Orange County Launches Student Contest to ‘Normalize Mask Wearing’

Bell High School senior Kenia Molina in front of her school, closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Bell, Calif., on April 15, 2020. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

To “help normalize mask wearing” in the community, the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) in California has launched a contest for students that will award the winners thousands of dollars in technology grants for their schools.

There are three categories in the contest: mask art, written essay, and social video. Entrants will be split into age groups including elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools.