Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Amherst New Era-Progress Entry Title: Celebrating the moment: Amherst graduates recall navigating COVID to reach milestone; Schools chief: Major focus on engaging students more in 2023-24 year; Amherst schools bracing for county population growth Entry Credit: Justin Faulconer Judge Comment: The stories about schools working to engage students and the school looking ahead to population growth answered important questions for which the patrons should want information. Well written & easy to understand.