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HR4671 • 2026
Recognizing the Daffodil Festival.
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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Daffodil festival
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Daffodil festival
WHEREAS, For 93 years the annual Daffodil Festival has been a 1 cherished tradition for the people of Pierce County; and2 WHEREAS, The Daffodil Festival has been an anticipated event that 3 continues to bring communities together to celebrate unity within our 4 community; and 5 WHEREAS, Since its inception in the 1920s as a modest garden 6 party, it has grown into the festival that we all know and love 7 today; and 8 WHEREAS, There has been a parade every year, with the exception 9 of 1943, 1944, and 1945 due to war, and 2020 due to the COVID-19 10 pandemic; and 11 WHEREAS, Each year, 24 young women pass through a rigorous 12 selection process to represent their schools as well as Pierce County 13 communities through ambassadorship, community service, and civic 14 pride; and 15 WHEREAS, Members of the Daffodil Festival royal court serve as 16 role models for youth around our region and their volunteerism, civic 17 responsibility, and willingness to be ambassadors for Pierce County 18 serve as a light for youth to look up to; and 19 WHEREAS, This year's Daffodil Festival royal court includes, Mya 20 Fleming of Bethel High School, Shaniah Princess Andal of Bonney Lake 21 High School, Nicia Sikkenga of Chief Leschi High School, Kareliz N. 22 Villanueva Lomba of Clover Park High School, Gabriella Lopez of 23 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2026-4671 , by Representatives Jacobsen, Marshall, Keaton, Bronoske, Leavitt, and Barkis p. 1 HR 4671 Curtis High School, Annika Howard of Eatonville High School, Ava 1 Gardner of Emerald Ridge High School, Sanaa Pond of Fife High School, 2 Baylei Jones of Foss High School, Chloe Bowman-Jones of Franklin-3 Pierce High School, Addy Wellman of Graham-Kapowsin High School, 4 Bentley Webster of Harrison Prep High School, Louise Hadassah Womack 5 of Lakes High School, Abigail Gerdes of Lincoln High School, Tavaeh 6 Harrell of Mount Tahoma High School, Abby Collins of Orting High 7 School, Evelyn Boote of Puyallup High School, Hope Rizzo of Rogers 8 High School, Emerie Kennedy of Silas High School, Zoey Mann of 9 Spanaway Lake High School, Elena Castro Oseguera of Stadium High 10 School, Izabell Hogan of Sumner High School, Payton Ortiz of 11 Washington High School, and Sophia Sahlberg of White River High 12 School; 13 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives 14 recognize and honor the many contributions made to our state by the 15 Daffodil Festival, its organizers, and its royal court for the past 16 93 years; and 17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be 18 immediately transmitted by the Chief Clerk of the House of 19 Representatives to the 2026 Daffodil Festival officers and to the 24 20 members of the 2026 Daffodil Festival royalty. 21 22 I hereby certify this to be a true and correct copy of23 Resolution 4671 adopted by the House of Representatives24 February 20, 2026 25 26 27 28 29 __________________________ 30 Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk 31 p. 2 HR 4671