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EAST TEXAS POULTRY FESTIVAL QUEEN'S COURT PREPARES FOR 2022 SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT

The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce recently announced the East Texas Poultry Festival will be October 6-8 on the historic downtown square.  One of several preliminary festivities is the Queen's Court Scholarship Pageant. The reigning East Texas Poultry Festival Queens, Emilee Elliott and Carly Gray, will crown the 2022 Poultry Festival Queen on Saturday, October 1st on stage at Center High School.

The Queen's Court is comprised of young ladies entering their junior year in a Shelby County high school with a grade point average of 85 or above. Information packets are currently available at the Chamber office and with the pageant School Sponsor on each high school campus.  Girls who are interested in participating please contact the school sponsor and/or the Chamber office. The Welcome Party will be August 31 st .

The East Texas Poultry Festival Queen's Court program encompasses a month of activities.  The committee creates informational events for the candidates and their escorts to participate in to develop their interpersonal skills.  The program develops responsibility, etiquette, interview skills, conversation skills and their individual personality in varied settings.

The Queen's Court season is made possible in part by Platinum Sponsor, High Roller Wells, LLC. Gold Sponsors for the Queen’s Court season are Cornerstone Construction, Dazzle Me Pink & Blue, deb’s boutique, and JML Management.

The 46th East Texas Poultry Festival is presented by Farmers State Bank. Festival Gold Sponsors are the Badder’s Law Firm, the City of Center, Pilgrims Pride and Tyson Foods.

For additional information, please call 936.598.3682, email info@shelbycountychamber.com or visit

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