- Date
- 1996-03
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationcommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
TDS Telecom and Island Telephone Company announced a 1996 national essay contest open to Beaver Island Community School juniors and seniors. The published prize structure totaled up to $6,700 for a winning student and included classroom funds for the sponsoring teacher.
Evidence limits
This is an advance contest announcement, not a record of entries, winners, or awarded money.
Sources
- Announces a contest for Beaver Island Community School juniors and seniors with $200 local, $1,500 regional, and $5,000 national student prizes, plus $500 for the sponsoring teacher; topics concern telecommunications. 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 · 1996-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the essay-contest announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “TDS Telecom offers Beaver Island students a 1996 telecommunications essay contest”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-tds-telecom-essay-contest-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1996, “TDS Telecom 1996 National Essay Contest May Take a Local Student to the Top.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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