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Events Calendar ............................................... 3Mayor’s Greeting .............................................. 5Pageant Emcee ..................................................6Grand Marshalls ............................................... 7Festival Committee .........................................8Parade Map ........................................................9

Featured Artist ...........................................10-11Miss Wasco Rose Queen 2018 .....................13Queen’s Farewell ............................................ 14Queen Candidates .................................... 15-18Judging Standards ......................................... 20

This special guide for the 2019 Wasco Festival is presented by the Wasco Tribune in co-operation with the Wasco Festival Committee.

Week’s Roses .................... Inside CoverAdventist Health ..................................... 1Majestic Palm .......................................... 2Vanguard Medical .................................. 4Wonderful Pistachios............................ 6Peters’ Funeral Home ........................... 8Wasco Recreation and Parks .............. 9Tilo Cortez ............................................... 9Fastrip ...................................................... 10

Allstate Insurance ................................. 11Pacfic Ag Management ....................... 11Richland Chevrolet ..............................12Wasco State Farm ..................................14City of Wasco .........................................14Wsco K&R Banquet .............................19Wasco Woman’s Club ..........................19Wingate Real Estate .............................19Pizza Factory ..........................................19

Wasco Historical Society ...................19Carousel Recycling ..............................20Booth Machinery .................................20Glory Bee ................................................20Dr. Campbell Chiropractic ................20MV Autoworks .......Inside Back CoverMontgomery Insurance ... Back Cover

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– THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 –

Rose Queen Pageant6 p.m., Wasco High School Auditorium Presale tickets $20, Balcony tickets $50

– FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 –

Wine and RosesPresale tickets $30, at the door $35

6-10 p.m., Wasco Recreation Park District Hall, 1280 Poplar Ave.Tickets from Orange Heart Foundation members

– SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 –

Brunch Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Hosted by Wasco Historical Society and the VFW

– SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 –

Parade and Festival8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., 7th Street Route, Barker Park

This years Festival also features Laser Tag at the Park

Car ShowBarker Park, 11:00 a.m.

5th Annual Musical Festival Brothers of Latin Rock from Bakersfield

2 local bands: Mixed Company and Cadena BandDJ Boomdog, Darius Sound Production

Mento BuroMaxwell’s Fireball Express

Doors open at 5 p.m. • Babe Ruth Park, Wasco$20 in advance, $25 at the door

Advance tickets through Eventbrite or WRPD officeMore info, 661-717-5783 • Event is 21 and over

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ROSE QUEEN PAGEANT

From anchoring and producing a solo broadcast to covering breaking news live in the field, Ally Triolo is passionate about telling the stories of Kern County. Ally is an anchor, reporter and producer for KBAK/KBFX in Bakersfield. She’s a California native who moved to the Lone Star State to attend the University of Texas at Austin. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in journal-ism, Triolo took her talents to Bakersfield. Triolo is an active member of the Junior League of Bakersfield. She recently spearheaded a prom dress drive, giving teens in the Kern High School District ac-cess to free prom attire. She believes in the goodness of our community and hopes to inspire young women to reach their dreams through hard work, passion and faith.

Pageant EmceeAlly Triolo


Danny and Petra Rueda

Small towns are known for having tight commu-nities in which everyone knows everyone’s name. That is definitely the case with this year’s Wasco Festival grand marshals, Danny and Petra Rueda. Danny was born in Wasco and Petra was born in Bakersfield, but both were raised in Was-co and both went through the Wasco school system. They didn’t go to school together, since Danny is a few years older than Pe-tra. Danny has been retired since 2005 and previously drove a bus for the Wasco Union Elementary School District. He served in the U.S. Army, 1983-1986. More recently, he was the 2018-2019 commander of VFW Post 6742. The Ruedas hosted two of the Wasco Reserve baseball team players this summer. He also arranged housing in the VFW hall to any player who didn’t have a host family. Be-cause of that, both be-came close to their young houseguests. Petra worked part-time for the WUESD for a couple of years and is currently employed with the Kern County Human Services Department as an eligibility worker. She began working full time when Danny retired in 2005. The Ruedas have two children, 29-year-old Jose Rueda, who lives in Flor-

