Walsworth Names Winners of 2022 Yearbook Photo Contest

We challenged schools to tell the story of the year – to record and preserve it for history. You took the challenge and ran with it for the 2022 Photo Contest, proving that this was a year chalked full of memories that will never die. The images were striking, displayed technical mastery and evoked emotion. They captured the spirit of 2022, and we are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2022 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 7,000! – but the quality astounded us. There were so many incredible photos that we even added a surprise ninth category for colleges and universities! In a year that is still learning how to return to a semblance of normalcy, the photos were extraordinary. 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 nine categories will receive a $150 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 2022 Photo Contest gallery .

Here are the 1st Place prize winners of 2022:

• Academics – Katherine Severin, One School of the Arts, Longwood, Florida
• Feature or Portrait – Kennedy Brown, Second Baptist School, Houston, Texas
• Performing Arts – Tom Rath, Gallatin High School, Bozeman, Montana
• School and Community Involvement – Mikayla Yue, Phoenix Country Day School, Phoenix, Arizona
• Sports Action and Reaction – Addi Smith, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
• Life During the Pandemic – Thomashire Sawyerr, Corsicana High School, Corsicana, Texas
• Junior High or Middle School – Daniella Acosta, Bob Graham Education Center, Miami, Florida
• Yearbook Life – Zoe Politis, Athens Drive Magnet High School, Raleigh, North Carolina
• College and Universities – Daniel Alvarez Fedyaev, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

The honorable mention winners include the following:

• Grace Thomas, Northwood High School, Northwood, Ohio
• Alexis Kimble, Orlando Christian Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida
• Krystal Thompson, Victoria West High School, Victoria, Texas
• Amrin Hicks, One School of the Arts, Longwood, Florida
• Sophia Freimanis, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
• Christian Kibler, Texas Leadership Charter Academy, San Angelo, Texas
• Haley Dougherty (x2), Millard South High School, Omaha, Nebraska
• Kaley Schabel, Aledo High School, Aledo, Texas
• Hiba Issawi (x2), Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
• Claire Hamilton (x2), Liberty High School, Liberty, Missouri
• Emmanuel Ajiboye, Northwest High School, Justin, Texas
• Merril Stanfield, Trinity Christian Academy, Willow Park, Texas
• Maggie Troxell, Tigard High School, Tigard, Oregon
• Sydney Rowe (x3), Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas
• Erika Cruz, Greenville High School, Greenville, Texas
• Olivia Lasley, Blue Valley West High School, Overland Park, Kansas
• Alyssa Lively, Aledo High School, Aledo, Texas
• Rasheed Riveroll, Cabrillo High School, Long Beach, California
• Jared Flaks, Avon Old Farms School, Avon, Connecticut
• Aric Shah, Westlake High School, Austin, Texas
• Katia Singh, Bayshore High School, Bradenton, Florida
• Abigail Frankenberry, Dr. Phillips High School, Orlando, Florida
• Dafne Silva, J. Economedes High School, Edinburg, Texas
• Lucciana Eldada, Rancho Cucamonga High School, Rancho Cucamonga, California
• Jessica Morrow, Millard North High School, Omaha, Nebraska
• Braden Cochran, Grand Island Northwest High School, Grand Island, Nebraska
• Kellen Davis, University Prep, Seattle, Washington
• Linhao Jiang, Avon Old Farms School, Avon, Connecticut
• Macy Maynard (x3), Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas
• Mikayla Yue, Phoenix Country Day School, Phoenix, Arizona
• Simon McQuhae, Timberview Middle School, Fort Worth, Texas
• Emma Navarro, Timberview Middle School, Fort Worth, Texas
• Timothy Plourde, Alma Middle School, Alma, Arkansas
• Lilly Landers, Woodland Junior High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas
• Emelyn Yniguez, Ralph Cadwallader Middle School, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Raelynn Reeves (x2), Alma Middle School, Alma, Arkansas
• Max Dearinger, Linda Jobe Middle School, Mansfield, Texas
• Tala Wolfe, Timberview Middle School, Fort Worth, Texas
• Margaret Schabel, Aledo Middle School, Aledo, Texas
• Krishna Becerra, Cactus Canyon Junior High School, Apache Junction, Arizona
• Sydney Eubanks (x2), Park Hill South High School, Riverside, Missouri
• Kylie Jones (x2), Madison High School, Rexburg, Idaho
• Lilly Mantel, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
• Ava Nichols, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
• Elizabeth Debenport, Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas
• Jessica Witt, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
• Brendan McDonald, Timber Creek High School, Fort Worth, Texas
• Ella Branson, Lewis and Clark High School, Spokane, Washington
• Elise Madden, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
• Allyson Arnold, Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas
• Montanah Middleton, Jones Junior College, Ellisville, Mississippi
• Daniel Alvarez Fedyaev (x2), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
• Jaxon Nash, Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas
• Nathaniel George (x4), University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
• Charlotte Peila, Hempfield Area Senior High School, Fairfield, California
• Emmalie Herd, Bellevue West High School, Bellevue, Nebraska
• Blair Martin, Homestead High School, Mequon, Wisconsin
• Laura Benteman, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, Kansas
• Ramzey Berlanga, Harlingen High School, Harlingen, Texas
• Ansley White (x2), The Out-of-Door Academy, Sarasota, Florida
• Macy Crosser, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas
• Zoe Yim, Smithville High School, Smithville, Missouri
• Drew Goldstein, Pine Crest School, Boca Raton, Florida
• Saylor Caruso, Marblehead High School, Marblehead, Massachusetts
• Alex Wagstaff, Raytown High School, Raytown, Missouri
• Braylen Garren, Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas
• Jacob Nunn, Corsicana High School, Corsicana, Texas
• Sharon John, Evangelical Christian School, Fort Myers, Florida
• Katherine Frier, H.B. Plant High School, Tampa, Florida