2025 ROYALTY PROCESS
Selection of the 2025 Washington State Apple Blossom Festival Royalty begins with the announcement of 34 young women, from the Wenatchee and Eastmont School Districts. They will compete for a chance to be one of the ten candidates who will then vie for the Royal Court for the 106th Festival. Vying for the 2025 Queen and two Princesses are :
(W) Wenatchee School District (E) Eastmont School District
The Preliminary Candidates will be spending their time in preparation for the 2025 Top 10 Selection on Tuesday, January 7, where 5 girls from the Wenatchee School District and 5 girls from the Eastmont School District will be chosen.
GET TO KNOW YOU
Tuesday, January 07
(JUDGED EVENTS)(PART 1) “Get to Know You” Morning of Jan 7 at the at the Wenatchee Convention Center (NOT open to the public)
5 OUT-OF-TOWN JUDGES SCORES ACCOUNT FOR 50% OF TOTAL TOP 10 SCORE
The 2025 Preliminary Candidates running for Royalty will introduce themselves, be asked a series of questions from their bio, and a handful of impromptu questions. This will be held at the Wenatchee Convention Center. Not open to the public.(PART 2) “Top 10 Speeches” Afternoon of Jan 7 @ 1:00 pm at the Numerica PAC (OPEN to the public)
5 OUT-OF-TOWN JUDGES SCORES ACCOUNT FOR THE REMAINING 50% OF TOTAL TOP 10 SCORE
Senior Girls from the Wenatchee and Eastmont School Districts will present their 2-3 minute long speeches, each on the same topic. Open to the public, and streamed lived on NCWLIFE.
TOP 10 ANNOUNCEMENT
Tuesday, January 07
@ 6:00 pm at the Numerica PAC
The Top 10 Announcement will be held in the evening. 5 girls from the Wenatchee School District and 5 girls from the Eastmont School District will be chosen.This event is free and open to the public!
TOP 10 EVENTS
January 8 - February 8
The Top 10 will be spending this time preparing for Pageant
2025 ROYALTY SELECTION PAGEANT
Saturday, February 8 (JUDGED EVENT)!!!!
@ 6:00 pm at the Numerica Performing Arts Center
5 OUT-OF-TOWN JUDGES SCORES ACCOUNT FOR 100% OF TOTAL TOP 10 SCORE
BENEFITS
The Queen will receive a Scholarship of $10,000 from the Wenatchee Applarians, and the two Princesses will each receive a $5,000 Scholarship!
The remaining 7 Candidates will each receive a $1,000 Scholarship
Four $1,000 scholarships will be presented Pageant Night (Achievement, Community Involvement, Congeniality, Most Original Speech)
The opportunity to travel all over the Northwest.
The opportunity to visit different places in Wenatchee and East Wenatchee to become more familiar with our own community.
The opportunity to make new friends and have memories that will last a lifetime!
QUALIFICATIONS
To be eligible to run for the 2025 Royalty you must …
Be at least sixteen (16) years of age and not have reached your twentieth (20th) birthday by January 1, 2025.
Be a female member of the graduating class and a full-time student in the Wenatchee/Eastmont School District (Public, Private, or Running Start)
You must have a CUMULATIVE 2.75 Grade Point Average, based on a 4.00 point system, at the time you register as a candidate for the Festival Royalty Program – DETERMINED BY YOUR JUNE 2024 REPORT CARD
Be able to participate in all scheduled activities of the Festival and Royalty Program. Royalty will attend over 14 out-of-town Festivals and over 150 local appearances.
