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SR8695 • 2026
Recognizing the contributions made to Washington state by the Daffodil Festival, its organizers, and its royal court for the past 93 years.
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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 diverse 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 today 7 and this year celebrates its 93rd anniversary; and 8 WHEREAS, Each year, 24 young women pass through a rigorous 9 selection process to represent their schools as well as Pierce county 10 communities through ambassadorship, community service, and civic 11 pride; and 12 WHEREAS, Members of the Daffodil Festival royal court serve as 13 role models for youth around our region. Their volunteerism, civic 14 responsibility, and willingness to be ambassadors for Pierce county 15 serve as a light for youth to look up to; and 16 WHEREAS, This year's Daffodil Festival royal court includes: Mya 17 Fleming, Bethel High School; Shaniah Princess Andal, Bonney Lake High 18 School; Nicia Sikkenga, Chief Leschi High School; Kareliz N 19 Villanueva Lomba, Clover Park High School; Gabriella Lopez, Curtis 20 High School; Annika Howard, Eatonville High School; Ava Gardner, 21 Emerald Ridge High School; Sanaa Pond, Fife High School; Baylei 22 Jones, Foss High School; Chloe Bowman-Jones, Franklin Pierce High 23 SENATE RESOLUTION 8695 By Senators Gildon, Conway, and Hasegawa p. 1 8695 School; Addy Wellman, Graham-Kapowsin High School; Bentley Webster, 1 Harrison Prep High School; Louise Hadassah Womack, Lakes High School; 2 Abigail Gerdes, Lincoln High School; Tavaeh Harrell, Mount Tahoma 3 High School; Abby Collins, Orting High School; Evelyne Boote, 4 Puyallup High School; Hope Rizzo, Rogers High School; Emerie Kennedy, 5 Silas High School; Zoey Mann, Spanaway Lake High School; Elena Castro 6 Oseguera, Stadium High School; Izabell Hogan, Sumner High School; 7 Payton Ortiz, Washington High School; and Sophia Sahlberg, White 8 River High School; 9 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate 10 recognize and honor the many contributions made to our state by the 11 Daffodil Festival, its organizers, and its royal court for the past 12 93 years; and 13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be 14 immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the 2026 15 Daffodil Festival officers and to the 24 members of the 2026 Daffodil 16 Festival royalty. 17 --- END --- p. 2 8695