Since Brenda won second place, her essay will be forwarded on to national competition. Her parents granted permission for publication.
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According to the cartoon narrative, Dr. Know brought the Extinguisher back to life after his diseased lungs had been weakened by smoking. The State Medical Society of Wisconsin's Resident Physician Section sponsored the contest to help combat teenage smoking. In Wisconsin, an estimated one-third of high school students regularly smoke. The judges selected ten essays out of more than 700 submitted, with First Place going to Jenni Soderbeck of Grantsburg Middle School. The State Medical Society of Wisconsin, established in 1841, is the first and largest physician and patient advocacy association in the state, representing nearly 8,500 member physicians and their patients.