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Margaret Ann Drew
In an overwhelming show of
support on Friday. March 9, stu­
dents o f Parkrose High School
nam ed senior M argaret Ann
Drew as their 2007 Rose Festival
Princess.
Drew, 18, could be the first
Rose Festival Queen to repre­
sent Parkrose, and has spent her
senior year earning the possible
honor.
She is the daughter of Jane and
Bill Drew, and is the youngest
sister o f Laura and Alex Drew.
One of D rew's most signifi­
cant involvements is as teen co­
ordinator for the SED and Kniest
Syndrome Organization, the rare
form of dwarfism she was born
with. Despite being 3 and 1/2 feet
tall, she has pushed herself to a
high enough standard for a teen­
ager o f any height.
“I know some people who have
Kniest Syndrome, and I feel like
they h av en 't experienced as
much," she said.
Drew loves many aspect of
show business, including singing
as a member of the Parkrose A-
Choir, dancing as captain of the
Parkrose dance team and acting,
taking the lead role in Pirates of
Penzance.
She also likes to draw, and will
attend Oregon State University
this fall to study art and music.
She likes to spends time with her
family and attends a yearly na­
tional convention for Little People
o f America.
Mercedes White Calf
M ercedes W hite C alf was
named Jefferson High School's
2007 Rose Festival Princess on
Thursday, March 8.
The Jefferson princess. 18, is
the daughter of Zoey W hite C alf
and sisterto LaCroix and Gerard
White Calf, Charles Spencer,
Sham eeka Hubbard and Chari ie
Spencer Jr.
After graduation. W hite C alf
plans go to a film school and
double m ajorin Film Production
and Business Administration.
She also plans to m inor in Politi­
cal Science to better prepare
for a run for governor.
“ I w ant to ow n my own
m agazine and launch a Televi­
sion Network, sim ilar to ‘Life­
tim e,” ' she said, adding that she
would be the creative mind and
writer for everything on her tele­
vision network.
White C a lf s hobbies include
drawing portraits, writing, doing
hairand make up. going to pow ­
wows, volunteering at Meals
On W heels, reading, camping,
hiking, jogging, writing lyrics to
songs, acting, modeling, making
clothes and playing sports.
She belongs to Native Am eri­
can Youth Association, youth
Employment Institute and Youth
Opportunities. She volunteers
with Meals on W heels and is a
mem ber o f Jefferson's Student
Council, Mock Trial and Stu­
dents Today A ren't Ready For
Sex (STARS).
Jin Ting Wu
On W ednesday, M arch 7,
Benson Polytechnic High School
voted Jin Ting Wu as their 2007
Rose Festival Princess.
Wu. 17, is the daughter o f
father Jian Wu and mother Tian
L ei.andissistertoJinL i W uand
her brother Chu Wu.
As a Benson senior Wu has
a part-tim e jo b at C oldstone
C ream ery, but that d o e s n ’t
slo w d o w n h e r n u m e ro u s
school and civic activities. She
is on the Benson varsity tennis
team for her third year, and is
a m em ber o f the Health O c­
cupations Students o f A m erica
(H O SA ). She serves on the
S enior prom com m ittee and
volunteers with the Benson
A nnual Tech Show.
Wu al ready has extensi ve ex­
perience in the medical field, is
certified to teach CPR and is a
v o lu n te e r stu d en t esc o rt at
Adventist Medical Center.
Wu plans to attend Portland
State University and major in
international business. Inherfree
time she enjoys drawing anime
characters, anim als and por­
traits.
“ You name it!" she said, add­
ing that she is a "huge movie
fanatic.”
W u also enjoys photography,
arts and crafts, traveling, for­
eign languages, music, sewing,
books and comics, jogging and 1.
Sarah Rebecca Saul
On Tuesday, March 6, the
students o f St. M ary's Acad­
emy named Sarah Rebecca Saul
as their2OO7 Rose Festival Court
Princess.
S aul's m other and father are
S id n e y C h a rle s and B elen
Rivera. She has two sisters,
Valery and Megan.
Saul, 18, earned her princess
title because o f her extensive
activity at St. M ary's, including
Outdoor School student leader.
Dance Club tap leader, MLK
Assembly, basketball and the­
ater.
Saul also volunteers with the
Robison Jewish Home, Oregon
P eacem ak ers, R ace for the
Cure and Aikido Sum m erCam p
for Kids.
This fall, Saul will attend the
University o f Oregon, where
she plans to major in biology,
which will lead her into a career
in either m arine biology or
botany.
Saul hopes to be accepted
into the O regon Institute of
M arine Biology and in the fu­
ture plans to secure an intern­
ship in either forest health or
w olf education.
S aul's personal hobbies in­
clude knitting and jew elry m ak­
ing.
She is also a fan o f science
fiction novels and collects Star
Wars memorabilia.
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