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Tournament of Roses crowns La Cañada High senior as 2022 Rose Queen

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Rose Bowl honors UCLA’s Cade McNown with tunnel naming ceremony 8 for 8 or 8 for 18, depending on who you ask Jordan Green

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Nadia Chung is crowned by Tournament of Roses President Robert Miller. | Photo courtesy of Tournament of Roses

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a Cañada High School senior Nadia Chung was crowned as the 2022 Rose Queen Tuesday evening at Tournament House in Pasadena. "I didn't expect it," Chung said after being chosen as the 103rd Rose Queen from among the seven-member Tournament of Roses Royal Court. "I heard my name and once it finally registered I was just so happy and so excited." Chung said she and her fellow Royal Court members "have grown to be the closest, closest friends" since being chosen Oct. 4. Chung is a journalist with the Los Angeles Times' High School Insider

division, a company member of California Contemporary Youth Ballet, an intern at the Outlook Newsgroup, president of the La Cañada High School speech and debate team, coordinator for accessibility in debate education with Beyond Resolved, president of the mock trial team, and managing editor of The Outspoken Oppa, a website where teenagers can share their viewpoints on important issues. It is named for the Korean term for older brother. Chung said she intends to study political science and journalism with the hopes of becoming a civil rights attorney focusing on social justice. She is interested in attending

Georgetown, UC Berkeley, UCLA, USC, Northwestern, American University or Brown. Chung and her six princess will attend dozens of community and media events leading up to the 132nd Rose Parade and 107th Rose Bowl Game on New Year's Day. Each member of the court receives a $7,500 educational scholarship as part of the Tournament of Roses' legacy. Members of the court are chosen from among hundreds of applicants each year, based on criteria including public speaking, academic achievement, youth leadership and community and school involvement.

The other members of the Royal Court are: • Jeannine Brigs of John Marshall Fundamental High School; • Ava Feldman of South Pasadena High School; • Abigail Griffith of Pasadena High School; • Swetha Somasundaram of Arcadia High School; • McKenzie Street of Flintridge Sacred Heart; and • Jaeda Walden of La Cañada High School. The theme of the 2022 Rose Parade, the 133rd procession, is "Dream. Believe. Achieve." Actor, philanthropist and reading advocate LeVar Burton will be the grand marshal.

he Rose Bowl held a ceremony for former UCLA Bruins quarterback, Cade McNown, Friday evening, dedicating the field’s 8th tunnel in his name. McNown is the 15th person to be honored with a tunnel dedication in the illustrious stadium’s history. Along with the Tunnel 8 ceremony, McNown will also be celebrated with a National Football Foundation Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute after being announced as an inductee to the College Football Hall of Fame in March 2020. The salute will take place during Saturday’s UCLA Bruins football game against the Oregon Ducks. “Just the opportunity to be forever remembered in a small way with this national landmark is an incredible honor, and it’s very exciting for me,” McNown said. “I’m honored to have my name on this tunnel, and I’m very thankful for everyone who made it happen.” A Rose Bowl and UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame member, McNown was one of the most successful Bruins’ quarterbacks in program history. Leading UCLA to two Pac-10 Championships as an upperclassman in 1997 and ’98, McNown finished his career as the conference’s leader in total offense with 11,285 yards. Yet the 214-pound left-

hander will always be remembered for his ability to win, finishing his career with a 30-14 record — including a program-record 20 consecutive wins. McNown also accumulated a perfect 4-0 record against the program’s rival, the USC Trojans. “My husband came home and just raved about this freshman named Cade,” said Andrea Donahue, the wife of UCLA’s winningest head coach Terry Donahue who passed away in May. “He described him as ‘Mike Tyson with a helmet on’ because he was such a tough kid.” The naming of tunnels has become an important effort for the Rose Bowl in recent years to help fans at America’s Stadium reflect on the talent and most important performances to have occurred in the venue. Harvey Hyde, longtime Pasadena City College football assistant and former head coach at the University of Las Vegas, hosted the event. Now closely associated with the Rose Bowl and Pac-12 football, Hyde spoke in-depth on how special the recognition was. “In the future, when Cade’s kids come to watch a Bruins game, they’ll be able to take their friends to this exact tunnel and remind young fans of the legacy that their father has on this space and for the team that represents this great stadium,” he See Rose Bowl page 3


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