Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: InsideNoVa/Prince William Entry Title: Credit recovery, Recess, School Security Entry Credit: Emily Seymour Judge Comment: Nice ledes across the entries. The credit recovery story included helpful summaries of dense information and all three included strong context.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Prince William Times Entry Title: School overcrowding woes, a first-ever teacher contract and a busing overhaul Entry Credit: Meghan Mangrum Judge Comment: All stories included strong context, and I can tell the reporter is well-versed in summarizing the less exciting parts of school coverage. The stories were written as long as they needed to be, and no more.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Alexandria Gazette Packet Entry Title: Theismann - Education Entry Credit: Jeanne Theismann Judge Comment: There's great foundations for ledes here, but some could be shortened and addition information could instead be added to the nutgraf. All three stories held good context and voices on the spot news at had.
