SEQUIM — Judges choosing the royalty for the 107th Sequim Irrigation Festival face the pleasant chore of determining which four young women will represent the community during the next year.

Fourteen girls have applied for the court and are practicing for the March 2 pageant.

Judges pick a queen and three princesses during the pageant.

Contestants have a wide variety of school and community activities on their resumes, and their hopes for the future are just as varied.

Irrigation Festival royalty hopefuls will have 12 practices before the 25th annual pageant, according to pageant Chairwoman Cindy Bacon.

Dance routine, speech

During those sessions, pageant participants learn a dance routine, put together a dream day on the North Olympic Peninsula speech, are given tips about poise and go through impromptu question-and-answer sessions as well as getting hair and makeup tips.

Bacon, who was a princess as a Sequim High School student, said helping the contestants is fun because of their talent and interests.

The pageant is scheduled for 7 p.m. March 2 in the high school auditorium, 601 N. Sequim Ave.

Tickets are on sale at The Crystal Peddlar, 123 E. Washington St., downtown Sequim, or from the contestants.

The rest of this story — including photos and profiles of the contestants — appear in today’s Peninsula Daily News. Click on “Subscribe” to get the PDN delivered to your home or office.