It is time again for youth to be thinking about the Junior Fair Royalty Contest. Please note: We now have two volunteers who are now serving as our royalty program coordinators. Moving forward the Extension office will no longer be managing the program, we still will be the pick-up/drop-off location for applications and the place for interviews. Due to this there will be some major changes coming to the royalty program!
We have the opportunity to run for Queen (16-18), King (16-18), Princess (8-12) and Prince (8-12) as well as now we have species ambassadors slots for every species! To run for a species ambassador you must be 13-16 as of Jan 1st to run. Note you cannot be King or Queen AND be a species ambassador!
Youth enrolled in the following organizations are eligible to participate in the Junior Fair Royalty contest: 4-H, FFA, Skills USA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts or Farm Bureau Youth.
Interested youth need to complete an application and be interviewed. An application may be requested from the OSU Extension Office, to be mailed or picked up or find it online at morgan.osu.edu. Completed applications, including all required signatures, are due on August 4, 2025 by dropping it off or mailing it to OSU Extension, P.O. Box 179, McConnelsville, OH 43756. Youth need to schedule their own interviews for Monday, August 12th, by reaching out to Sophia Whisman. whisman.30@osu.edu or call the office at 740-962-4854.
The Royalty crowning will be moved to Monday at the Morgan County Fair right before the carcass show in the show barn! The chosen Queen, King, Princess, Prince, and species ambassadors will be required to participate in various activities during the Morgan County Fair. The Junior Fair Queen will be invited to participate in the 2026 Ohio Fair Manager’s Queen Contest. The expectation held by the coordinators is the Queen participate in this opportunity. Financial assistance is provided for this from the Morgan County Agricultural Society.
Applications will be available for pickup at the office as well as available on our website: https://morgan.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/morgan-county-fair