- Hey everybody, I'm Connor.
That's Doug. And this is the Bethel
School District Presents podcast.
And oh boy do we have a fantastic show for you today.
On this week's show, we're talking
to the district's three Daffodil Princess candidates
to learn about their future plans, what made them want
to be a daffodil princess and a whole lot more.
- Connor, before we get to that, I want
to talk about modern family.
I feel like we're making a lot of eye contact right now
because we have a new podcast set up
with two microphones instead of just one look.
- That way it is a little weird.
- It's a little bizarre.
- I'll stare at my phone like I normally do.
- Yeah, just don't pay attention to anything
and I'll cue you when it's your turn.
Okay. I wanna talk to something
that's really been on my mind lately
and that is Modern Family, uh,
show I've been catching up on,
didn't watch it when it aired.
We're on season seven right now.
Phil has just raised the ducks
and they have released them into the wild spoilers.
If you are on season six, I apologize, ,
I know you're not watching this show,
but it got me thinking these are just fun families
to watch on tv, the Dumpy and the Pritts.
And made me wonder if I could be part
of any fictional family, be it in literature, movies, tv,
which family would it be?
And I think for me, I would be part of the Dunphy family.
They have so much fun,
whether they're trampolining going on trips
or really just getting into shenanigans that they need
to get out of by the end of the episode,
it seems like a great family.
I'm not sure where I would fit in if I'd be a weird uncle
that came in on some recurring episodes or something. You'd
- Definitely be a weird Uncle - .
- No doubt about that. - You can ask my nephew.
I'm a hundred percent a weird uncle, but that's okay.
Connor, for you, what fictional family
do you see yourself being a part of?
- Oh, that's an interesting question. Hmm.
Let me ponder that for just uh, two clicks of a, we did
- Research on this already, Connor,
don't fool the listeners with this nonsense.
- Okay. Alright. No more fool on the listeners.
I think I'm gonna go with the Sopranos
- - And, and I'm gonna,
and I'm gonna raise you on your little scenario.
I'm gonna come up with my own character.
He is KIPP Soprano, he's Tony's long lost brother.
He runs a semi-successful heating
and cooling business in Newark, New Jersey.
And the reason I wanna be in that show is
because I've never seen a TV show where they're eating more
and they always have lunch meats.
And I love me some GABA Goul
- Con.
It's not that hard to get lunch meats,
but I love this Kip Soprano.
I would watch that spinoff show
with your wife La Fonda running the deli,
having a great old time there in Newark.
Well let's bring our daffodil princesses
into the conversation.
Let's start at Bethel High School with Princess Shelby Lynn
Jacobson Harkin.
She's currently a Running Start student
attending Pierce College.
Got a 3.7 GPA throughout her college experience
and was accepted into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor society
loves animals and aspires
to get her bachelor's degree in criminal justice
to eventually become a game warden in her free time.
She loves getting coffee with friends, trying new food
with her boyfriend, going fishing with her dad
and watching reality TV with her mom.
- So Shelby Lynn, tell us about that Love of animals.
What are we talking cats, dogs, ferrets.
- My favorite animal sharks.
I feel like they're misrepresented
and a lot of people are scared of them.
Just like every other animal.
A lot of other animals people are afraid of,
but they're very innocent and they love people
and they love each other and a lot
of our survival instincts come from animals.
So I think they should be loved.
- Gotta love the sharks. I'm scared of the sharks,
but I, I respect everybody is respect the sharks too.
Uh, so what inspired you? You do have that love of animals.
What inspired you to work towards becoming a game
- Warden?
Yeah, so it came from my love of animals
'cause I really wanted to work with animals
but growing up I was very outdoorsy.
So I also wanted to find, not an office job,
but a job outside that was different every day.
And I work very well with the public and with people.
So I thought that tied into it.
And then going into college
and running Star, I found a love of criminal justice
and I just love the field
and I wanna be a person that people can depend on
and be a person that people can look up to.
As a law enforcement officer, you're really working
with the public and it, it just goes through all my loves.
- So where did your interest in becoming the
Daffodil Princess come
- From?
At first I went to the Santa Parade in Puyallup
and I really just wanted to be in the parade.
I thought of many different avenues to be in that parade.
But then thinking about the daffodil princesses,
I knew it would be a really good opportunity for my future.
And like learning public speaking
and working with the community,
I knew it would be a very good opportunity.
And then I realized what it actually was
and like how big of a person you are
and how people look up to you.
And I just wanna be that good person
that people can look up to.
- That's fantastic. Always good to be a role model.
I know you're doing Running Start,
but so you're not at Bethel High your whole day,
but what do you love most about Bethel High?
