Walsworth Names Winners of 2023 Yearbook Photo Contest

We challenged schools to share the moments that captured this school year, and you took the challenge and ran with it for the 2023 Photo Contest. The images were striking, displayed technical mastery and evoked emotion. They captured the spirit of 2023, and we are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2023 Walsworth Photo Contest.

It was one of the most difficult photo contests we’ve ever had to judge. Not only did we have more photographs submitted than ever before – nearly 7,700! – but the quality astounded us. While each photo was impressive in its own right, these are the ones that our judges felt rose above the rest.

The 1st Place prize winners in each of the ten categories will receive a $250 Visa® gift card and a prize certificate. Honorable Mention winners in each category will also receive a prize certificate.

Winners were selected by a committee of judges based on the basic rules of photography, overall quality, and creativity/originality. You can view the winning photos this week in our 2023 Photo Contest gallery .

Here are the 1st Place prize winners of 2023:

• Academics– Ashlyn Alley, Whitehall High School, Whitehall, Montana
• Clubs and Student Life–  Emma DeShon, Lincoln Southwest High School, Lincoln, Nebraska
• College and University– Nathanial George, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
• Feature or Portrait– Macy Maynard, Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas
• Junior High and Middle School – Max Dearinger, Jobe Middle School, Mansfield, Texas
• Performing Arts– Rasheed Riveroll, Cabrillo High School, Long Beach, California
• School Spirit– Jackson Haltom, Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas
• Sports Action– Bennett Moger, St. Michael-Albertville High School, St. Michael, Minnesota
• Sports Reaction– Hiba Issawi, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
• Yearbook Life – Milan Venegas, Provo High School, Provo Utah

The honorable mention winners include the following:

• Kaylee Halfmann, Aledo High School, Fort Worth, Texas
• Penelope Resinos, Alma Middle School, Alma, Arkansas
• Aubrey Word, Athens Drive High School, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Annabel Thomas, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
• Ava Nichols, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
• Shahd Abdeljalil, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
• Sydney Skelton, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
• Naveah Ramirez, Brazosport High School, Freeport, Texas
• Ismael Beltran, Burges High School, El Paso, Texas
• Bailey Gober, Burton ISD, Burton, Texas
• Mallorie Williams, Butte High School, Butte, Montana
• Keira Archer, Chatsworth Charter High School, Chatsworth, California
• Madalen Erez (x2), Coral Springs Charter High School, Coral Springs, Florida
• Briana Torres, Corsicana High School, Corsicana, Texas
• Orian Gaston, Corsicana High School, Corsicana, Texas
• Michael Hernandez, Cy-Fair High School, Cypress, Texas
• Samantha De Leon, Edinburg NBorth High School, Edinburg, Texas
• Julia Farris, Fred T. Foard High School, Newton, North Carolina
• Zoe Smith, Harding Academy, Searcy, Arkansas
• Mackenzie McGrane, Hillside Junior High School, Boise, Idaho
• Calissa Bunn, Hillside Junior High School, Boise, Idaho
• Camile Friesen, Hillside Junior High School, Boise, Idaho
• Kayla Tran, Inglemoore High School, Kenmore, Washington
• Carter Locy, Jefferson High School, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• Max Dearinger, Jobe Middle School, Mansfield, Texas
• Braylynn Newell, Jones College, Ellisville, Mississippi
• Brennan Moore, Kiski Area High School, Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
• James Leckie, Kuna High School, Kuna, Idaho
• Daniel Perales, La Grange High School, La Grange, Texas
• Rachel Mason, Lamar School, Meridian, Mississippi
• Madelynn McGinty, Land O’ Lakes High School, Miami, Florida
• Matthew Chase, Lawrence Senior High School, Cedarhurst, New York
• Barley Paras, Lawton High School, Lawton, Oklahoma
• Emma DeShon, Lincoln Southwest High School, Lincoln, Nebraska
• Braidy Parrill, Louisville High School, Louisville, Nebraska
• Amarey Gill-Tention, Lovejoy High School, Hampton, Georgia
• Cynthia Rocha, Lubbock High School, Lubbock, Texas
• Caroline Crump, Madison High School, Rexburg, Idaho
• Shayli Green, Madison High School, Rexburg, Idaho
• Parker Christenson (x3), Madison High School, Rexburg, Idaho
• Ashlynn Antillon, Mansfield Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas
• Stella Bednarczyk, Marcus High School, Flower Mound, Texas
• Sydney Allan, McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas
• Vivian Barrett (x2, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
• Maddie McGee, Millard North High School, Omaha, Nebraska
• Laci Matthews, Newton Conover High School, Newton, North Carolina
• Brigette Weisz, North Broward Preparatory School, Coconut Creek, Florida
• Miriam Sanchez, North Shore Senior High School, Houston, Texas
• Cassie Ford, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri
• Sarah Pryor, Novato High School, San Rafael, California
• Megan Proberts, Olathe South High School, Olathe, Kansas
• Izayah Que (x2), Olympia High School, Olympia, WA
• Sarah Ziff, Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, California
• Zoe Gillepsie, Westside High School, Omaha, Nebraska
• Rebeka Hale, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas