The application process forAcademicAll-State through the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence (OFE) is now open, according to a press release from the foundation.
OFE selects 100 public school seniors each year for Academic All-State through a selection process that focuses on academic achievement, leadership and community service.
Applicants must write an essay and submit two recommendation letters by Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. The application and award criteria are listed on the foundation’s website, the release said.
“Academic All-State represents all the good that’s happening in Oklahoma’s public schools,” said Elizabeth Inbody, OFE chief executive officer. “By celebrating these outstanding students, we encourage others to strive for academic excellence an reinforce the importance of public education in our state.”
Academic All-Staters will receive a $1,500 prize, medal and honor cord. They will be honored at the 41st Academic Awards Celebration on May 8 at the National Cowboy &Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, the release said. The students are encouraged to bring with them a teacher who has made an impact on their academic career.
To be eligible to apply, students must be a senior and achieve one of the following: have a compositeACTscore of at least 30, a combined SAT evidence-based reading and writing and math score of at least 1370, or be selected as a National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalist.