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Shelton High junior Dillon Durante was crowned prince for the Barnum Festival. The announcement of the Barnum Festival royal court came during a re...

May 18, 2023
5:50 PM

Shelton High junior Dillon Durante was crowned prince for the Barnum Festival. The announcement of the Barnum Festival royal court came during a recent event at Vazzano's Four Seasons Restaurant in Stratford. 'I was really excited but also very nervous to be nominated for such a prestigious award,' said Durante, who was nominated by Shelton High for the festival court. 'When my name was called and I was crowned prince I was overjoyed. To be crowned prince means so much to me and I am honored to have been selected.