February 16th I was in the Vernon Winter Carnival parade. Before the parade all of the visiting royalty hung out and took endless selfies and just chatted a bit. Then the Carnival Society took a beautiful group picture of all the royalty. Once the parade started I was shocked to see how many people lined the streets of Vernon which […]
On February 4th I was visiting royalty at the 56th queen and princess Silver Star coronation. This event was the beginning of a very busy week for me, it was the first event of the Vernon Winter Carnival, which is an annual event in Vernon that attracts people form across Canada to come and enjoy our little town. The queen […]
On November 29th/2015 I attended the Vernon light up. This is an annual event that happens every holiday season. I remember going to this event as a young child and loving it. I was at the letters to Santa station. The letter to Santa station is where a child would write a letter to Santa and if you include your address SANTA WRITES BACK!! All of the kids were really excited to do this so it was really fun talking to all of them. I even met my buddy who I peer tutor at school and she hugged me and posed for pics. Lots of community members came by to say hello to me and this was great!!! Then atย 6:00 it was time for the infamous lighting of the town tree which was sooo cool. All the way down the streets you could here the countdown. This day was really action packed between this and the Kamloops parade.
The next day was really fun my group went to the National War museum for the whole day, and we were allowed to put on and handle some of the gear the veterans actually used, we even got to try on helmets. I never knew how heavy the helmets were, they weigh a ton. We also got to see in […]
On my third day at EWC we left the center at 9:05am, to walk downtown Ottawa and take a tour of the war memorials across from the city center. We were able to see all of the famous memorials, even the National War Memorial where we placed our crosses in remembrance of veterans who had lost their lives on the […]
On November 3rd, 2015 I attended my first event as Miss Teen Galaxy Canada. I must apologize for my lateness with posting and for being a bit behind. Iโm hoping to catch up soon. The first event I attended as Miss Teen Galaxy Canada was the RBC Teen Open house for the new teen room in Lake Country right here […]
The past Galaxy Girls have had an amazing time at the international pageant can’t wait for August 2016!!
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The moment I learned I was Miss Teen Galaxy Canada: At that moment I was so happy it was like a dream that wouldnโt end. It is such an honor to be selected to represent the whole Country! My wonderful high school and communityย has been soย supportive on this journey. I live in Vernon British Columbia, which is located in the […]
Samantha Sewell 