East Texas State Fair

The Park of East Texas, Inc. (Dba East Texas State Fair association) offers unique educational opportunities to youth through a wide variety of programs. Annual scholarships are awarded through The poet and through an internal educational competition, academic rodeo. Graduating seniors are able to apply for poet scholarshilps to attend tyler junior college for a $750 per semester stipend. Up to ten two-year poet scholarships are awarded annually ($30,000) to students attending tyler junior college. Academic rodeo participants who place first-third in any competition are able to apply for academic rodeo scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to both middle school and high school sudents, for a total of 10 scholarship awards annually. The Park of East Texas is its own educational tool. Student tour groups visit The Fair annually to tour The various exhibits. These tours are The initial exposure many students have to The world of agriculture, farming, and livestock. The opportunity to demonstrate to children how agriculture touches their daily lives is an important lesson. The East Texas State Fair livestock show supports over 3,500 entries and honors winners with cash premiums totaling over $20,000 per year.