Junior Princess Court

The Junior Princess Court is a tradition we celebrate with Merrill Elementary School. Girls from the ages of 5 – 6 are selected to represent the school. This early training program is used to demonstrate our communities commitment to a child’s progress into leadership activities.

This year’s Potato Festival Junior Princess Court is:

Junior Princess – Ember Mathews

Junior princess, Ember Matthews is a kindergarten student at Merrill Elementary School. She was born on November 16th, 2016 to her parents Jack and Jamie Matthews. She lives near all 4 of her grandparents, Rich and Kim Gatliff and Greg and Ronnell Matthews, and loves spending time with them. Ember enjoys swimming, camping, the beach, and school. Her favorite color is pink. When she grows up, she wants to be like her mom and work at Head Start.

Junior Princess – Abigail Sandoval

Junior Princess, Abigail Mikaela Sandoval, is five years old and attends kindergarten at Merrill Elementary. She is the daughter of Carina and Luis Sandoval. Abigail has one older sister, Aliah, and one younger brother, Luis Jr. She loves riding horses, feeding and brushing her horse’s hair, branding, playing with her cousins and friends, playing vet, playing with dolls, swimming, camping, and being a princess. When she grows up, she wants to be a vet so she can help animals feel better.