ida and has their first grandson, 1-year-old Jax-son Rueda, and 24-year-old daughter Victoria Rueda, who is currently attending California State University, Bakersfield and studying criminal jus-tice and communications. Both are involved in volunteering within the community. Danny vol-unteers at the VFW, Knights of Columbus, Elks, WUESD and on the advisory committee of the Wasco State Prison board.

Ken and Tina Newman

Ken and Tina Newman are the worker bees be-hind the scenes that make things happen. Tina has in the past and continues to volunteer for

Relay for Life, Toys for Ti-gers, the Rose Pageant and PEO Sorority while man-aging to work full time at Community Support Op-tions for disabled adults 18 years and older. Ken has also volunteered for 20 years for the Knights of Columbus, Toys for Ti-gers and the Rose Pageant and works for Certis, a bi-ological insecticide plant. Tina describes the PEO Sorority as an organiza-tion that promotes the ed-ucation of young women. Also, they both volun-teer at Wasco’s Tiger Cage Crew, which is for football season ticket holders who get selected seats in the stands and a meal at every home game. “The season tickets are on the 15-yard line,” Ken said. Since they are both

Wasco born and raised, there exists no other team than the Tigers for the two of them. But, Tina confessed to a Dodger ob-session. Additionally, Tina add-ed that she loved to work in the background instead of in the forefront. “I don’t like to be high-lighted,” she said. That’s why when the committee contacted her to ask if they would be co-grand marshals, she immediate-ly thought they wanted her to work on the com-mittee; but she was sur-prised when they asked both of them to be recog-nized for their commit-ment to the community and for giving back so much. Tina added that she is also involved in the Flocked Flamingos fund-raiser that are already be-ing rented and displayed in several front yards around town. The two own a moto-rhome and love to travel in it. “I’m the designated driver,” Tina said. As she explains it, she drives a bus that can seat 40 for work so she is the more skilled of the two in that area. “We also do food bas-kets for seniors and needy families during the holi-days,” Tina added. “We get the names from many dif-ferent organizations with-in the community, and we don’t question, we just act on their suggestion.” Beside working full-time, Petra volunteers on the Wasco Planning Com-mission.

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GRAND MARSHALLS: Danny and Petra Rueda and Kenny and Tina Newman. (Photo by Vince Martinez)

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Celebrating with the City of Wasco for the

Festival’s 51st AnniversaryWe congratulate those who made it happen in the past,

and those who will carry on these traditions going forward.

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Rubi Ocampo Calderon is one of three founding mem-bers of Orange Heart Foun-dation along with her sister, Orquidea Ocampo, and Traci Mills Clendenen. Ruby was born and raised in Wasco and graduated from Wasco High. She works for Wonderful Pis-tachios and Almonds. Kayla Castillo, committee president, was born in Button-willow. Her mother and grand-mother are both Wascoans. Kayla married her husband, WHS math teacher and swim coach Joaquin Castillo, and they moved to Wasco about six years ago. Kayla is an English teacher at WHS and looks for-

ward to raising her two kids as proud Wasco Tigers. Traci Mills Clendenen. is a graduate of WHS and serves as a Sheriff’s Activities League volunteer, Downtown Busi-ness Association community liaison and founding member and president of the Orange Heart Foundation. She is the system administrator and data analyst at the Richland School District in Shafter. She has three children. Orquidea Ocampo is a lifelong Wasco resident and WHS grad. She also graduated from California State Univer-sity, Bakersfield. While raising her three sons, she worked

in customer service-related fields before completing her bachelor’s degree in crimi-nal justice. She is now work-ing on obtaining her teaching credential from CSUB. She is a Wasco Tiger Parent Club board member. Camilo Vasquez has been active in the Wasco Down-town Business Association.

