- Date
- 1998-05
- Kind
- Award
- Where
- Beaver Island Community School
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Community School
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationcommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island Community School student Carrie Podgorski won the local level of TDS Telecom’s 1998 essay contest with “Remember Imelda,” earning $200 and advancing to Eastern Region competition. The story imagines an emergency-room doctor diagnosing a sick alligator with help from the internet.
Evidence limits
The article establishes the local award and advancement, not the regional or grand-prize outcome.
Sources
- Reports Carrie Podgorski’s $200 local-level win for “Remember Imelda,” a fictional emergency-room story involving a sick alligator and internet research, and says the essay advanced to Eastern Region competition with a possible $1,500 regional and $6,000 grand prize. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the TDS essay-contest result and advancement notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Carrie Podgorski wins the local TDS Telecom essay contest in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-carrie-podgorski-tds-essay-contest-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1998, “Carrie Podgorski wins TDS Essay Contest.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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