Our Mission

Serving as a scholarship pageant for high school girls living in the Delphos school district or from either of our two local schools, Delphos Jefferson or St. John’s, the Canal Days Queen Pageant has awarded over $35,000 in scholarships to its participants in its lifetime.
Contestants compete in several areas of competition each year. They are scored on their interview skills with the judges, as well as personal introduction, fun fashion, evening gown, and on stage question. In addition to all of the on-stage areas of competition, they are also awarded points for their community service. Additional scholarships available to the contestants are the Carl Core Memorial Scholarship, which contestants write an essay to compete for, and the Mike Gallmeier Memorial Scholarship which is an optional talent portion of the pageant. The pageant averages 10-14 contestants each year and is always held the Sunday prior to the start of the Canal Days festival.