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Congratulations to our Fall 2019 Great Shot Photo Winners!

Written by Kel Lemons | Dec 4, 2019 8:50:00 PM

We are excited to announce the winners of the Fall 2019 edition of Balfour’s Great Shot Photo Contest. This semester’s contest included the categories Autumn and Leading Lines, and a K-8 category. Honorable mentions were selected in each category. Our People's Choice Awards winners were selected based on online voting, and winners were awarded for each category.

AUTUMN

1st Place - "Fall Trees" by Carla G. – New Mexico School for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Alamogordo, NM ($500)

2nd Place - "Flipped" by Simone C. – Verona High School, Verona, NJ ($250)

3rd Place - "Smokey the Pumpkin" by Clifford R. – Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ ($100)

Honorable Mention:

"Sunny Autumn Morning in Florida" by Brian M. – Saddlebrook Preparatory School, Wesley Chapel, FL

"Elfreth’s Alley" by Meaghan E. – Verona High School, Verona, NJ

"Memorial Reflections" by Sofia V. – Vandegrift High School, Austin, TX

LEADING LINES

1st Place - "The Light Days" by Madelyn N. – Portola High School, Irvine, CA ($500)

2nd Place - "When the Clouds Fall" by Kalei E. – Lehman High School, Kyle, TX ($250)

3rd Place - "On the Grind" by Jonathan Thomas N. – Texas High School, Texarkana, TX ($100)

Honorable Mention:

"Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve" by Jacob L. – John Jay High School, San Antonio, TX

"WWII Memorial" by Curtis M. – Fort Zumwalt West High School, O’Fallon, MO

"America" by Kara Ann D. – Jefferson West High School, Meriden, KS

K-8

1st Place - "A Possible Path" by Lucy M. – Canyon Ridge Middle School, Austin, TX ($300)

2nd Place - "Foggy Sunrise" by Tali Rose E. – Timbercrest Middle School, Woodinville, WA ($100)

Honorable Mention:

"Practice Makes Perfect" by Ella G. – Chapa Middle School, Kyle, TX

"Architecture Lines" by Katie R. – Timbercrest Middle School, Woodinville, WA

PEOPLE’S CHOICE Awards (Based on online voting)

"Library Fun" by Mallory R. – Dahlstrom Middle School, Buda, TX ($50)

"The Notes of the Alma Mater" by Noah B. – Lawrence D. Bell High School, Hurst, TX ($50)

"Just Leaf’n Around" by Hadyn S. – College View High School, College Station, TX ($50)

Congratulations to all our winners! Follow us on Facebook for news of our next photo contest.