Rising ninth grader Neil Handa has concerns about the amount of time people spend on screens, and he has ideas to refocus their gaze.
The Crozet teen took first place at the 2025 National Civics Bee Virginia State Finals hosted by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation earlier this month. Handa’s path to the state title began with an essay about excessive screen time and ideas he will implement this fall ahead of the National Finals in Washington, D.C . on Nov. 10 and 11.
“Civics is our government, our world around us,” Handa said. Studying civics can help kids “find solutions that benefit their community.”…