Whitko Eighth-Grader Isabelle Irwin Crowned Sunshine Queen

January 29, 2025 at 4:29 p.m.
Pictured (L to R) are Sunshine Queen contestants Isla Rose (princess), Isabelle Irwin (queen) and Breawynn Neer. Photo Provided.
Pictured (L to R) are Sunshine Queen contestants Isla Rose (princess), Isabelle Irwin (queen) and Breawynn Neer. Photo Provided.

By Staff Report

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko Sunshine Society completed their fundraiser for Riley Children’s Hospital by crowning Isabelle Irwin the 2025 Sunshine Queen and Isla Rose 2025 Sunshine Princess at half time of the boys home varsity basketball game Jan. 17.
There were four candidates competing for the title of Sunshine Queen this year: senior high students Adeline Garr, senior; and Isla Rose, sophomore; and junior high students eighth-graders Isabelle Irwin and Breawynn Neer, according to a news release from a Whitko Community Schools.
The 2025 Sunshine queen, Isabelle Irwin, raised $1,651.03 and the princess, Isla Rose, raised $1,166.60. As a group the four Whitko students raised $4,217.49.
The 2024 Sunshine Queen Kate Long was on hand to crown this year’s queen and princess.
Whitko Sunshine Society is a local chapter of the Indiana Sunshine Society, a service organization that strives to show helpfulness and kindness to others. Established in 1901, the Indiana Sunshine Society now has more than 1,000 members in high school chapters across the state, who are dedicated to serving others in their communities.

    Pictured (L to R) are Whitko Sunshine Society members Jenna Hubbard, Ella Bender, Isla Rose, Isabelle Irwin, Breawynn Neer, Hadley Grant, Kate Long and Parvati Hoffman. Photo Provided.
 
 


SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko Sunshine Society completed their fundraiser for Riley Children’s Hospital by crowning Isabelle Irwin the 2025 Sunshine Queen and Isla Rose 2025 Sunshine Princess at half time of the boys home varsity basketball game Jan. 17.
There were four candidates competing for the title of Sunshine Queen this year: senior high students Adeline Garr, senior; and Isla Rose, sophomore; and junior high students eighth-graders Isabelle Irwin and Breawynn Neer, according to a news release from a Whitko Community Schools.
The 2025 Sunshine queen, Isabelle Irwin, raised $1,651.03 and the princess, Isla Rose, raised $1,166.60. As a group the four Whitko students raised $4,217.49.
The 2024 Sunshine Queen Kate Long was on hand to crown this year’s queen and princess.
Whitko Sunshine Society is a local chapter of the Indiana Sunshine Society, a service organization that strives to show helpfulness and kindness to others. Established in 1901, the Indiana Sunshine Society now has more than 1,000 members in high school chapters across the state, who are dedicated to serving others in their communities.

    Pictured (L to R) are Whitko Sunshine Society members Jenna Hubbard, Ella Bender, Isla Rose, Isabelle Irwin, Breawynn Neer, Hadley Grant, Kate Long and Parvati Hoffman. Photo Provided.
 
 


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