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                   Open Session.    The first place winner of the
                    open session will receive a $500 scholarship to attend LSU.
                    A student may win and use only one LSU Mathematics contest
                    scholarship award. It must be used while the student is a
                    full time degree student at LSU and within 5 years of winning
                    the contest.
                    Trophies will be given to the first, second, and third place
                    finishers in the open session. Cash awards of $50, $25, and
                    $15 will be given to the first, second, and third place finishers.
                    Certificates of meritorious performance will be awarded
                    for strong papers. A certificate and a book will be awarded
                    to the highest scorer from each school.
                     Algebra/Geometry session.    Trophies will
                    be given to the first, second and third place finishers in
                    the Algebra/Geometry session. Cash awards of $50, $25, and
                    $15 will be given to the first, second, and third place finishers.
                    Certificates of meritorious performance will be awarded
                    for strong papers. A certificate and a book will be awarded
                    to the highest scorer from each school.
                    In addition, trophies will be given to the three highest
                    finishers in the algebra/geometry session who have not yet
                    started algebra II and who are not prize winners for the overall algebra/geometry session.
                     Team Competition.     The members of the first,
                    second, and third place teams in the team competition will
                    receive individual medals. Only one team per school may place.  The school of the first placed team will win $100 and the school of the second placed team will win $50. In the case of hybrid teams any cash award will be divided proportionally among the schools represented. Home schools are excluded from cash awards.  In no cases will individual participants receive cash awards.
                        
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