Manson Apple Blossom Royalty to be selected Jan. 28

Manson Apple Blossom Selection will be held Saturday, January 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Manson High School, with MC Jeff Conwell. Everyone is invited to come and vote for their favorite candidate. Admission is $10. Five and under are free.
Three candidates are vying for the royal court of the 2023 Manson Apple Blossom Festival - Luau at the Lake: May Juarez, Briseida Mendez, and Alondra Serrato.

May Juarez

May is the daughter of Julio and Mayra Juarez, and has a 16-year-old brother Michael.
May has been a National Honor Society member her junior and senior years, and has been the vice-president as well.
Currently, she is a Teachers Assistant (TA) in the Spanish first grade class room. Supporting their learning has been an inspiration to choosing her career path.
Last year May was a camp counselor for the sixth and seventh grade team building experience at High Trek Day.
May started playing the flute in the sixth grade and has participated in band for the last six years.
Being creative and making Arts & Crafts is one of her all-time favorite past times. It is something she has enjoyed all of her life.
“I want to be a part of Apple Blossom Royalty because being raised in Manson, I got to experience and see the support, and love the community has for each other. I want to represent my community and strive to be a leader for younger generations.’’
After high school, May plans to attend college and receive her degree in Elementary Education and move back to teach in Manson.

Briseida Mendez

Briseida Mendez is the daughter of Margarito Mendez and Maria Socorro Resendez. Her siblings are Deisy 27-years-old, Adilene 22-years-old and Yaneli eight- years-old.
Briseida has participated in Community Clean Up, both her sophomore and junior years. She also assisted with the Elementary concert her junior year.
Briseida enjoys spending her time with her beautiful family and exploring new places. This summer they visited Ohme Gardens, Rocky Reach Dam Museum and learned the history it carries.
“I want to be a part of Manson Apple Blossom royalty because I love how our community reunites for the festival. I want to be a role model and would be proud to represent the community I come from. I want to show others, that no matter how hard things get, with hard work you can accomplish anything.’’
One of Briseida’s favorite hobbies is to experiment with makeup, which has influenced her to follow her dream career in Cosmetology. Her future plan is to be a makeup artist, and to open her own business, so she can make her vision a reality.

Alondra Serrato

Alondra Yajaira Serrato is the daughter of Octavio Serrato and Diana Bailon. She has three siblings: brothers Jostin, ten and Alexis, seven, and sister Dalayza, four.
Alondra has been in Honor Society in eleventh and twelfth grade and is currently the treasurer. She has been active in sports as well: softball sophomore year; soccer junior and senior years, which she lettered in and was Team Captain; and basketball ninth and eleventh grade years.
Other activities she has participated in include Club Blue, Todos United, and Class Secretary 2022.
Alondra enjoys dancing, singing, cooking and baking, as well as spending time with friends and family.
Alonda is excited to represent Manson.
‘‘Ever since learning about Apple Blossom, I wanted to dress in pretty dresses and represent my community, and be a part of the history of Apple Blossom.’’
In the future, Alondra plans to go to college and get her Masters in Business Administration, and become a licensed Esthetician, and open her own lash tech business.