Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Smithfield Times Entry Title: Teachers, more students, loss of license Entry Credit: Stephen Faleski Judge Comment: Excellent coverage of two super important issues: why teachers are leaving and will there be enough of space for students ... that maybe aren't even coming. I was especially impressed by how you presented each of the stories for teachers that you spoke with.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Rappahannock News Entry Title: Coverage of Rappahannock County Public Schools Entry Credit: Randy Rieland Judge Comment: Three extremely comprehensive pieces made for a very compelling entry that very much gave first place a run for its money.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Smithfield Times Entry Title: Policy, Racism and endorsement Entry Credit: Stephen Faleski Judge Comment: Really good writeups about each of the topics that present the whole picture. Perhaps the most informative story of the three was about the school board chair as it worked to answer the biggest question for readers: was the school board chairman in violation of his own policy?