- I love the community. Honestly, I only have one class
the whole year but all the different teachers
and people I come across are so nice
and everybody is so including. Nice,
- Nice, - Good.
Love the community. Yay.
- Okay, so here's the tough question of the day.
What fictional family would you most like to join?
- I would most like to be a part of Indiana Jones' family.
I love anthropology
and that's what he is studying and teaches.
So I love that. And also I love the adventure of the movie
and I would love to go on the excursions that he goes on.
He goes all over the world. So that would be awesome.
- That is a great answer. Love it.
Well thank you so much for
joining us and good luck in the future.
- Thank you. - Thank you Shelby Lynn.
And our next princess candidate is Cushy Verma from
Spanaway Lake High School.
Cushy is a valued member of the varsity girls tennis team.
She's also involved in the F-C-C-L-A Deca and Link crew
'cause she's also a cashier at the student store.
In her spare time she enjoys playing tennis,
reading and baking suites.
Next year she plans on attending UW Seattle
and completing courses to attain her dream
of becoming a physical therapist.
Her favorite memory at Spanaway Lake High School has been
helping to set up our annual craft fair for small
and local businesses to display their works.
It was a really positive volunteering experience
and cushy said it was great to see how it all came together
by everyone doing their part
- Cushy you weren't able to be at the board meeting,
you were traveling out of the country. Where were you at?
- Yeah, so I was actually at India.
We went back after, since going in 2017.
So it was really good to be back
because it was such a good way to keep in touch
with my culture and try all the different
foods and of course see family.
So I had a great time. That's
- Fantastic.
So you're back here at Spanic High School
and you are a cashier at the student store.
Really my big question is
what is the number one selling item at the student store?
- Actually we just launched our new iced coffees
and today while I was working I feel like every single
person who came and bought an iced coffee,
so those iced coffees are super popular.
If not that then probably the sentinels flashes
'cause they have monsters in them
and I feel like all of our students kind
of need a little pick me up halfway through the day.
- . Absolutely. I think we all do.
After Spanner Lake High School, you're hoping to head
to the University of Washington to study
to become a physical therapist.
What made you wanna become a physical therapist? So
- Actually I was playing soccer during my sophomore year
and I sprained my ankle so I went to the athletic trainer
to get it taped and while I was watching him tape my ankle I
was like wow, this is so cool.
So it kind of helped me delve into more rehabilitation
careers and I took sports med here at the school with Missal
and I just loved her class so much
and as I explored more into rehab careers,
I learned about physical therapy.
So I was like, this is actually really cool.
So to kind of confirm that I did a job shadow over the
summer and I think that really confirmed my belief of yeah,
physical therapy is what I wanna do.
- . Well best of luck on that.
Physical therapy is a fascinating career.
What made you decide to throw your hat into the ring
and become a daffodil princess?
- I decided to become a daffodil princess when I first heard
about how many connections we get to make.
I feel like being a part of something that's
so much bigger than Spanaway Lake is such an exciting
opportunity and really just being connected to more
of Pierce County, I would love that exposure
and just meeting all kinds of new people.
So when I heard about that I was like,
I think I wanna try this out.
- That's really interesting. So a networking opportunity.
Fantastic. I love that.
What do you love about Span Way Lake High School?
- Well I love about Spin Way Lake High School is probably
our diversity if I, when I walk these halls I see
so many different faces
and I just see
so many different backgrounds when I see these faces.
So being surrounded by so much diversity really helps
to build exposure to different types of backgrounds
and I think that really, really fuels my knowledge
and more so being used
to like being in such a diverse environment.
- Fantastic. Let's go back
to the question we started our show with.
What fictional family would you most like to be a part of?
- I would probably want to be a part
of the Bears from Goldilocks and the Three Bears
because I love how each of the three
of them have their own separate preferences
and I think that really touches base on individualism
and I love how unique that all three of them are with like,
oh I like my porridge hot, I like mine cold,
I like mine just lukewarm.
And I think everybody's differences are just so beautiful,
especially when you see it in one setting altogether.
So I would definitely want
to be a part of the Three Bears .
- That's such a unique answer. I love that.
Um, well this interview was just right
and thank you for joining us today .
- Thank you. Have a great day.
- And last but not least is Graham Capen High School's
Princess Kaylee Dickerson Kaylee's a student at GK
and has been part
of the Bethel School District her entire life.
She's an active student at Graham Capal
and participating in varsity golf
and lacrosse leadership,
national Honor Society and Link Crew.
She's also the A SB Vice President
and Senior Class Secretary.
Kaylee is honored to be given this role as Daffodil Princess
and is excited for what this year has in store for her.
She'll be attending Baylor University in the fall
to pursue her degree in biology
and ultimately become an orthodontist.
