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Dinner Is Served

Our latest round of high school photos focused on food

By Keith Plocek

Published on September 13, 2007

The pans have been floured, the ballots cast. It’s time to announce the winners for the July and August installment of our photojournalism contest for Houston-area high school students. The theme was food, glorious food.

Marielle B. Reiersgard of the Tenney School takes home first place for her absolutely exquisite photograph of a strawberry. She also won our online Readers’ Choice award. Yasmeen Smalley of Bellaire High School grabs second for her fruity still-life. Whitney Pavlas of Cypress Creek High School gets third for her shot of tomatoes from her grandmother’s garden.

Winners get bookstore gift certificates and are eligible for a $1,000 college scholarship, not to mention the chance to have their work presented by local arts nonprofit FotoFest.

The theme for September is “Back to School” — anything that has to do with teachers, books, classes, lockers…you know, school. For more information, visit blogs.houstonpress.com/houstoned/high_school_photo_contest.



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