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Senior Essay Contest
The Masonic essay contest is open to all Seniors in Oklahoma public schools. Statewide prizes range from $1,000 for 1st place boy and girl through $100 for 10th place boy and girl. 1st , 2nd and 3rd place local division winners from each participating school are awarded certificates.
Information for the contest is mailed to all Oklahoma Lodges in August, prior to the start of school. The deadline for essays to be received by the Masonic Charity Foundation is mid-November.
The essays are professionally graded in December and January, with final results of the essay contest being sent to each participating Lodge in mid to late January. All certificates and cash prizes are mailed to each participating Lodge in the Spring for presentation by the Lodge, usually at an Awards Assembly.
During the 2007 - 2008 school year there were 2,356 certificates presented by 110 Lodges across Oklahoma.