36th Annual High School Shoot-Out Contest Results

Here are the results of the 36th Annual High School Shoot-out contest sponsored by Third Floor Photographic Society. Thank you to everyone who entered this year's contest. We greatly appreciate the effort that your schools take to enter our contest. TFPS is made up of instructors and photography majors at Texas A&M University-Commerce who manage and sponsor this annual fundraiser. 783 single images and 20 junior/senior portfolios were entered this year from 18 high schools with the proceeds going to the Third Floor Photo Society Scholarship. Certificates will be mailed out to all the winners with the First Place Junior/Senior Portfolio and Best in Show winners being eligible for a $1,000 scholarship should he/she decide to attend Texas A&M University-Commerce as a student pursuing a major in photography. Also, any student receiving an award is eligible for a $500 Third Floor scholarship at A&M-Commerce. Once you receive your certificate, please double check spelling. Sometimes mistakes do happen. If you happen to notice incorrect spelling or have questions, please email us at thirdfloorphoto@gmail.com. Thanks to Daria, Jessica, Julia, Lizbeth, and Ryan for all their help in making this contest a success. And again, many thanks and congratulations to all the winners. To those of you who did not make it into the finals, please keep making photographs!

Here is a message from the judges this year, "We were honored to have the opportunity to judge the 36th Annual High School Shootout. We picked photographs that we felt exhibited a well executed concept through composition and the ability to tell a story. We saw a lot of talent and hope to see more in future competitions. Keep shooting!"


Best in Show:

Jerry Zhao, Depressing Mushroom, St. Mark's School of Texas


Junior/Senior Portfolio Top Pick:

Adrian Peña, Beginning to End, McCallum High School


Junior/Senior Portfolio:

First Place: Kaitlyn Gordon, Kaitlyn Gordon's Portfolio, Texas HS
Second Place: Maria Krupa, Nature, Trinity HS
Third Place: Zachary Smith, Rodeo, Trinity HS
Honorable Mention: Lina Rice, In memory of those who served, Bryan HS
Honorable Mention: Madison Olsen, In honor of International Women's Week, McCallum HS
Honorable Mention: Alyssa Higgins, Portfolio, Texas HS

First Year Black and White

First Place: Collin Katz, Places of Dallas, St. Mark's School of Texas
Second Place: Luis Garcia, Lonely House by the Mountain, St. Mark's School of Texas
Third Place: Collin Katz, Reflections from Sentinel Bridge, St. Mark's School of Texas
First Honorable Mention: Collin Katz, Glowing Mirror, St. Mark's School of Texas
Honorable Mention: Alize Espinoza, Puddles, Bryan HS

First Year Color

First Place: Kelsey Carroll, Charred, Lovejoy HS
Second Place: Mary Abby Goss, Icy Stream, Austin HS
Third Place: William Vietor, Arched Reflection, St. Mark's School of Texas
Honorable Mention: Dakota Bryant, Layered, Prosper HS
Honorable Mention: Dakota Bryant, Front View, Prosper HS
Honorable Mention: Collin Katz, Columbia Rock, St. Mark's School of Texas 

Abstract

First Place: Kyle Smith, abstract, St. Mark's School of Texas
Second Place: Kayla Minehan, Painted, Sonoma Valley HS
Third Place: Jerry Zhao, Distorted World, St. Mark's School of Texas
Honorable Mention: Elijah Zavala, Fork, Prosper HS
Honorable Mention: Rosalinda Medrano, Truffula, Bryan HS
Honorable Mention: Brett Pierce, The Leaf is Greener, Prosper HS

Architecture/Cityscape

First Place: William Hall, Untitled #1, St. Mark's School of Texas
Second Place: Adnan Khan, Arabic Sun, St. Mark's School of Texas
Third Place: Julia Robertson, Window Shadow, McCallum HS
Honorable Mention: William Hall, Staircase, St. Mark's School of Texas
Honorable Mention: Elisa Popa. Purple Window, Allen HS
Honorable Mention: Allie Kemmerer, Metal, Austin HS
Honorable Mention: Jennifer Lopez, Untitled, Bryan HS

Cell/Smartphone

First Place: Austin Gillette, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Allen HS
Second Place: Jaclyn Gallego, Lababo, Bryan HS
Third Place: Carley Cate, Sweet Treat, Prosper HS
Honorable Mention: Zoe Hutchens, Venice, McCallum HS
Honorable Mention: Rene Perez, Untitled, Austin HS

Digitally Constructed Images

First Place: Ash Thye, Breakfast, Trinity HS
Second Place: Alyssa Higgins, Orange is the new black, Texas HS
Third Place: Chris McElhaney, Temple, St. Mark's School of Texas
Honorable Mention: Haley Hatcock, Deficient, Trinity HS
Honorable Mention: Kyle Smith, Thirst, St. Mark's School of Texas
Honorable Mention: Kade Mann, Prosper Rising, Prosper HS
Honorable Mention: Kade Mann, Mobile, Prosper HS

