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By NATALIE JOHNSON Paul Bunyan must be be judged on their over-
natalie@masoncounty.com high school seniors, all behavior in the com-
Castro served as prin- petition, including their
cess of Douglas Fir and punctuality, attitude and
This Saturday, stu- Crossan served as Prin- ability to take directions,
dents from the community cess of Hemlock in 2012. Smith said,
will compete to be a part Each member of the Smith said the stu-
of the 2013 Forest Festi- court receives at least a dents involved in the For-
val Court. $500 scholarship spon- est Festival gain much
The coronation ceremo- sored by community busi- more than a scholarship•
ny is scheduled for 7 p.m. nesses. Traditionally, "They'll tell us after-
at the Shelton Performingthe Queen of the Forest,ward ... that they gained
Arts Center at Shelton Smokey Bear and Paul so much public speaking
High School (SHS). The Bunyan each receive (experience) and just the
event is free. $1,000 scholarships• knowledge of wanting
Eight high school ju- The contestants will to be out there and be a
niors and seniors, all from be judged on four phasespart of their community
SHS, will compete at the of competition, includ- at a young age," she said.
event, coronationchair ing attendance at weekly "They hold themselves
Jessica Smith said. practices, a personal in- higher."
Contestants include ju-terview, an onstage ques- Members of the court
niors Kaitlin Woods, Alma tion and a speech on the attend meetings of or-
Davis and Katelynn Ev- festival theme Enchanted ganizations such as Ro-
ans, seniors Jordan Cros- Forest• tary and Kiwanis clubs
san, Danielle Ewart, Alys- The formal interviews throughout the year and
sa Castro, David Hernan- will take place Saturday attend parades all sum-
dez and Jacob Johnson. morning at Alpine Way in mer.
"We actually have less Shelton. Each contestant "That gets them out
(contestants), a lot less will answer questions there ... talking about
than normal," Smith said. from the five judges about Mason County talking
Forest Festival is low themselves, their commu- about themselves ... their
on volunteers this year, nity and forest festival for future goals," Smith said.
she said. 10 minutes. Winners for the annual
Each year, the court Each contestant will Forest Festival button
includes the Queen of also answer one on-stage contest will also be an-
the Forest, Princess ofquestion• The best essay nounced on stage on Sat-
Douglas Fir, Princess of submitted on the Foresturday.
Spruce, Princess of Cedar Festival theme, which is For more informa-
and Princess of Hemlock, the basis for their speech, tion, visit the Forest Fes-
Smokey Bear and Paul will also earn a $100 prize• tival website at mason
Bunyan. The queen and The students will also countyforestfestival.com.
Hearing Loss... or maybe just Earwax Buildup
Journal file photo
Judges crowned North Mason High School senior Brianna Eddy
as the Queen of the Forest at the 68th annual Mason County
Forest Festival in February 2012. At 7 p.m. Saturday
at the Shelton Performing Arts Center, eight Shelton
High School students will compete at the annual
Forest Festival coronation.
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