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2022 Coronation Ball Co-Chairmen Sarah Adams, Victoria Driscoll, Renee Adams, from left, can hardly believe the big evening has finally arrived. The 2022-2023 Royal Court gets together for a photo at the gala. They are, from left, Captain Lune Van Chau, Queen Alternate Eleanor Goerland, Queen Sophie Robins and King Dan Reason.

SOPHIE ROBINS CROWNED LUNAR RENDEZVOUS QUEEN

A pretty Clear Creek High honor student, Sophie Delle Robins, was crowned Lunar Rendezvous queen as the 57th annual Lunar Rendezvous Festival came to a happy end at the 2022 Coronation Ball while drawing a black-tie crowd of almost 600 to the Galveston Island Convention Center. She will reign over the 2023 festival. A rising senior, she is the daughter of Michelle and Thayne Robins and was escorted by Jake Vice, the son of Rachelle and Brian Vice. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Clear Creek Cavaliers drill team, Rho Kappa Honor Society president and historian for her Senior Class. She also played defense on the school’s soccer team for the past three years. Joining her in the spotlight was Queen Alternate Eleanor Grace Goerland, a Clear Lake High senior and the daughter of Mary and Einar Goerland. She was escorted by Ethan Glaze, son of Wendy and Brian Glaze. Eleanor is president of HOSA, secretary of NTHS, a member of the Assisteens and multiple honor societies. She plans to pursue a degree in the medical field. This year’s captain is Luke Robert Van Chau, son of Michael and Rachel Van Chau and a senior at Clear Springs High, where he is active in its basketball program. He was escorted by Kaitlyn McGowen, daughter of Janice and Nick

McGowen. Also an honor student, he has received the superintendent scholarship award for the past three years and is a volunteer at

MI Lewis food bank. After graduation, he plans to attend the University of Houston and study

Computer Science and Graphic Design. Festival Chairman Wendy Drapela and her husband, Mark, and Advisory Board Chairman

Michelle Holland and her husband, Doug, joined Coronation Ball Co-Chairmen Renee

Adams, Sarah Adams and Victoria Driscoll in welcoming the arriving crowd to the champagne reception that included a number of current and past festival chairmen including Kippy Caraway,

Mary Ann Shallberg, Annette Dwyer, Lisa

Holbrook and Jill Reason plus 2021 Lunar

Rendezvous Queen Madison Lehman, Queen

Alternate Alexandra Naman and Captain

Landon Todd Wadle and 2022 Queen Grace

Marie Keener, Queen Alternate Makenzie

Skinner.

The coronation came after all the princesses, lieutenants and members of the Little Court were introduced by the emcee, Friendswood Mayor Mike Foreman, Venturi Outcomes president and a former astronaut. Then, following all the introductions, Lunar Rendezvous King Dan Reason led Queen Sophie to the dance floor