He is a Wasco High gradu-ate and continues his volun-teerism in his home town. He works at Fat Uncle Farms and manages the DBA farm-ers markets. Vasquez can be spotted at several different volunteer opportunities held in Wasco and supports many of its fundraisers by other or-ganizations.

2019 Wasco Festival Committee members, from top left, Rubi Ocampo Calderon, Orquidea Ocampo, Traci Clendenen Hill, Camilo Vasquez and Kyla Castillo.

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FEATURED ARTIST

The 2019 Wasco Festi-val will feature the work of a local well-known artist who has been cre-ating pieces for over 30 years. Shirell Sanford was an art teacher at Maple School for 34 years and has been able to take what she taught in the classroom and bring it to life through her ar-tistic projects. Her pre-ferred medium is pen-cil; however, she has

one very recognizable painting of a huge “W” on the back of the Was-co High gymnasium. Sanford was born in Wasco at the long-gone maternity home located on 7th Street. She re-members being treated by a Dr. Mary when she was young. The hospi-tal used to be located across the street from the current library. She attended Bakers-fi eld College and always

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wanted to be a teacher. She began working as an instructional aide at Maple School and was planning on continuing her education. While her intention was to work part time and continue her educa-tion, instead, she began teaching full time and never looked back. Sanford volunteers at Maple School twice a week, teaching art in transitional kinder-garten through eighth grade. She and her husband

worked on props for the pageants over the years. She is a spring 2018 retiree and said, “I bowed out this year. I needed to lay low.” Sanford loves Was-co and has only lived in three houses on the same block in her life-time. “John and I met when he was a senior at Shafter High,” she said. “I needed to work for the summer, so I got a job at Jack in the Box in Lost Hills. He was work-ing there as well. We

married in the 1980s and have one child, Jami.” John passed in 2013. “You don’t realize how that one person can affect others until they are gone,” she said. “People still come up to me and talk about John.” She mentioned that these comments have led her to reflect on life in general. Additionally, she said that she created the decorations – ice cream sundaes on the walls – for last year’s Wine and Roses Evening. She has

also created several mu-rals at Wasco schools (Pruitt, Palm Avenue, Thomas Jefferson and Wasco High), as well as Maple School and schools in Buttonwill-ow. “I love getting paid to color,” Sanford said. She is passionate about all things art. “I have no secrets; I’m an open book.” She is humbled to be named the featured art-ist for the 2019 Wine and Roses event and the Wasco Festival.


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MISS WASCO 2018

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with her mother, Irene Bernal, at the grand opening of K & R Banquet Hall.

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2018 Rose Queen Victoria

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MISS WASCO SAYS GOODBYE

A wise teacher once in-structed that “If you puff yourself up, you’ll get the wind knocked out of you. But if you’re content to simply be yourself, your life will count for plenty. (Mark 23:12). As long as I can remem-ber, I have always admired those with a calling to serve others. It’s easy to associate Queenship with the glam-our of a beautiful dress and a sparkling crown, but just as in an empire, the queen holds a valuable position to best serve those who surround her. Being Miss Wasco has allowed me the opportunity to better understand what it means to serve my communi-ty and influence others. Don’t get me wrong though, the shiny crown and beautiful sash do help keep the twinkle in the eye of any Queen. As the season of my reign comes to an end, I’m humbled to know I serve a great community, which has supported me to serve others and confidently influence the next generation of leaders. As Miss Wasco, I had the honor to be involved with multiple community events. Thank you to all that invited me! Of course, no Queen does it alone. The Lord has tru-ly blessed me with this op-portunity to be a light in my community. I thank you ev-ery day for the people I get to represent and for this town full of love. Thank you to my parents for a lifetime of love and sup-port. I have you to thank for the person I am today and I hope I’ve made you proud. Thank you for the wise ad-vice, encouragement, teach-ing me to love like God, and

