37th Annual High School Shoot-Out Contest Results

Here are the results of the 37th Annual High School Shoot-Out contest sponsored by Third Floor Photographic Society. Thanks to everyone who entered this year’s contest. We greatly appreciate the effort that your school takes to enter our contest. TFPS is made up of instructors and photography majors/minors at Texas A&M University-Commerce who manage and sponsor this annual fundraiser. 761 single images and 20 Junior/Senior Portfolios were entered this year from 16 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 happen. If you happen to notice incorrect spelling or have questions please email us at Chad.Smith@tamuc.edu. Thanks to Carly, Daria, Jessica, Ryan and our distinguish alumni Brittany 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!




Best in Show: 
Sadik Rahman, Spewing, Trinity High School

Junior/Senior Portfolio Top Pick 
Alyssa Higgins, Ride on the Tragic School Bus, Texas High School


Junior/Senior Portfolio
First
Will Rocchio
St. Mark's School of Texas
Lone Lamp
Dallas
Second
Holland Rainwater
Texas High School
Untitled
Dallas
Third
Abney Garcia
McKinney High School
Ice Cream
Dallas
Honorable Mention
Elizabeth Chan
McKinney High School
Scarf
Dallas
Honorable Mention
Kaitlyn Rogers
Texas High School
White Rock Lake
Dallas

First Year B&W
First
Benjamin Gravel
St. Mark's School of Texas
Lone Lamp
Dallas
Second
Nicholas Koch
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Untitled
Dallas
Third
Nicholas Gomez
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Ice Cream
Dallas
Honorable Mention
Ekansh Tambe
St. Mark's School of Texas
Scarf
Dallas
Honorable Mention
Lars Ochs
St. Mark’s School of Texas
White Rock Lake
Dallas
Honorable Mention
Nicholas Gomez
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Bridge
Dallas
Honorable Mention
Ekansh Tambe
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Nature
Dallas


First Year Color 
First
Lars Ochs
St. Mark's School of Texas
Ferris Wheel
Dallas
Second
Alyce Dixon
Granbury High School 
Leaves
Dallas
Third
Ekansh Tambe
St. Mark's School of Texas
Silhouette
Dallas
Honorable Mention
Izabel Garcia
Granbury High School 
Whiney El Gato
Dallas
Honorable Mention
Ekansh Tambe
St. Mark's School of Texas
Focus
Granbury
Honorable Mention
Ekansh Tambe
St. Mark's School of Texas
The Syrian Landscape
Granbury

Abstract
First
Brian Bunch
Weatherford High School
Dandelion
Weatherford
Second
Benjamin Hao
St. Mark's School of Texas
Untitled 
Dallas
Third
Lea Patrick
Weatherford High School
Universal Bubble
Weatherford
Honorable Mention
Kristen McCullough
Round Rock High School
Light Paining Ferris Wheel 
Round Rock
Honorable Mention
Mary Abby Goss
Austin High School
The tunnel 
Austin
Honorable Mention
Benjamin Hao
St. Mark's School of Texas
nails in wood
Dallas
Honorable Mention
Sophie Stephan
Round Rock High School
Figure
Round Rock

Architecture/Cityscapes 
First
Jerry Zhao
St. Mark's School of Texas
Skiff on River
Dallas
Second
Ratara Lee
Allen High School
Milan
Allen
Third
Alexander Christou
Austin High School
Quiet Mykonos
Austin
Honorable Mention
Holly Hodges
Granbury High School
Building Character
Granbury
Honorable Mention
Madeline McCoy
Prosper High School
Skyscraper
Prosper
Honorable Mention
Delaney McGary
Allen High School
I'm always confused and no one ever tells me anything
Allen
Honorable Mention
Kristen McCullough
Round Rock High School
Chevron Building
Round Rock

Cell / Smartphone 
First
Tyler Sparks
Trinity High School
Eye of the storm
Euless
Second
Joshua Cash
Austin High School
Food On Fire
Austin
Third
Kaitlyn Gordon
Texas High School
first date
Texarkana
Honorable Mention
Aria Brock
Granbury High School
seohS
Granbury
Honorable Mention
Adnan Khan
St. Mark's School of Texas
Curious Tunnels
Dallas
Honorable Mention
Kaitlyn Rogers
Texas High School
Switzerland Bliss
Texarkana

Digital Constructed Images
First
Jerry Zhao
St. Mark's School of Texas
Roses
Dallas
Second
Jerry Zhao
St. Mark's School of Texas
Cloudy
Dallas
Third
Ash Thye
Trinity High School
Best Foot Forward
Euless
Honorable Mention
Catherine Jackson
Prosper High School
Beneath
Prosper
Honorable Mention
Jerry Zhao
St. Mark's School of Texas
Double Vision
Dallas
Honorable Mention
Seth Weprin
St. Mark’s School of Texas
21st Century Rorschach
Dallas
Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention
Kaitllyn Gordon


