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Nicole DeWald will represent Daniel Boone Area High School as a Pennsylvania State Laurel Queen candidate.
The 2021 Laurel Queen Jocelyn Renninger and the queen candidates will be introduced to the public at the Queen’s Preview and Concert on the Deane Center’s outdoor stage on June 17.
On June 18, candidates will ride on “Music of America” themed floats in the Laurel Festival Parade and later that evening will be the crowning of the 2022 Pennsylvania State Laurel Queen on the stage in the Deane Center’s Coolidge Theatre.
The daughter of Kathleen and Peter DeWald Jr. of Birdsboro, DeWald was inducted into the National Honor Society in 11th grade and was a member in 12th grade. She was a member of Key Club in 10th grade, editor in 11th grade and lieutenant governor for the Pennsylvania District of Key Club International in 12th grade.
The four-year honor roll student was a member of the Connections Club, serving on the Steering Committee in 9th and 10th grades and on the Leadership Committee in 11th and 12th grades; and in the Daniel Boone Service Unit Girl Scout Troop 1007.
For three years, she played basketball, serving as the team manager in 9th grade, playing junior varsity in 10th grade and varsity in 12th grade; was a sprinter for the Blazers’ track team in 9th, 10th, and 12th grades and received a varsity letter in 10th grade.
DeWald will attend Arcadia University to major in biology. She will then pursue a master’s degree in forensic science. Her goal is to work in a lab and study DNA to help solve crimes.
Tickets can be purchased at the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce at 114 Main Street in Wellsboro and, if available, at the door June 18. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for students and senior citizens and $5 for children 12 and under.
For more information about Laurel Festival activities, call the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce at 570-724-1926, email [email protected] or visit www.wellsboropa.com.
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