for the great taste in music. God has blessed me with the best parents and I can’t tell you enough how much I love you guys. Also, a big thank you to the rest of my family. To my tias, tios, cousins, grandpar-ents and sisters for being

my rock and my number one fans. I love our big, crazy family with all my heart, and I appreciate everything you continue to do for me. Thank you to all my close friends who have always sup-ported me from day one. I love you all so much and I value your true friendship. Thank you to my chap-erone, Jaira Rodriguez, for beautifying me for the pag-eant. You make the madness

of blue eyeshadow, teased hair and last-minute bobby pinning look so easy! I’m so grateful I have great friends like you to encourage and support me throughout the night! Thank you to the direc-tors Debbie, Hailey, Coco

and Sydney for putting on a beautiful pageant year after year! From the theme, to the wardrobe, to the stage dec-orations, you are the reason the Rose Queen experience is so amazing. The amount of time you ladies put in is astounding and we are all so grateful for what you give to this town. Thank you to Noah Mc-Clain for being a great escort for the past two years. You

made the pageant experience fun and stress-free. I really ap-preciate all the encouragement and laughs that we shared. To my Tea Party for 20 peeps, each one of you hold a special place in my heart. From UberEats, to random acapella sing-offs, dance bat-tles and late-night talks, I have endless memories with you that I will cherish for a lifetime. I’m so excited for what God has in store for you all and can’t wait to see what this next chapter brings to you. I love you guys To the 2019 Galactic Gals, I’m so glad I was able to spend this summer with such a great group of girls. You all have worked so hard for this night and I hope each of you all have enjoyed every minute of your time together. You were such a supportive and fun group, thank you for welcoming me with open arms. To Miss Wasco 2019, it’s your time to shine. Put your best foot forward to be light to the town and for those who look up to you. Stay true to yourself and remember that it is such an honor to repre-sent our lovely little town. I hope you treasure every mo-ment you have as Queen be-cause it will all be over in the blink of an eye and you’ll be wishing it could start all over. As my reign is coming to an end, I would like to thank the town of Wasco. Thank you for giving me a great year as Queen. It has truly been filled with amazing memo-ries and I’m grateful to have been able to serve you. As I move on to the next chapter in my life, I will never forget the loving place I call home.

– Victoria Bernal, 2018 Rose Queen

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Haley Nunez is the daughter of Genaro and Kathy Nunez. Her chaperone is Brit-tney Martinez. She has one younger sibling. Haley hopes to go to the University of California, San Diego, and wants to get her degree in psychology where her goal is to become a psychologist.As a freshman, Haley was freshman class president, played tennis, soccer, competed in track and was a participant in FFA. During her sophomore year, she partic-ipated in the Lost Hills Color Run and was a wrestling club volunteer. During her junior year Haley volun-teered at the Maple School barbecue, continued as a member in the wrestling club, volunteered with Relay for Life and

was team captain for Toys for Tigers, and during her senior year, she participated once again in Relay for Life “My favorite thing about high school is making new friends and learning new things every day,” she said. “I am passion-ate about helping others.” Additionally Haylee Nunez added that her favorite Rose Queen memory was when the 2018 Rose Queen girls tried to scare ev-eryone in the auditorium by making noises. She will perform a re-enactment of the “parents at Disneyland” skit by U-Tube personality John Crist. “My biggest influence in my life has been my mom,” she said. “She taught me that when times get tough, we can get through it stronger than before.” “I believe I would make a good Miss Wasco because I am responsible and can manage my time well,” Haley says.



