Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Amherst New Era-Progress Entry Title: Amherst schools' teacher of the year announced; BEST Labs helps students in four Amherst schools; 'Testament to the power of connection' Entry Credit: Justin Faulconer Judge Comment: Very well developed stories with strong writing and photos to accompany. I enjoyed the graduation story a way to make the event memorable for the community. We always do photos but have not had accompanying stories. Well done.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Nelson County Times Entry Title: Meet Deputy Brown, the resource officer who saved a kid's life; Nelson school board approves AI gun detection program; Nelson officials talk schools' budget needs Entry Credit: Emily Barber Judge Comment: The Deputy/student story was an excellent hero story. All stories were very well written. I am not clear why the political signs were used as photo for the gun detection story. It seemed unnecessary.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Sussex-Surry Dispatch Entry Title: Harris education portfolio Entry Credit: Terry Harris Judge Comment: I really liked your education coverage. You do a lot of it! The 100 days was super fun and one I'd like to share with our local schools as an idea.
