighsMiddle School
1st Cashmere Middle School
2nd Wenatchee Valley Thunder
3rd Granite Falls Middle School
Overall
Grand Sweepstakes Award – Joyful Scholars Montessori (16)
Best Elementary Grades K-5 – Rock Island Elementary (65)
2nd Place Elementary Grades K-5 – Mission View Elementary (45)
3rd Place Elementary Grades K-5 – St. Joe’s Catholic (58)Best Daycare/Preschool – Chelan Douglas Child Services (52)
2nd Place Daycare/Preschool – Epic Early Learning (30)Best Sport Group – Evergreen Mountain Bike (40)
2nd Place Sport Group – WSD Wenatchee Soccer League (48)Best Small Group – Wenatchee Valley YMCA (18)
2nd Place Small Group – City of Wenatchee Parks (14)Best Large Group – Lewis & Clark Elementary (50)
2nd Place Large Group – The River Academy (21)Best New Entry – Sanzar Dance Company (60)
Best Use of Festival Theme – Columbia Fruit (9)
Judges' Choice – Horse on Course Pony Club (32)
May 3, 2025 Stemilt Grand Parade Award Winners
Floats
Grand Sweepstakes Award — Manson Apple Blossom, "Legends of the Lake" (#83)
Community Sweepstakes Award — Miss Sunnyside Court, "To Sunnyside and Beyond with Miss Sunnyside Court!" (#98)
Spirt of the Festival Award — Deer Park Community Float, "Dancin' Thru the Decades with Deer Park" (#62)
Stemilt Sponsor’s Choice Award — Washington State Fair Event Center, "Celebrating 125 years of Extraordinary Moments!” (#23)
Royalty Choice Award — Capital Lakefair, "A Roaring Good Time!" (#77)
Golden Apple Award (In Memory of Ben Fritz) — Jefferson County Rhododendron Festival, "Celebrating 90 Years of Rhody Pride" (#50)
Equestrian
Best Royalty Equestrian — Miss Moses Lake Roundup (#75)
Best Group Equestrian — Ellensburg Rodeo Posse (#19)
Most Original Clean-Up Crew — Little Miss Rodeo Champions Of America: Taya Asmussen (#70 A)Specialty
1st Place Specialty — Wenatchee Valley Humane Society, “Canine Royalty” (#32)
2nd Place Specialty — Leavenworth's Bavarian Babes, Bros, & Brauts Scooter Club, “Salute to Spring” (#35)
3rd Place Specialty — Lone Peak Overland, “Venture Beyond the Ordinary” (#106)
Most Original Specialty — Wenatchee Outdoors, “Inspire, guide, and connect our outdoor community” (#100)
Bands
Divisions are new this year (2024). Bands will be placed in a division based on the number of musicians, not school enrollment (that is, not WIAA classifications). This is with the intent of providing a fairer competition among like-sized ensembles A : 1-35 members, AA : 36-60 members, AAA : 61-90 members, AAAA : 91+ members
Sweepstakes Overall — Kennedy Catholic High School
Drum Major Overall — Kennedy Catholic High SchoolAAAA Division
1st Place — South Kitsap High School
2nd Place — Moses Lake High SchoolAAA Division
1st Place — Othello High School
2nd Place — Meadowdale High SchoolAA Division
1st Place — Sultan High School
2nd Place — Ellensburg High SchoolA Division
1st Place — Wahluke High SchoolAuxiliary/Drill Teams
AAAA Division
1st Place — Kennedy Catholic High SchoolAAA Division
1st Place — Wenatchee ApplettesAA Division
1st Place — Sultan High SchoolA Division
1st Place — Wahluke High School
Art 4 Kidz Award Winners
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
2nd Place, Audrey Becker
1st Place, Emilia Irawan2 Dimensional Division - Black and White
4th – 5th Grade
2nd Place, Lexi Cox
1st Place, Cora Smith
6th – 8th Grade
2nd Place, Wesley Hetterle
1st Place, Makenna Spencer
9th – 12th Grade
2nd Place, Riley Tepley
1st Place, Keanan Koempel2 Dimensional Division - Color
2nd – 3rd Grade
2nd Place, Elsie Black
1st Place, Olive Larsen
4th - 5th Grade
2nd Place, Adeline Williams
1st Place, Tim Black
6th - 8th Grade
2nd Place, Sage Corso
1st Place, Elana Keifenheim
9th - 12th Grade
2nd Place, Yatziry Sandoval Espinoza
1st Place, Riley Acheson2 Dimensional Division - Mixed Media
2nd – 3rd Grade
1st Place, Mio Davies
2nd Place, Claire Clark
4th – 5th Grade
2nd Place, Cora Acheson
1st Place, Cora Collings
6th – 8th Grade
1st Place, Elana Keifenheim
9th – 12th Grade
1st Place, Amelia Browne
3-D Mixed Media Division
2nd – 3rd Grade
1st Place, Raylan Williams
2nd Place, Christian Williams
4th - 5th Grade
1st Place, Emma Serrato
6th - 8th Grade
1st Place, Katherine Hendrickson
9th - 12th Grade
1st Place, Carley EversonPhotography Division
6th - 8th Grade
2nd Place, Sage Corso
1st Place, Katherine HendricksonCommittee’s Choice : Elsie Rennie, 2D Color (Grade 2-3)
Royalty’s Choice : Evelyn Serrato, 3D Mixed Media (Grade Kindergarten/1st)
Sponsor’s Choice : Charlotte Tepley, 2D Black & White (Grade 4-5)
Jane Reynolds Best of Show : Riley Acheson, 2D Black and White (Grade 9-12). They receive a $100 Hobby Lobby Gift Certificate.