(Portland, OR) -- The Portland Rose Festival has announced Mandy Vance, the 2024 Teacher of the Year, will be the grand marshal of the Fred Meyer Junior Parade. Vance is also a former Franklin High School Rose Festival Court Princess. The Junior Parade will be held Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Hollywood District. Kids from throughout the region are welcome to dress up in costumes, turn wagons into floats, or decorate bikes. Elementary and Middle school marching bands will take part.