2024 FESTIVAL AWARDS

April 27, 2024 TekniPlex Youth Parade Award Winners

Band

Junior High
1st
 Columbia Junior High
2nd  Eastmont & Sterling Junior High

Middle School
1st Harbour Pointe Middle School
2nd Granite Falls Middle School
3rd Foothills Middle School

Drill Team

Junior High
1st  Eastmont & Sterling Middle School

Middle School
1st Orchard Middle School
2nd Granite Falls School
3rd Foothills Middle School

Overall

Grand Sweepstakes Award – Columbia Elementary (44)

Best Elementary Grades K-5 – Lincoln Elementary (65)
2nd Place Best Elementary Grades K-5 – Washington Elementary (30)
3rd Place Best Elementary Grades K-5 – St Paul’s (9)

Best Daycare/Preschool – Epic Early Learning Center (43)
2nd Place Best Daycare/Preschool – TEAMS Learning (40)

Best Sport Group – Capital Elite (24)
2nd Place Best Sport Group – Wenatchee Figure Skating Club (66)

Best Small Group – Wenatchee Mops (52)
2nd Place Small Group – Miss East Cascades Scholarship Organization (26)

Best Large Group – Pioneer Middle School Folklorico (48A)
2nd Place Large Group – Stage Kids (62)

Best New Entry – Dance to Glorify (25)

Best Use of Festival Theme – Chelan Douglas Services Assoc. (57)

Judges Choice – Joyful Scholars (34)

May 4, 2024 Stemilt Grand Parade Award Winners

Floats

Grand Sweepstakes Award (The highest float award.  Given to most outstanding float in the parade, regardless of division) — Miss Sunnyside Float #23
Community Sweepstakes Award — Jefferson County Rhododendron Festival #96
Spirt of the Festival Award — Deer Park Community Float #30
Stemilt Sponsor’s Choice Award — Oroville May Festival #111
Royalty Choice Award — Washington State Fair #86
Golden Apple Award (In Memory of Ben Fritz) — Manson Apple Blossom Festival #46

Equestrian

Best Royalty Equestrian — Miss Omak Stampede #50
Best Group Equestrian — Ellensburg Rodeo Posse #93
Judge’s Award — Miss Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo Queen #38
Most Original Clean-Up Crew — Appleatchee Riders Queen #67

Specialty

1st Place Specialty — Blue Bird Inc #28
2nd Place Specialty — Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission #35
3rd Place Specialty — Wenatchee Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars, Washington Fallen Heroes #49
Most Original Specialty — Leavenworth's Bavarian Babes, Bros & Brats Scooter Club #72

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 School

AAAA Division
1st Place — South Kitsap High School
2nd Place — Moses Lake High School

AAA Division
1st Place — Othello High School
2nd Place — Meadowdale High School

AA Division
1st Place — Sultan High School
2nd Place — Ellensburg High School

A Division
1st Place — Wahluke High School

Auxiliary/Drill Teams

AAAA Division
1st Place — Kennedy Catholic High School

AAA Division
1st Place — Wenatchee Applettes

AA Division
1st Place — Sultan High School

A Division
1st Place — Wahluke High School

Art 4 Kidz Award Winners

Kindergarten and 1st Grade
2nd Place, Audrey Becker
1st Place, Emilia Irawan

2 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 Koempel

2 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 Acheson

2 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 Everson

Photography Division
6th - 8th Grade

2nd Place, Sage Corso
1st Place, Katherine Hendrickson

Committee’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.

Cakes for College Funnel Cake Eating Contest Winners

High School Division
Winners : Noah Howden-Rich and Misha Levianuk
School : Eastmont High School
Favorite thing about Apple Blossom : Apples

Middle School Division
Winners : sisters Sophia Avelar and Audrina Garibay
School : Eastmont Junior High School
Favorite thing about Apple Blossom : Everything!

Elementary School Division
Winners : siblings Elizabeth Carter and Johnathan Carter
School : Valley Academy and Foothills Middle School
Favorite thing about Apple Blossom : Food Fair and Chief for a Day

Arts & Crafts Booth Award Winners

Best In Show : Found and Foraged Fibers
2nd Place : Fat Dragonfly Collection
3rd Place : JCB Concepts
Royalty Choice : Daisy Design

Food Vendor Award Winners

Best of Show : MacDaddy
Best Customer Service : Dippin Dots/Young Life
Best Food Main Dish : Shiskaberrys
Best Value : D’Beans
Community Choice : Innas Cuisine
Green Award (Wenatchee Confluence Rotary) : Kaleenka Piroshky

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