CENTRE HALL — Sarah Mellott of Warriors Mark was crowned as 2026 Centre County Grange Fair Queen at ceremonies held on Wednesday, Aug. 19. She is the 22nd queen in the fair’s 126-year history
Mellott, daughter of Steven and Raelene Mellott, will be a senior at State College Area High School where she is an active member of the Interact Club and National Honor Society.
She plays softball and soccer on the school’s varsity teams.
Mellott plans to pursue a degree in veterinary and biomedical sciences and hopes to attend Schreyer Honors College at Penn State.
Tara Snyder of Bellefonte was named Alternate Queen.
The daughter of John Leis and the late Samantha Snyder, she will be a junior at Bellefonte Area High School where she is active in choir.
Snyder plans to attend Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology to pursue a career in cosmetology and open her own salon.
Junior Ambassadors include Khloe Strouse of Centre Hall, Kennedy Payne-McNeil of State College and Emma Mrozinski of Boalsburg.
