32nd Annual Third Floor Photo Society High School Shoot-Out Results


Winner's List
32nd Annual Third Floor Photo Society High School Shoot-Out
February 28, 2014



Here are the results for the 32nd Annual Third Floor High School Shoot-Out. This annual contest is sponsored by the Texas A&M University-Commerce Third Floor Photographic Society, a student organization at Texas A&M University-Commerce that is made up of photography majors that are a part of a widely respected photography program. 
 Over 1,200 images and 20 portfolios were entered this year from 16 high schools. The judge calling the shots this year was Greg Milano, a distinguished Texas A&M University – Commerce alumni and professional photographer in the DFW area.
All the winners will receive certificates for each image that was chosen. The Best of Show in Color, B&W and the First Place Junior/Senior Portfolio winners will each receive a $1,000 scholarship to attend Texas A&M University-Commerce as a student pursuing a major in photography. Also, this year, all the 1st place winners in each category will receive $500 scholarships if they decide to attend TAMU-C as students pursing degrees in photography.
Greg Milano was very impressed with the high quality of work being done by high school students.  “Many students who were not recognized certainly deserved it. There were many tough decisions to be made when judging this year’s contest.  However, the images that stood out from the rest had a clean, simple vision that the photographer was able to articulate through their work, along with a high level of technical quality.  That attention to detail and technical skill reveals a pride in one's work that separates them from other photographers.”
We wish to congratulate all the winners and encourage those of you who did not make it into the finals to keep making photographs!

Best of Show
Black and White
Sam Eichenwald - St. Mark’s School of Texas


Best of Show
Color
Carlie Clem – Texas High School


1st Place Junior/ Senior Portfolio Winner
Andrea Shumway – Trinity High School





Winner's List by Category


First Year – Black and White

                                 1st  Place                   Frank Thomas, St Mark’s School of Texas                 
                                2nd  Place                   Harper Sahm, St Mark’s School of Texas
               3rd   Place                   Eren Baysal, Kindaid  High School 
Honorable Mention                   Will Cotten, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                   Brayden Tompkins, Trinity High School
                                                   William Rodriquez, Robert Vela High School
   Will Cotten, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                   Will Cotten, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                   David Garza, Robert Vela High School                                                     
First Year – Color
                                    1st Place                  Amber Mora, Robert Vela High School
                                    2nd Place                Francine Marroquin, Roosevelt High School
                                    3rd Place                 Kevin Lavery, Trinity High School
                  Honorable Mention                 Lauren Gibbert, Texas High School
                   Simran Prakash, Westwood High School
                                                                   Harper Sahm, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                                   Gabriel Rodriquez, Robert Vela High School




Sports - Black and White
                                    1st Place                     Carlie Clem, Texas High School
                                    2nd Place                    Tim Whaling, Westlake High School
                                    3rd Place                     James Alden, St. Marks School of Texas
Honorable Mention                        Savannah Pritchard, Texas High School
                        Ben Regalado, Trinity High School
                                                                        Brittany Villanueva, Carthage High School
                                                                        Alana Rubinsky, Kinkaid High School
                                                                        Shelby Westbrook, Westlake High School
Sports - Color
                                 1st Place                        Nathan Anderson, Trinity High School
2nd Place                        Andrew Ward, Robert Vela High School
                                3rd Place                         Mathew Van Hoorn, Austin High School
                  Honorable Mention                      Ben Regaldo, Trinity High School
                                                                        Megan Rodriguez, Allen High School
                                                                        Savannah Pritchard, Texas High School
                                                                        Carlie Clem, Texas High School


                                                                       
Portrait/People - Black and White
                                    1st Place                    Graham Kirstein, St.Marks School of Texas
                                   2nd Place                    Lauren Henderson, Allen High School
   3rd Place                     Wesley Hibbs, St. Marks School of Texas
Honorable Mention                      Drew Baxley, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                      Arno Goetz, St. Marks School of Texas                                   
                                                                      Blake Robins, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                                      Alex Stephens, Allen High School
                                                                      Frank Thomas, St. Marks School of Texas 

                
Portrait/People - Color
                                    1st Place                   Georgia Arnold, Kinkaid High School                                                     
                                   2nd Place                   Nick Brodsky & Mason Smith, St. Marks School of Texas
                                    3rd Place                   Ben Regalado, Trinity High School
                  Honorable Mention                    Nick Brodsky & Mason Smith, St. Marks School of Texas
                      Mason Smith, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                                      Auva Saghafi, Westlake High School
                                                                      Lauren Henderson, Allen High School
                                                                      Kathryn Baldauf, West Brook High School
                                                                       


Landscape/Nature - Black and White

                                    1st Place                   Joseph Taylor, Allen High School
                                    2nd Place                  Will Cotten, St. Marks School of Texas
                                    3rd Place                   Joseph Taylor, Allen High School
                   Honorable Mention                   Alden James, St. Marks School of Texas
                       Kylie Lohrenz, Kinkaid High School
                                                                        Max Wolens, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                                        Lexie Dawson, Carthage High School
Landscape/Nature – Color
                 