Isabella GillSponsored by Wasco Rotary

Isabella Gill is the daughter of Oscar Navarro and Roberta Nilsson. Her chap-erone is Cassie Espinoza. She’s the middle of six siblings. She played tennis and wrestled, was a member of the book club, science club and worked at the football games. During her senior year, she is a member of the book club and science club and added golf to her schedule. She has been involved with Relay for Life, pet adoption volunteer and assisted in putting up 100 flags for July 4. During her sophomore year, she received a soc-cer award for scoring the most goals. She also performed community service at her church and was a soccer referee. Isabella would like to attend California State University, Bakersfield, and study to be a registered nurse or an elementary school teacher. “My favorite thing about high school is that it’s a time where we find ourselves and grow into our best potential,” she said. She is passionate about meeting new people and getting to talk to them as well as helping others. “The biggest influence in my life is my mom because she is the most-caring and humble person I know,” she added.For her talent she intends on doing an Indian tribal dance to pay tribute to her Punjabi roots. “I believe I would make a good Miss Wasco because of my love for the com-munity and my desire to continue to be involved in the community,” she says.

Michelle Zapien GarciaSponsored by the Lady Elks

Michelle Zapien Garcia is the daugh-ter of Abel and Letty Zapien Garcia. Her chaperone is Allie Dobbs. She is the oldest sibling, with two younger brothers. She has participated in track, volley-ball, soccer and FFA. She added swim-ming her junior year. “I am passionate about volleyball, and my favorite thing about high school is be-ing able to play volleyball.” Some of her outside activities include community service at her church and being a soccer referee as well as a score-keeper. During her senior year, she is con-centrating on academics and keeping the outside activities to a minimum. She received a soccer award for most scored goals during her sophomore year.Michelle wants to be a registered nurse or an elementary school teacher. Her desire is to attend California State University, Bakersfield, because it’s close to home. She plans on painting for the talent portion of the pageant this year. Michelle says the person who influ-enced her the most is her mom because she continued to push her to be her best in everything. She is looking forward to seeing every-one in their dress and also being able to perform with all the girls in the dances during the pageant. “I believe I would make a good repre-sentative of Wasco because I can bring a positive energy to everyone I meet, and I would love to help the community,” she says.

Sihomara NavarroSponsored by Westside Family Fellowship

Sihomara Navarro is the daughter of Jorge and Zulema Navarro. Her chaper-one is Wendie Jones. Her freshman year she began the Won-derful Ag College Prep program, partic-ipated in FFA and JV swimming. During her sophomore year she added the Won-derful Ag College Prep program, FFA, varsity swim and student council. She repeated those activities for her junior year, and added varsity cheer and student council to her list of activities. In her last year of high school, she par-ticipated in the ag program, FFA, varsity cheer and varsity swimming, ASB, Fel-lowship of Christian Athletes and Nation-al Society of High School Scholars. In her junior year, during after-school activities, she participated in the Tiger Sharks and Westside Family Fellowship youth group. She also achieved a JV swim award for most-improved and an All American Cheer Award. Sihomara hopes to attend California State University, Long Beach, and become a marketing manager. “It’s been my dream school since I was a little girl,” she said. She loves the positive environment at Wasco High and is passionate about per-forming athletically because she loves the adrenaline rush it gives her. What she is looking forward to on pag-eant day is finally performing the routines everyone has been working so hard on. “I believe I would make a good Miss Wasco because I not only want to repre-sent my community, but I also want to be a voice or an outlet for the people within my community,” she says.



Daphne HernandezSponsored by Knights of Columbus

Daphne Hernandez is the daughter of Carlos and Mericela Hernandez. Her chaperone is Madi Wedel. While at Wasco High, she has been in-volved in frosh volleyball, frosh softball and homecoming. She was the varsity basketball statistician, played golf and as-sisted with the homecoming float as well as a member of the color guard team. In addition, during her freshman year, Daphne was on the Traveling Tigers and the BASA softball team. She has taught Catechism classes and participated in Na-tional American Miss. She has assisted in feeding the homeless in Bakersfield. For her talent, she will perform a color guard routine to songs from the 1980s. She has her heart set on entering Uni-versity of California, Merced, because of their teaching program. “My favorite thing about high school is the traditions that we participate in,” she said. Daphne stressed how passionate she is about all things that are creative, such as dancing, painting and literature. “My grandmother was my biggest influ-ence,” she added. “No matter what I chose to do, she will always support me.” In addition, on pageant day Daphne is looking forward to the adrenaline that gives everyone the sense of an emotional rush. “I believe I would make a good Miss Wasco because I believe that someone with a good moral compass and a sense of responsibility should be given recogni-tion,” Daphne Hernandez says.

