And the princesses are ...

Janine Marnien

First there were 1,000, then 250, then 38 girls vying for a spot

on the 2003 Tournament of Roses Royal Court.

Then there were seven, as the girls selected as this year’s

princesses were announced Monday at the Tournament House in Pasadena.

Those seven include three girls who attend La Canada Flintridge

schools. Katherine Berber, Glynn-Helene Joseph and Danielle Yamamoto,

all 17, were greeted with some of the loudest screams and applause of

the morning from friends and family who came to cheer them on.

“I’m still in shock,” said Glynn-Helene, a senior at Flintridge

Sacred Heart Academy. Glynn-Helene was the last princess announced.

“I’m waiting for them to take it away from me.”

The girls will serve as ambassadors for the Tournament of Roses

between now and Jan. 1, attending various community events

culminating in the 114th Rose Parade and 89th Rose Bowl game.

Royal Court selections are based on public-speaking ability,

academic achievement, community involvement and personality.

Candidates are interviewed over a three-week period before the

princesses are chosen.

The process was a learning experience for Danielle, a senior at

La Canada High School.

“I really learned how to reveal myself in interviews,” she said.

Danielle is the ASB elections commissioner, a cheerleader, and is

also involved in Les Fleurettes Debutantes.

Glynn-Helene volunteers at Union Station in Pasadena on Saturdays,

preparing meals. She has also volunteered at Kaiser Permanente

hospital.

Katherine, also a senior at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, is

vice president of Students Against Drunk Driving and is a member of

the Academic Decathlon team.

Other princesses include Anjali Agrawal, a senior at La Salle High

School; Heather Bell, a senior at John Muir High School in Pasadena;

Megan MacLennan, a senior at Polytechnic School; and Alexandra

Wucetich, a senior at San Marino High School.

The Rose Queen will be selected from the seven princesses and

announced Oct. 22.