- So Kaylee, you are a Bethel kid through
and through uh, what Bethel schools did you attend
and do you have any teachers that you have
fond memories of? So
- For elementary I attended Nelson Elementary,
which is right over next to my school.
And then for middle school
I attended French term middle school.
My mom actually taught there for 20 years
before moving up to the high school my sophomore year at
Graham Capow where I am now.
So my mom has been a teacher in the Bethel School District
for I think about 24, 25 ish
years in the Bethel School District.
My grandpa was a teacher at Bethel
High School in Bethel Middle School.
My grandma was the A SB clerk at Cedar Crest
and I think another school, I don't remember
but my mom graduated from all Bethel schools, has been part
of the Bethel School District her whole life.
My dad was an SRO at Spanaway Lake in Cedar Crest
and the elementary school that's over there.
So I'm definitely Bethel kid through and through.
But I would say that one
of my favorite teachers is definitely Ms.
Fickle. She's a PE teacher at her school.
She came in my sophomore year
and I had her for the unified PE class, which is a PE class
that we have here with ILC students.
That's one-on-one that we really get
to build those fond memories with.
And I just was really connected with Ms.
Fickle and she just always can make me smile
and I feel like I can always go for her and I need help.
- That's amazing. Deep roots in Bethel. That's great. Yes.
And I understand you wanna be an orthodontist.
Where did that come from? What
made you wanna be an orthodontist?
- So my career choice has jumped from all over the place.
I wanted to be a hairdresser,
an interior designer, an engineer.
And I really, really love science since I was little.
Like science has been my favorite thing.
I asked for microscopes, I've asked
for all these cool science experiments for Christmas.
But when I really got my braces on,
then I really realized I wanted to be an orthodontist
because the idea of being able
to fix someone's teeth like a puzzle
and it's different for every single person,
just fascinated me.
And I really love being like in the dental field
because it's just super fascinating to me.
- And so what made you want to throw your hat in the ring
to become the Daffodil Princess?
- So I've always been really fond
of being a leader at my school
and being involved in being able
to be a student voice for students.
I've been a part of a leadership since my seventh grade year
at middle school and I've always
loved having a leadership role.
I'm a SV vice president now
and I've been involved in my class officers
throughout my entire year of high school.
So I really just wanted to represent GK
and be a good representation of GK as a DAFF princess.
And also when I was younger, when
Frontier was still a junior high,
I was like a little cheerleader 'cause my mom worked there.
So I was part of like, I got a walk in the daff prayed
with the Frontier cheerleaders
and I saw the daffodil princesses on the float
and I said, wow, I wanna be a daffodil
princess 'cause that looks so much fun.
And I went home the next day
and I told all my friends in my neighborhood
that I was gonna be a daffodil princess.
So I was so happy that I have the opportunity to be able
to represent my school but also fill
that little dream of mine as a kid. That's
- Fantastic.
And what a, what a cool way to fulfill that dream.
And you did mention gk.
What's your favorite part about this school?
- My favorite part about this school is how there's
so many different opportunities for students.
We have lots of CTE classes where you can go
and just pursue like what you're interested in.
We have lots of fine art classes.
You can basically like do lots of classes
that pursue your interests.
We have a wide variety of classes just
to like have fun in them.
Like you don't have, they're not all academic classes,
obviously you still have academic portions,
but they're enjoyable classes
and I love to learn in all of our classes.
- Awesome. And and here's where we take a hard left turn.
What fictional family would you most like to join?
- I would say I'd probably like
to join the full slash Fuller House family.
They're just a really loving family
and you always feel like welcome when you watch the show
and they're bright smiles, but there's also lots
of little funny things that they do
or fun adventures they go on
that just like wrap it all up together.
So I feel like the full house family would definitely be a
good family to join because they just seem so wonderful
and San Francisco and California is really cool. So
- Yeah, they, they have an awesome house.
That house is probably worth like $5 billion
- When I went to San Francisco.
Actually we gotta visit the full
house house, so that was really cool.
But it was for sale so like someone could buy the house
as like the outside of the house was cool. So. All right,
- Well we, we will check the couch cushion,
see if we have enough and maybe Uncle
Joey's there, maybe he comes with it.
Yes. Cut it out. Well Kaylee, thank you so much. Appreciate
- It.
Thank you so much. Thank you for having me.
- And that's our show everybody, man.
Connor, what a great pick by Shelby Lynn,
the Jones family from Indiana Jones Globe.
I'm cha, I'm changing mine. Sorry, dumpy.
Your weird uncle is leaving.
I'm joining the Joneses for some globe trotting adventures.
- You know what I'm sticking with the Sopranos.
Gotta get that gba Goul.
- What? What is gba? Goul, I dunno. ,
- That sounds good.
- We'll see you next week everybody.