Senior Girls in high school are invited to take part in the 2026 Apple Blossom Royalty Candidate Process!
If you or your parents have any questions about the Royalty Program, please don’t hesitate to call anytime at the Festival Office at (509) 662-3616 or email darci@appleblossom.org
QUALIFICATIONS
To be eligible to run for the 2026 Royalty you must …
Be at least sixteen (16) years of age and not have reached your twentieth (20th) birthday by January 1, 2026.
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 2026 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 180 local appearances.
Tuesday, November 04 @ 12:00 noon, 4:00 pm & 6:00 pm at the Wenatchee Convention Center You and a parent/guardian must attend 1 of our 3 Mandatory Meetings (you do not need to attend the same meeting as your parent/guardian). You cannot run for Royalty if you and a parent/guardian do not a Mandatory Meeting.
DEADLINE FOR ROYALTY APPLICATION
Friday, November 07 @ 12:00 noon Must be completed online (see link below). You cannot run for 2025 Royalty if you did not attend a Mandatory Meeting on Tuesday, November 5.
Tuesday, November 19 (JUDGED EVENT) 100% OF VOTE FROM 3 OUT-OF-TOWN JUDGES SCORES We have Preliminary Speeches scheduled tentatively if there are more than 20 applicants from a single School District. The Preliminary Speeches would narrow down the applicants to 15 from that School District.
SPEECH LESSONS WITH MR. MCKEE & MR. FENTON Tuesday, November 19 @ 3:30pm
PARSONS HEADSHOTS Wednesday, November 20 Beginning @ 2:00pm
SPEECH LESSONS WITH MR. MCKEE & MR. FENTON Monday, November 11 @ 3:30pm
PARSONS HEADSHOTS Tuesday, November 12 Beginning @ 2:00pm
1-ON-1 TRAINING WITH JEN MUELLER
Tuesday, December 11 @ 3:30pm
TOP 10 SELECTION
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, plans after graduation, etc. This will be in a room in the Convention Center. Not open to the public.
(PART 2) “Top 10 Speeches” Afternoon of Jan 7 @ 1:30 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
Evening of Tuesday, January 07 @ 6:00 pm at the Numerica PAC (OPEN to the public) 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.
TOP 10 EVENTS
January 8 - February 8 The Top 10 will be spending this time preparing for Pageant (you will receive full schedule @ Mandatory Meetings)
2025 ROYALTY SELECTION PAGEANT
Saturday, February 8 (JUDGED EVENT) @ 7:00 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!
ROYALTY PROCESS TESTIMONIALS
Below is a link to some Royalty Process Testimonials — These girls also had a lot going on their Senior Year. Listen to what was hard for them when it came to juggling school, sports, personal life and running for Royalty! (spoiler : each girl said IT WAS WORTH IT!)
The questions these girls answer are, “Why did you run for Apple Blossom Royalty?”, “What did you learn most about yourself as a Top Ten Candidate?”, “Was there something about the process that you had no idea about?”, “What was stressful for you during the process and how did you overcome it?”, “What were you most nervous about and how did you overcome those nerves?”, “Did running for Royalty effect your school and personal life?”, “In the Top Ten experience, what was your favorite moment or most fun?”, “If you had to do it all over again, would you?”, and “Why would you encourage Senior girls to run for Apple Blossom Royalty?”
WE KNOW THIS PROCESS BRINGS ABOUT A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT QUESTIONS AND UNCERTAINTIES. WE ARE HOPING THESE GIRLS CAN ENCOURAGE YOU TO GIVE RUNNING FOR ROYALTY A SHOT!
