Monticello Royal Ambassador Program

06/06/2026

The start of summer parade season = happy crown dads getting to drive NICE TRUCKS! 🛻 We are so thankful for West Metro Buick GMC for providing trucks for us for every parade!

06/06/2026

☀️ Lily, Avarie, and Ella are smiles for the start of summer parade season! ☀️

We kicked off the beginning of the summer parade season in Princeton on Thursday evening!
We will share more photos soon!

☀️ Our next parade is in Albertville on Sunday, June 14! Parade start is 12:30! You should come! ☀️

06/04/2026

☀️ Happy Last Day of School! ☀️

Summer is officially here for our ambassadors and candidates once that final bell rings today!
☀️ Let the summer fun begin! ☀️

Arya is sponsored by The Crummy Boys Shop, Inc
Freya is sponsored by Kohler Law Office PLLC
Sadie is sponsored by Schlenner Wenner & Co. CPAs
Ella-Avarie-Lily
Addyson is sponsored by Healing Moments Counseling LLC
Evyn is sponsored by Sherburne State Bank
Layla is sponsored by DATASuccess, Inc
And Natalie is sponsored by Loch Jewelers

06/03/2026

We love catching up with our past ambassadors and sharing fun life updates! ✨

Here is what 2024/25 ambassador Claudia has been up to:

I had such a fun freshman year and got to experience so many new things! I take part in line and swing dancing club, swim club, and the Iowa State University student chapter of American Meteorological Society (AMS). I’ve had a wild time storm chasing and making tons of friends in and out of my major. I’ve also taken on a role as a student leader for the incoming freshman next year, and an outreach chair for AMS.

Throughout the year I’ve been exploring places and retracing my steps back to my favorite spots. One of these being the Buffalo Kites On Ice festival I attended with Lily and Aurorah back in February. I also got to see our crown babies at the St. Patrick’s day parade in Maple Lake alongside Lily. I am so so proud of them and love every moment I see them in crown!
I am so glad I get to experience all these new and old things with the joy, confidence, and friends that came from my time as an ambassador for Monticello!

I am wrapping this all up with working towards getting both my lifeguarding certification in the next week and my WSI certification in July. I am so excited to spend time with everyone this summer, and I am especially excited for my crown babies and candidates this year! Can’t wait to see them all shine!

✨ Thanks for the update, Claudia! Your first year of college sounds like it was a great mix of fun new adventures and experiences along side many accomplishments! Thanks for always being eager to spend time with your crown sisters, crown babies and our 2026 candidates! ✨

06/03/2026

Our ambassadors and candidates are always busy with activities between sports, clubs, extra-curriculars, family life, church and our events, and we are always here to cheer them on! ✨

Ambassador Ella and a few of our candidates are members of the MHS band and last weekend they had an outing! They went to Orchestra Hall for the Minnesota winds concert and were in the audience cheering the musicians on. The girls enjoyed the amazing music they were playing for the performance. The whole MHS band didn’t go but there were 52 of band members that went!

In the photo from the left:
Evyn, Natalie, Ella, Addyson, and Arya
Sherburne State Bank
Loch Jewelers
Healing Moments Counseling LLC
The Crummy Boys Shop, Inc

06/02/2026

Thank you Schlenner Wenner & Co. CPAs for your continued support of our program! ✨

Monticello Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Schlenner Wenner & Co. is proud and excited to support the Monticello Royal Ambassador Program this year as well as our candidate Sadie. We look forward to watching her through this journey of learning leadership skills, being involved in community activities, and achieving personal growth!

06/01/2026

Hello June! 🍋

The girls’ calendar is full to the brim this month and they’re excited for all the adventures to come!

This is what we have planned so far:
6/3 🍋 Big Lake Royal Picnic
6/4 🍋 Princeton parade-parade start time is 6pm
6/5 🎓 MHS Commencement
6/9 🍋 Riverfest committee meeting
6/11 🍋 Senior Center bingo
6/11 🍋 Leadership class
6/13 🍋 Monticello Heritage Day
6/14 🍋 Albertville Friendly City Days parade and coronation-parade start time is 12:30pm
6/14 🍋 Elk River Sportsmen’s Club: Ladies Day
6/16 🍋 Monticello Chamber lunch and business tours
6/16 ⚾️ Sparkle Night at St. Paul Saints
6/20 🍋 Buffalo Days parade-parade start time is 6pm
6/21 👔 Happy Father’s Day!
6/21 🍋 Buffalo coronation
6/27 🍋 Big Lake Spudfest parade and coronation

Busy busy! Stay tuned for photos of all of these fun events!

05/31/2026

We love catching up with our past ambassadors and sharing fun life updates! ✨

Here is what 2024/25 ambassador Aurorah has been up to:

This year I began I my first year of college! It started off with many fun memories like moving into my dorm for the first time, making close friends, and going on many adventures.

Throughout the year I met up with my crown sisters to support our current Monticello Royal Ambassador Program ambassadors at the Anoka Light Up Halloween Parade and got to see our ambassador friends from other communities at Buffalo Kites on Ice. It’s always a blast getting to see my crown sisters Claudia and Lily again!

I finished off the year accepting a position as a student leader at my college. I’ll be apart of the Tapestry Club (a multicultural club) as their Intercultural Events Coordinator. I also had my Education Department interview!

Overall it’s been an AMAZING year! I am now ending it with a trip to Arizona to spend time with family.

✨ Thanks for the update, Aurorah and kudos to you on completing your first year at college! It sure sounds like it was a great one! ✨

05/31/2026

Earlier this month ambassador Lily and a few of our candidates volunteered at the Little Mountain Elementary family fun night!

They met lots of new little friends and our candidates got to practice their face painting skills! 😉 Thanks for having us LME PTO!

In the first photo, from the left:
Sadie is sponsored by Schlenner Wenner & Co. CPAs
Lily
Layla is sponsored by DATASuccess, Inc
and Freya is sponsored by Kohler Law Office PLLC

✨ Our ambassadors Ella and Avarie and our other four candidates were at a year-end band concert on this same evening.

05/30/2026

We love catching up with our past ambassadors and sharing exciting life updates! ✨

Here is an update from 2022/23 ambassador, Lexi!

I am (officially) Miss K!!!
Yes it’s true, I graduated from Grand Canyon University Summa Cum Laude from the Ingram Honors College with a BS in Elementary Education!

Year one - spent in Minnesota doing GCU online while working as a PCA and traveling the state and country as an Aquatennial Ambassador.
Year two - spent in Arizona on campus at GCU while still continuing to travel about every 3 weeks.
Year three - spent in Germany for the first semester completing an internship through the CMA and in Minnesota for the second semester both student teaching and working as a PCA.

The details and major life events that happened within these past three years seem far too many to write down. I often question if I have worked hard enough or tried my best, but walking across the stage to get my diploma I didn’t question that for a second. Despite what the world threw at me I clung to Jesus and persisted on.

Thank you to everyone who supported me along this journey. It wouldn’t be possible without my village helping me when I needed it most!

✨CONGRATULATIONS LEXI!✨
Be proud of all of your accomplishments and excited for your next chapters ahead!