Mountain State Forest Festival Director Robbie Morris has announced that Madison Frances Holland will serve as a Princess to the Royal Court of Maid Silvia LXXXIV, Caroline Marie Fluke.

Holland was appointed by Mountain State Forest Festival Board President Ben Shaffer. She is the daughter of Richard and Angela Holland of Elkins and Marisa and Kent Downey of Elkins. She is the granddaughter of the late Lunsford and Xenada Holland of Elkins and Connie Pingley and the late Ralph Pingley of Beverly.

She has two brothers, Matthew and Brock Holland, and three sisters, Bethany and Mackenzie Holland and Emma Downey.

Holland is a 2020 graduate of Elkins High School, where she graduated top 10% of her class and participated in class council and student council. She was a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and National Technical Honor Society. She also lettered in varsity soccer and basketball and was a member of the homecoming court.

In the fall, Holland will be a sophomore in the WVU Honors College, where she is majoring in Biology/Pre-Med. She is also a Private First Class in the United States Army Reserve.