{"id":12589,"date":"2024-09-24T11:19:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T15:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=12589"},"modified":"2024-09-24T11:19:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T15:19:21","slug":"virginia-beach-students-serve-as-neptune-festival-prince-and-princesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/virginia-beach-students-serve-as-neptune-festival-prince-and-princesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Beach students serve as Neptune Festival prince and princesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12592\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neptune_2024_Coronation-Gala-32-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12592\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neptune_2024_Coronation-Gala-32-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neptune_2024_Coronation-Gala-32-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neptune_2024_Coronation-Gala-32-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neptune_2024_Coronation-Gala-32-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neptune_2024_Coronation-Gala-32-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neptune_2024_Coronation-Gala-32-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neptune_2024_Coronation-Gala-32-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Neptune Festival&#8217;s royal court (Photo courtesy of the Neptune Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>High school students will be adding their royal touch to the culmination of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neptunefestival.com\/about\/royal-court\/\">Neptune Festival<\/a> at the Oceanfront.<\/p>\n<p>Several students from Virginia Beach City Public Schools are prince and princesses on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neptunefestival.com\/about\/royal-court\/\">King Neptune\u2019s Court<\/a>. During Boardwalk Weekend, you can see them Sept. 28 in the Grand Parade, which begins at 11:30 a.m. on 16th Street and moves north on Atlantic Avenue to end at 32nd Street by 1:10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Catch a glimpse of these students on the prince\/princess float is toward the front of the parade:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rylee Brooks-Booth &#8211; First Colonial High<\/li>\n<li>Bradley Foster &#8211; Cox High School<\/li>\n<li>Berkley Houston &#8211; Kempsville High<\/li>\n<li>Avery Hunn &#8211; Ocean Lakes High<\/li>\n<li>Urvi Jain &#8211; Ocean Lakes High<\/li>\n<li>Andy Jakubowski &#8211; Bayside High<\/li>\n<li>Maya Katherman &#8211; Cox High<\/li>\n<li>Piper Richardson &#8211; Princess Anne High<\/li>\n<li>Paige Rooney &#8211; Kellam High<\/li>\n<li>Torrence Spreder &#8211; Kellam High<\/li>\n<li>Imari Bond &#8211; First Colonial High<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12593\" style=\"width: 222px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maya.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maya-222x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maya-222x300.png 222w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maya.png 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cox High School student Maya Katherman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Princesses and princes are selected for demonstrating active participation in school, community and\/or civic organizations and endeavors. They participated in a Special Olympics event in May and more recently were recognized at a City Council meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Cox High School student Maya Katherman said there\u2019s comradery among the princesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am enjoying being around like-minded girls from all over the city,\u201d said Maya, whose mother, Mary Grace Davis, was a Neptune princess 25 years ago. \u201cWe are all very motivated and it creates a strong group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She learned some dance moves during the festival\u2019s Senior Gala event.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12594\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PrincessSpreder_2443-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12594\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PrincessSpreder_2443-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PrincessSpreder_2443-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PrincessSpreder_2443-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PrincessSpreder_2443-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PrincessSpreder_2443-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PrincessSpreder_2443-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PrincessSpreder_2443-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kellam High School student Torrence Spreder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMany of us learned to slow dance and tango with people we had never met before,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Kellam High School student Torrence Spreder said she applied to be on the court because she wanted to get involved in the community. She is looking forward to the parade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have enjoyed seeing all of the court members at every event, meeting people who love the festival as much as I do, and attending all the amazing events,\u201d Torrence said. When asked what her least princess-like quality is, she said she participates in the Virginia Beach 4-H Livestock Club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have raised and shown hogs for 10 years as a member of 4-H,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the parade, look for Torrence, Maya and the other students walking the Boardwalk with King Neptune this weekend.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12591\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neptune_2024_Coronation-Gala-31-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12591\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neptune_2024_Coronation-Gala-31-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neptune_2024_Coronation-Gala-31-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neptune_2024_Coronation-Gala-31-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neptune_2024_Coronation-Gala-31-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neptune_2024_Coronation-Gala-31-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neptune_2024_Coronation-Gala-31-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neptune_2024_Coronation-Gala-31-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Neptune Festival&#8217;s royal court (Photo courtesy of the Neptune Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High school students will be adding their royal touch to the culmination of the Neptune Festival at the Oceanfront. 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