Savannah HicksSponsored by Wasco Bengals Cheer

Savannah Hicks is the daughter of Ivan Feliciano and Amy Lopez. Her chaperone is Lizzie Esnoz. She is the oldest of four sisters and two brothers. Savannah has participated in cheer-leading, assisted on the class homecom-ing floats and was Senior Class publicity manager. Her after-school activities included participating in the Sheriff’s Activities League, Bike Rodeo and the Spay and Neuter Clinic, as well as community cleanups. Savannah wants to be a crime scene in-vestigator and plans to attend California State University, Bakersfield, so she can go further in her education close to home.Also, Savannah will be playing the piano for her talent, and she is looking forward to showing everyone what the group has been working on. She is also looking for-ward to dressing up. “My favorite thing about high school is all of the memories and fun events,” she said.“I was influenced most by my third-grade teacher,” Savannah Hicks said. “He intro-duced me to piano and he would push me to do great in school.” “I believe I would make a good Miss Wasco because I have lived here my whole life, and I love my community,” she added.

Alynna GonzalezSponsored by Block and Tackle

Alynna Gonzalez is the daughter of Rene Gonzalez and Guadalupe Cazares. Her chaperone is Vanessa Gardea. She has been a student council repre-sentative, on JV cheer and played softball, volleyball and basketball. Her junior year, she was class pres-ident, participated in cheer and played softball. During her senior year, she was on varsity cheer, was an ASB representa-tive and cheered for the Bengals. Her extracurricular activities included Bengal cheer and BASA softball. Her ju-nior year she assisted in the community cleanup. In her freshman year, she earned a cheer captain guard award and received Rookie-of-the-Year award. “When I graduate from college, I want to be an elementary school teacher,” she said. “I also want to be a cheer coach.” Alynna wants to attend University of California at Santa Barbara because the campus is so beautiful. In addition, her favorite thing about high school is being able to watch all her friends and herself grow up. “I’m very passionate about having a positive aspect on everything,” she said. “Throughout my life, my older sister has inspired me to be the best person I can be.” “I believe I would make a good Miss Wasco because I love my town uncondi-tionally with a passion,” she says. “I will do the best I can representing my home by presenting myself to every event pos-sible within the community and making sure everyone feels welcome here in Was-co.”



Kareena BarbozaSponsored by Saldana Welding and Fabrication

Kareena Barboza is the daughter of Ar-turo and Victoria Barboza. Her chaperone is Alex Allen. Kareena has two siblings, and she is the middle child of the three. She was active on the JV and varsi-ty tennis teams, JV and varsity softball teams and FFA, and joined the book club. She was junior class representative. Her extracurricular activities included the Wasco Wrestling Club and Toys for Tigers, During her junior year, she was also a Bengals cheer coach. Her goal is to become a college profes-sor and a small-business owner, and plans on attending California State University, Fresno, because the school has a great ag-riculture program. “My favorite thing about high school is the school dances,” she said. In addition, Kareena specified the word “formal,” because that has always looked forward to the formal portion of the pageant. “I am so excited to have my turn,” she said. The most-influential person in her life has been her grandmother, Tina. “She has influenced me because she is an inspira-tional person and has always been there for me.” “I believe I would make a good Miss Wasco because I love my town and be-lieve I would be a good role model for the young girls in our community,” Kareena said.

