A 2024 Pella Christian graduate was crowned as the Mahaska County Fair Queen at the Southern Iowa Fair on Tuesday.

Amelia Boender, who graduated from Eagle Lane in May, was chosen as the winner of the Southern Iowa Fair Queen Contest and will represent Mahaska County at the Iowa State Fair in August. Over the course of her four years at Pella Christian High School, Boender served as the president, secretary, and treasurer of the school’s FFA program and participated in cross country, basketball and track and field. Boender said that it was an honor to be crowned the Mahaska County Fair Queen. 

“I am super excited to represent Mahaska County at the Southern Iowa Fair. Just being crowned yesterday was really exciting for me, and I’m just proud to be representing the fair and it’ll be a good time.”

Hear more from Boender about being crowned the Mahaska County Fair Queen on Today’s Let’s Talk Pella.