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Shelbyville, Indian Creek grads named 500 Festival Princesses

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Shelbyville, Indian Creek grads named 500 Festival Princesses

Courtesy-Lindsay Labas-500 Festival



INDIANAPOLIS –  The 500 Festival announced Wednesday that two area women have been selected as 2024 500 Festival 500 Princesses. Julia Prickett, a graduate of Shelbyville High School now studying at Purdue University, and Luci Woodrum, an Indian Creek High School graduate now at Marian University, were among the 33 chosen.

The 500 Festival Princess Program, presented by The National Bank of Indianapolis, has a long history of celebrating Indiana’s most civic-minded, academically driven young women. The 33 women selected as princesses will have the opportunity to create meaningful connections across the state, gain mentorship and leadership from the 500 Festival Board of Directors, and develop professional skills.

The 2024 500 Festival Princesses represent 18 Indiana colleges and universities and 23 cities and towns across the state. With a cumulative GPA of 3.74, this year’s 500 Festival Princesses were selected from hundreds of applicants based on their outstanding leadership, academic stewardship, community involvement, and embodiment of the Hoosier spirit.

All 500 Festival Princesses receive a $1,000 scholarship, made possible by Marlyne Sexton, an Indianapolis philanthropist and president of The Sexton Companies, and the 500 Festival Foundation. Khamis Fine Jewelers, the official and exclusive jeweler of the Princess Program, will also gift each Princess a custom pendant.

Each year, the Princesses deliver over 1,500 hours of community outreach, impacting over 50,000 people and sparking the excitement of the Indianapolis 500 in a significant way.

The 2024 500 Festival Queen Scholar will be announced on Saturday, May 18, during the 500 Festival Breakfast at the Brickyard, presented by Midwestern Engineers, Inc. The 500 Festival Queen Scholar will be gifted an additional $1,500 scholarship.

Julia Prickett-Courtesy-500 Festival

Luci Woodrum-Courtesy-500 Festival