Documentary/Photojournalism

First Place: Kyle Smith, Travel 2, St. Mark's School of Texas
Second Place: Anya Albuquerque, Nora, Allen HS
Third Place: Kathryn Chilstrom, Don't Mess with Teachers, McCallum HS
Honorable Mention: Kaitlyn Gordon, Texas Pride, Texas HS
Honorable Mention: Madison Olsen, For Whom Bell Tolls, McCallum HS
Honorable Mention: Seth Weprin, Grocery Shopping (for Brandy and the Dogs), St. Mark's School of Texas
Honorable Mention: Mikey Nader, Strike, Prosper HS
Honorable Mention: Jonathan Taylor, Alphelus, St. Mark's School of Texas
Honorable Mention: Kaitlyn Gordon, Audrey Gorgeous, Texas HS

Industrial

First Place: Jacob Rasor, Untitled, Bryan HS
Second Place: Anya Albuquerque, Metro, Allen HS
Third Place: Sarah Heagy, Nuts and Bolts, Prosper HS
Honorable Mention: Emma Schmich, Feel the drain, Prosper HS
Honorable Mention: Michael Stone, Gear head, Prosper HS

Landscape/Nature

First Place: Ash Thye, Little Lizard, Trinity HS
Second Place: Jacob Rasor, Peace Under the Stars, Bryan HS
Third Place: Jamie Blythe, Vulture, Trinity HS
Honorable Mention: Kendal Faucett, Golden Eye, Round Rock HS
Honorable Mention: Maria Krupa, Aged, Trinity HS
Honorable Mention: Kendal Faucett, Columbia River, Round Rock HS
Honorable Mention: Kenna Easley, Big Green Leaf, Allen HS
Honorable Mention: Jacob Rasor, Polluted, Bryan HS
Honorable Mention: Emma Auel,  Flowery Fall, Prosper HS
Honorable Mention: Blake Broom, Long Roots, St. Mark's School of Texas
Honorable Mention: Addie Kirkpatrick, Pink, Allen HS

Open B/W

First Place: Auryeal Parker, I am confusion, Texas HS
Second Place: Alyssa Higgins, don't play me, Texas HS
Third Place: Auryeal Parker, She need some MILK, Texas HS
Honorable Mention: Ash Thye, Raw, Trinity HS
Honorable Mention: Alyssa Higgins, The clap, Texas HS
Honorable Mention: Carley Cate, Twisted, Prosper HS

Open Color

First Place: Alyssa Higgins, A look from down under, Texas HS
Second Place: Shelby Williams, A Mess, Bryan HS
Third Place: Shelby Williams, Teal, Bryan HS
Honorable Mention: Addie Kirkpatrick, Street, Allen HS
Honorable Mention: Delia Luna, Balloon, Prosper HS
Honorable Mention: Austin Galletti, MINI At Night, Allen HS

Portraits/People

First Place: Auryeal Parker, WRAP, Texas HS
Second Place: William Hall, Kevin, St. Mark's School of Texas
Third Place: Cristina Golubovich, Warm glare, Sonoma Valley HS
Honorable Mention: Ratara Lee, Leap, Allen HS
Honorable Mention: Maria Krupa, Sam, Trinity HS
Honorable Mention: Seth Weprin, Bangkok Schoolkids, St. Mark's School of Texas
Honorable Mention: Elisa Popa, Film Noir, Allen HS
Honorable Mention: Zachary Smith, Call Me Sir, Trinity HS
Honorable Mention: Kaitlyn Gordon, Gammy, Texas HS

Sports

First Place: Haley Hatcock, Boxer, Trinity HS
Second Place: Alyssa Higgins, white girls can jump too, Texas HS
Third Place: Racheal Sizemore, Reflection, Texas HS
Honorable Mention: Maria Krupa, The Loss, Trinity HS
Honorable Mention: Maria Krupa, The Win, Trinity HS
Honorable Mention: Auryeal Parker, Expo, Texas HS
Honorable Mention: Katherine McGinness, Varsity Football vs. Olathe Northwest, Shawnee Mission East HS
Honorable Mention: Racheal Sizemore, Splash, Texas HS
Honorable Mention: Kaitlyn Gordon, Danny Chin, Texas HS
Honorable Mention: Kester Muthalaly, 2, Prosper HS

Still Life

First Place: Chase Honaker, Dice, St. Mark's School of Texas
Second Place: Maria Krupa, Sleeping Sheep, Trinity HS
Third Place: Elisa Popa, Perfume, Allen HS
Honorable Mention: Layla Johnson, Georgie, Travis B. Bryan HS
Honorable Mention: Alex Inbody, Wabi Sabi, Granbury HS
Honorable Mention: Jerry Zhao, Wrapped Around, St. Mark's School of Texas
Honorable Mention: Lizeth Parga, ZigZag, Prosper HS
Honorable Mention: Rene Perez, Untitled, Austin HS

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