Junior Royalty

2024 Jr Royalty

Prince Bennett Castell, Princess Olive Gockerell, Princess Ruby Sly-Hobson, Princess Dulce Villegas The Junior Royalty are selected each year from the third grade students within the Sequim school district that enter the essay contest. In keeping with our festival theme of “2024 Mountains to Shore Whatever You’re Looking For” we asked students to write a…

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2024 Jr Royalty

  • 2024 Jr Royalty

    2024 Jr Royalty

    Prince Bennett Castell, Princess Olive Gockerell, Princess Ruby Sly-Hobson, Princess Dulce Villegas The Junior Royalty are selected each year from the third grade students within the Sequim school district that enter the essay contest. In keeping with our festival theme of “2024 Mountains to Shore Whatever You’re Looking For” we asked students to write a…

  • Princess Dulce Villegas

    Princess Dulce Villegas

    Sponsored by: Sweet Spot Frozen Yogurt Teacher: Ms. Little, Helen Haller Elementary Age: 9 Dulce’s mom is Margarita Villegas and she has a sister named Paola. Her favorite subjects in school are music and PE. Her favorite hobbies include learning American Sign Language, drawing, jumping on her trampoline and going to the beach. Dulce is…

  • Princess Ruby Sly-Hobson

    Princess Ruby Sly-Hobson

    Sponsored by: Dungeness Kids Teacher: Ms. Little, Helen Haller Elementary Age: 9 Ruby’s parents are Emily Sly and Ken Hobson and she has a sister. Her favorite subject in school is reading. Crafts and crocheting are her favorite hobbies. Her extra-curricular activities include acrobatics and playing the piano. When she grows up, she wants to…

  • Princess Olive Gockerell

    Princess Olive Gockerell

    Sponsored by: Hill Crest Homes Teacher: Mrs. Lewis, Helen Haller Elementary Age: 9 Olive Jean’s parents are David and Emma Gockerell. Her siblings include Sophia, Holden, and Jackson. Olive’s favorite subject in school is math. Her hobbies include horseback riding and doing art with her mom. She is a cheerleader for Sequim Wolfpack and plays…

  • Prince Bennett Castell

    Prince Bennett Castell

    Sponsored by: Highlands Residential Mortgage Teacher: Mrs. Nash, Helen Haller Elementary Age: 8 Bennett’s parents are James and Sarah Castell. He has an older brother Grayson and two dogs Griffey and Louis. His favorite subject in school is math. Bennett loves collecting baseball cards. He loves a good building challenge like putting together puzzles and…

  • 2023 Junior Royalty

    2023 Junior Royalty

    Prince Grayson Castell, Princess Lynn Westman, Princess Sofia Lopez, Prince Greyson Rhodes

  • Prince Greyson Rhodes

    Prince Greyson Rhodes

    Sponsored by: Dungeness Kids Company Teacher: Mrs. Burr & Mrs. Little, Greywolf Elementary Age: 9 Greyson is 9 years old and is in Mrs. Burr and Mrs. Little’s 3rd grade class at Greywolf Elementary. He is the son of Jason and Michelle Rhodes and has an older sister Emma who is 13. His favorite subject in school is ELA.…

  • Princess Lynn Westman

    Princess Lynn Westman

    Sponsored by: Oscar Lopez Painting Teacher: Mrs. Luengen, Helen Haller Elementary Age: 8 Lynn is 8 years old and is in Mrs. Luengen’s 3rd grade class at Helen Haller Elementary. She is the daughter of Mike and Amanda Westman. She has a brother named Jesus that is 9, JD is 12, and sister Emma is 19. Her favorite subject…

  • Prince Grayson Castell

    Prince Grayson Castell

    Sponsored by: Highlands Residential Mortgage Teacher: Mrs. Ellefson, Helen Haller Elementary Age: 9 Essay: Dear Sequim, Sequim is a magical place, it wouldn’t be the same without water. The water helps the farmers because we have more crops plus that means more fresh food. Water also helps because the farm animals and pets need drinking water to be…