Melanie Russell


Elizabeth Chan
Texas High School


McKinney High School


McKinney High School
charlie


Rainbow Bubbles


Feel the Heat
Texarkana


McKinney


McKinney

Documentary/Photojournalism
First
Adnan Khan
St. Mark's School of Texas
The Accident
Dallas
Second
Ash Thye
Trinity High School
A Moment Alone
Euless
Third
Holland Rainwater
Texas High School
twirlin'
Texarkana
Honorable Mention
Madison Olsen
McCallum High School
Never again
Austin
Honorable Mention
Kelsey Carroll
Lovejoy High School
Dancer 3
Lucas
Honorable Mention
Annabel Winter
McCallum High School
Untitled
Austin
Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention
Kayla Thompson


Luis Garcia
McKinney High School


St. Mark's School of Texas
North Memorial


Deserted Gas Station
McKinney


Dallas

Industrial
First
Chase Honaker
St. Mark's School of Texas
Mill
Dallas
Second
Luis Garcia
St. Mark's School of Texas
Rusty Bridge
Dallas
Third
Chase Honaker
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Birds
Dallas
Honorable Mention
Lauren Williams
Sonoma Valley High School
Red Bench
Sonoma, Ca
Honorable Mention
Abby Snyder
Prosper High School
The Red Road
Prosper

Landscape/Nature 
First
Collin Katz
St. Mark's School of Texas
Rays of Light
Dallas
Second
Blake Hudspeth
St. Mark's School of Texas
Floating Macchu Picchu
Dallas
Third
Gwen Wooten
Allen High School
Stars
Allen
Honorable Mention
Reagan Meyers
Prosper High School
Hawaiian RainForest
Prosper
Honorable Mention
Collin Katz
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Untitled
Dallas
Honorable Mention
Charlie Rose
St. Mark's School of Texas
Untiled
Dallas
Honorable Mention
Samantha Salazar
Round Rock High School
Lines
Round Rock
Honorable Mention
Guinevere Wooten
Allen High School
Pink Sunset
Allen

Open B&W
First
Alyssa Higgins
Texas High School
Frozone
Texarkana
Second
Kristen McCullough
Round Rock High School
Fog
Round Rock
Third
Tova Lewis
Weatherford High School
Labyrinth
Weatherford
Honorable Mention
Adrian Wilson
McKinney High School
Attention
McKinney
Honorable Mention
Ashton Copeland
Weatherford High School
Reaching
Weatherford
Honorable Mention
Adnan Khan
St. Mark's School of Texas
Constricted
Dallas

Open Color 
First
Kelsey Carroll
Lovejoy High School
Art
Lucas
Second
Adnan Khan
St. Mark's School of Texas
A moment in our time
Dallas
Third
Kelsey Carroll
Lovejoy High School
Water
Lucas
Honorable Mention
Claire Foucher
Austin High School
Color
Austin
Honorable Mention
Breanna Sarslow
Weatherford High School
Touch of Color
Weatherford
Honorable Mention
Anthony Murillo
Weatherford High School
Pop
Weatherford
Honorable Mention
Izzy Krause
Austin High School
bath time
Austin
Honorable Mention
Kendal Faucett
Round Rock High School
Scales
Round Rock

Portraits/ People
First
Kaitlyn Rogers
Texas High School
The Only One Left
Texarkana
Second
Ash Thye
Trinity High School
Clouded
Euless
Third
Delaney McGary
Allen High School
I Tried to Make a Candle But I Didn't Have Enough Candles
Allen
Honorable Mention
Luke Voorheis
St. Mark's School of Texas
Enhanced Thought
Dallas
Honorable Mention
Casey Wilcox
Granbury High School
Blå Himmel
Granbury
Honorable Mention
Charlie Rose
St. Mark's School of Texas
Untitled
Dallas
Honorable Mention
Kaitlyn Gordon
Texas High School
preston
Texarkana
Honorable Mention
Grace Nguyen
Lovejoy High School
Untitled
Lucas

Sports 
First
Alyssa Higgins
Texas High School
that won't win any contests
Texarkana
Second
Mary Abby Goss
Austin High School
Relay
Austin
Third
Alyssa Higgins
Texas High School
Sk8r Boiii
Texarkana
Honorable Mention
Kelsey Carroll
Lovejoy High School
Steeplechase
Lucas
Honorable Mention
Grace Nguyen
Lovejoy High School
Untitled
Lucas
Honorable Mention
Kaitlyn Rogers
Texas High School
The Coaches Cry
Texarkana
Honorable Mention
Melanie Russell
McKinney High School
Color Guard in Action
McKinney
Honorable Mention
Ash Thye
Trinity High School
The Pitch
Euless
Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention
Eliana Baker


Gregory James
McKinney High School


McCallum High School
Ballgame


Dawghouse
McKinney


Austin

Still Life 
First
Alyssa Higgins
Texas High School
Burn Baby Burn
Texarkana
Second
Claire Foucher
Austin High School
Still
Austin
Third
Alyce Dixon
Granbury High School
Morning Coffee
Granbury
Honorable Mention
Samantha Salazar
Round Rock High School
My Dark Love
Round Rock
Honorable Mention
Lea Patrick
Weatherford High School
The Book of Kings
Weatherford
Honorable Mention
Savannah Smith
Granbury High School
Wonders
Granbury
Honorable Mention
Kristen McCullough
Round Rock High School
Ice up Close
Round Rock

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