48th Annual Freedom Essay Scholarship Contest Winner Information 2008

"As an American, which freedom is most important and why?"

Each year over eleven thousand students in Middle Tennessee compete for this scholarship. The entries are first judged by the school counselors and then by independent judges. The three runners-up receive a two thousand dollar scholarship and the winner receives a thirty five hundred dollar scholarship. Each year a theme dealing with our freedom issues is chosen and the students have to write a three hundred-word essay. During the month of April a banquet is held honoring the students, their parents, school counselors and the high schools. In addition to awarding the scholarship, each high school is given a hundred dollars and a framed copy of the Declaration of Independence.