ðə kwˈiːn ænd ɹˈʌnɚzˌʌp ɹᵻsˈiːv skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪps fɔːɹ pˈoʊsthˈaɪ skˈuːl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn wʌzðə fˈɜːst jˈɪɹ ðˈætwˌʌn ʌv ˈɜːz pɹˈɪnsɛsᵻz wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz kwˈiːn mˈɛləni stˈæmbɔː.
The Queen and runners-up receive scholarships for post-high school education, and 2009 was the first year that one of ERHS's princesses was selected as Queen (Melanie Stambaugh).