Elisa FloresSponsored by Wasco Woman’s Club

Elisa Flores is the daughter of Candice Flores. Her chaperone is Amanda Rodri-guez. Whenever asked, Elisa sings the Na-tional Anthem at community events such as the FFA Friends and Family Banquet or at the community dodgeball game. Elisa’s favorite memory of the Rose Queen pageant is being able to get “all dolled up” for dinner at the restaurant at Downtown Disney, Tortilla Joe’s. “I’ll nev-er forget that day,” she said. “I believe I would make a good Miss Wasco Rose Queen because I love speak-ing in front of people and I also love to motivate people as well,” Elisa says. “A goal for me would be to hold speeches and use my voice. Not only that, but I car-ry a lot of values such as being honest no matter what the situation is, and I always remind myself to be humble and strong.”

Jenesie GonzalesSponsored by Wasco Historical Society

Jenesie Gonzales is the daughter of Ar-turo and Noemi Gonzales. Her chaperone is Ashely Acevedo. Jenesie Gonzales swam and played softball, and added tennis during her sophomore year. Some of her extracurricular activities being a member of a fish club and a Bi-ble club. She began as a student teacher at church in her sophomore year. Jenesie will be painting for the talent portion of the pageant. She wants to be a clothing designer after she graduates from college, hoping to attend California State University, Ba-kersfield, so she can stay close to home.“My favorite thing about high school is meeting new friends and making memo-ries,” she said. Additionally, she stated that the bond-ing trip to Disneyland was the highlight of the pageant for her.The person who most influenced her is her mother. “My mom designs houses and is such a great designer,” she said. “I want to be just like her.” “I would make a good Miss Wasco be-cause I love to help my community in any way,” she says. “I love meeting new peo-ple and making memories.”


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ORIGINS OF THE WASCO FESTIVAL

The rose is an appropriate symbol for Wasco, a community that is caring and sensitive to the needs and concerns of others. The small-town atmosphere serves this city well, where a majority of its citizens take an active part in activities, events, and occasions that serve to bring the town closer together.

Nothing defi nes Wasco better than the annual Wasco Festival, during which the rose and its local industry are hon-ored, as well as the city. Universally accepted as liv-ing symbols of love, friendship, success and peace, roses are becoming more and more pop-ular as gifts for all occasions

and, as well, for spur-of-the moment, everyday expressions of good feelings. And good feelings abound in Wasco, especially the fi rst weekend of September each

year when the Wasco Festival is held. There’s no days more ap-propriate to “stop and smell the roses” than during the Wasco Festival!

Rose is a symbol of love and caring

We gladly support the 51st Annual Wasco Festival

Wasco Hardware & Ag


Judging criteria Rose Queen judging standards are based on qualities and charac-teristics lasting values — those that make up the entire individual, emphasizing excellence in scholarship, personal-ity, physical well-being, creativity and in human relations. Half of the judging procedures are “behind the scenes,” in scholas-tic achievement and the judges’ interview. On-stage presentations make up the other 50 percent of the judging — physical fitness, poise and appearance, and creative and performing arts.

JUDGES’ INTERVIEW — 25% In a 10-minute interview and discussion session with each Rose Queen candidate, the judges’ panel looks for percep-tion, a sense of values, clarity of expression, con-cern and ability in human relations.

POISE AND APPEARANCE — 15% Grace, grooming, poise, posture and carriage in evening attire is consid-ered, along with appear-ance coor-dination and composure.

CITIZENSHIP POINTS — 15% As soon as entry forms are turned in, each candi-date is awarded citizen-ship points. If candidate violates any regulations throughout the duration of the pageant, citizenship points may be deducted. Up to 5 points per occu-rance may be deducted depending upon severity, and will be on a case-by-case basis. These points will be available to the judges for evaluation the night of the pageant.

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT — 15% A panel of qualified ed-ucators review and rate transcripts of grades and scores of scholastic tests and college entrance ex-aminations.

CREATIVE AND PER-FORMING ARTS — 15% Judging is based on originality, technical ability, appropriateness of selection and cos-tume and stage presence during performance of a stage presentation: vocal, instrumental, painting, dance, etc.

Glory Bee Co.,LLCPollination & HoneyMichael V. Mulligan

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