                                    1st Place                    Alex Stephens, Allen High School
                                    2nd Place                    Cathrine Robinson, Round Rock High School
                                    3rd Place                     Reid Stein, St. Marks School of Texas
                  Honorable Mention                     Max Wolens, St. Marks School of Texas
                       Joseph Taylor, Allen High School
                                                                        Julien D. Brown, Austin High School
                                                                        Sydney Chizk, Allen High School
                                                                        Drew Baxley, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                                        Samantha Corpus, Robert Vela High School
                                                                       


Commercial - Black and White
                                    1st Place                    Mason Smith, St. Marks School of Texas
                                    2nd Place                   Cameron Lam, St. Marks School of Texas
                                    3rd Place                    Robin Kate Davis, Kinkaid High School
                     Honorable Mention                   Max Wolens, St. Marks School of Texas
                        Frank Thomas, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                                        Sameem Alimi, Allen High School                                                                       
Commercial - Color
                                    1st Place                    Arno Goetz, St. Mark’s School of Texas
                                    2nd Place                   Richard Eiseman, St. Mark’s School of Texas
                                    3rd Place                    Corbin Walp, St. Mark’s School of Texas
                  Honorable Mention                     Ben Regalado, Trinity High School
                       Max Wolens, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                                        Halbert Bai, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                                        Max Wolens, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                                        Andrew Gatherer, St. Marks School of Texas



Architecture/Industrial- Black and White

                                    1st Place                     Julie Austin, Allen High School
                                    2nd Place                     Lucy Boys, Allen High School
                                    3rd Place                    Mathew Van Hoorn, Austin High School
                  Honorable Mention                  Sameen Alimi, Allen High School
                                                                        Megan Rodriquez, Allen High School
                                                                        Alana Rubinsky, The Kinkaid School
                                                                        Alden James, St. Mark’s School of Texas
                                                                        Arno Goetz, St Mark’s School of Texas

Architecture/Industrial- Color
                                    1st Place                    Halbert Bai, St. Mark’s School of Texas
                                    2nd Place                    Adam Merchant, St. Mark’s School of Texas
                                    3rd Place                   Alden James, St. Mark’s School of Texas
                  Honorable Mention                  Amy Das, The Kinkaid School
                                                                        Joseph Taylor, Allen High School
                                                                        Alana Rubinsky, The Kinkaid School
                                                                        Blake Robins, St. Mark’s School of Texas
                                                                        Charlie O’Brien, St. Mark’s School of Texas
                                                                        Alberto Mosqueda, West Brook High School                                                                                                                           
                                                                       


Photojournalism - Black and White
                                    1st Place                   Daniel Lopez, Robert Vela High School
                                    2nd Place                  Halbert Bai, St. Marks School of Texas
                                    3rd Place                   Halbert Bai, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                                                         
Photojournalism - Color
                                    1st Place                    Savannah Pritchard, Texas High School
                                    2nd Place                  Andrew Ward, Robert Vela High School
                                    3rd Place                   Andrew Ward, Robert Vela High School                 
                  Honorable Mention                     Will Slone, West Brook High School
                                                                        Will Slone, West Brook High School
                                                                        Kelsi Brinkmeyer, Texas High School
                                                                       


Open- Black and White
                                    1st Place                    Mason Smith, St. Marks School of Texas
                                    2nd Place                   Alden James, St. Marks School of Texas
                                    3rd Place                     Savannah Pritchard, Texas High School
                  Honorable Mention                      Kelsi Brinkmeyer, Texas High School
                                                                        Ben Regalado, Trinity High School
                                                                        Andrew Gatherer, St. Marks School of Texas
Open- Color
                                    1st Place                      Mason Smith, St. Marks School of Texas
                                    2nd Place                     Audrey Ashburn, Austin High School
                                    3rd Place                      Max Wolens, St. Marks School of Texas
                  Honorable Mention                       Lauren Henderson, Allen High School
                                                                        Bethany Melendez, Ronald Regan High School
                                                                        Molly Stotts, Westlake High School
                                                                        Alden James, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                                       

Digital

                                    1st Place =                   Kori Simmons, Westbrook High School
                                    2nd Place =                  Halbert Bai, St. Marks School of Texas
                                    3rd Place =                   Kayla Macrotte, West Brook High School
                  Honorable Mention=                     Alden James, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                                        Lauren Henderson, Allen High School
                                                                        Lauren Henderson, Allen High School
                                                                        Cameron Lam, St. Marks School of Texas                                                                       
                                                                        Sam Eichenwald, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                                        Kayla Marcotte, West Brook High School
                                                                                                                                               
Junior/ Senior Portfolio
                                    1st Place                   Andrea Shumway, Trinity High School
                                    2nd Place                 Andrew Ward, Robert Vela High School
                                   3rd Place                   Arno Goetz, St. Mark’s School of Texas
                   Honorable Mention                  Will Slone, Westbrook High School
                                                                    Mason Smith, St. Marks School of Texas
                                                                    Max Wolens, St. Marks School of Texas



Congratulations to the Winners!

Mistakes happen form time to time and if you  receive a certificate with incorrect spelling or you are missing one, please email Kristi K Grunden at kgrunden@leomail.tamuc.edu and we will send a new certificate to you.

Thank you again for entering our contest. We know entering contests takes time and money, and we appreciate the efforts being made in high school photography today.

Plan on the 33rd Annual Shoot-Out in February of 2015!


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