Once a Princess, Always a Princess: Meet Historian Kelly Hewitt

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Ladies and Gentleman, welcome back to the Buzz: Blog and our Alumnae Spotlights! Today we are highlighting our integral Daffodil Historian Kelly Hewitt! Kelly served as the Lakes Princess in 2010 under President Karen Baskett. Their theme, Carousel of Spring, focused on the everchanging elements of the springtime. She was awarded “Miss Congeniality” during her […]

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Once a Princess, Always a Princess: Meet President Marin

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Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back to The Buzz: Blog and our Alumnae Spotlights! We are reigniting this effort by starting with a short interview with the 2025 Daffodil Festival President, Marin Sasaki-Boyce! Marin served as the Orting Princess in 2017 under President Ernie Ouellette. Their theme, Daffodil Paradise, brought the warm sun to our chilly

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Favorite Events, Game Changing Moments, and Future Goals: Farewell to the Royal Court of 2023!

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We asked the 2023 Royal Court to answer a few questions about some of the things they’ll take with them from this past year, before we get started with Selection Season for 2024. So, before they pack up their luggage and hit the road for their next great adventure, let’s give the Royal Court of

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A Salute to Queen Vivian: Introducing the 2023 Daffodil Festival Queen!

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Be it in a JROTC uniform or a Daffodil Festival tiara, Queen Vivian knows what it takes to be a leader! On Saturday, March 4th, the annual Daffodil Festival Queen’s Coronation event took place in the auditorium of Mt. Tahoma High School, in order to crown the 2023 Queen of the Royal Court. One by

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Before We Crown a Queen: the Road to Coronation 2023

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With a great big title, comes great responsibility, and the Daffodil Festival doesn’t take the decision of choosing its reigning monarchs lightly. As we get ready to select our 2023 Daffodil Festival Queen, here’s a backstage look at the processes behind Coronation! Selection season, Princess Practices, Promenade, and more, have all led to where we

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More Than Just a Yellow Dress: Details You Might Have Missed at Princess Promenade 2023

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The skies over Pierce County were a little gray this past weekend, but for those inside Pioneer Park Pavilion in downtown Puyallup on Sunday, February 5th, things were about to get a lot more yellow. One by one, twenty-four of Pierce County’s brightest emerging leaders, athletes, scholars, and more, took to the stage to be

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Outfitted For Success: How “Sponsor a Princess,” The Royal Closet, and Community Giving Impact Our Royalty

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The members of the Daffodil Royal Court volunteer dozens of valuable hours of their senior years of high school to community representation and service. Through Festival programs like “Sponsor a Princess,” the Festival Closet, and more, we can make sure that they continue to look and feel good doing it!

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From Princess to President: Madison Riddle is Ready to Lead!

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A past Princess of the 2012 Royal Court, 2023 Daffodil President Madison Riddle has returned to the Festival to lead its 90th season. On October 6th, Madison and her fellow ’12 Princess, The Buzz Blog Editor Savannah Fry, sat down to discuss the legacy behind an Alumnae President, how cute her octopus is, and name

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Daffodil Festival Announces 2023 Theme, Parade and Royalty Selection Dates, and a New Participating High School

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The Pierce County Daffodil Festival will celebrate their 90th year of serving the community with this year’s theme “90 Years Around the Sound;” highlighting the history and uniqueness of the South Puget Sound community and their Festival.

Along with announcing their 2023 theme, The Daffodil Festival also announced that they will be adding a 24thhigh school to select a princess. Harrison Preparatory School in the Clover Park School District will hold their first ever Daffodil Princess Selection on November 21, 2022.

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A Tiara for a Tassel: The Daffodil Royal Court of 2022 Graduates!

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The Daffodil Festival meets its Princesses at a very significant moment in their lives: in the Fall of their Senior Year of high school. Their resumes boast many notable accomplishments in scholarship, extracurriculars, community service, and more, partially because they’ve been working so hard to boost these resumes for college acceptances across the four years

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