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).
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.