This year, Kaylee Hoffman of Carroll High School, Fort Wayne, Ind., walked away with Best of Show for her piece titled, "Letters to My Dead Mother. The Woman I Chose to Leave. The Woman Who Deserved Nothing Less."
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Other notable mentions are: |
1st Place: Austin Daugherty, "Sticks and Stones," Oak Hill High School, Converse, Ind.
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2nd Place: Amber Fernung, "Reach," Western High School, Russiaville, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Amber Fernung, Reach.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Amber Fernung, Reach.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Amber Fernung, Reach.jpg) |
3rd Place: Gabby Adams, "By the River," Peru High School, Peru, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Gabby Adams, By the River.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Gabby Adams, By the River.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Gabby Adams, By the River.jpg) |
Honorable Mentions: |
Esther Boller, "Silence," independent | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Esther Boller, Silence.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Esther Boller, Silence.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Esther Boller, Silence.jpg) |
Carmen Diaz, "AIDA poster," Carroll High School, Fort Wayne, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Carmen Diaz, AIDA poster.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Carmen Diaz, AIDA poster.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Carmen Diaz, AIDA poster.jpg) |
Nick Sprunger, "Toby Mac," Snider High School, Fort Wayne, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Nick Sprunger, Toby Mac.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Nick Sprunger, Toby Mac.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Nick Sprunger, Toby Mac.jpg) |
Emily Spatt, "Seriously?," Homestead High School, Fort Wayne, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Emily Spatt, Seriously.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Emily Spatt, Seriously.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Emily Spatt, Seriously.jpg) |
Hope Coon, "Behind the Blank Pages," Maconaquah High School, Bunker Hill, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Hope Coon, Behind the Blank Pages.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Hope Coon, Behind the Blank Pages.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Hope Coon, Behind the Blank Pages.jpg) |
Danielle Selking, "In'Tree'guing Book," Bellmont High School, Decatur, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Danielle Selking, In'Tree'guing Book.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Danielle Selking, In'Tree'guing Book.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Danielle Selking, In'Tree'guing Book.jpg) |
Caroline Cooper, "Be of Good Cheer," Homestead High School, Fort Wayne, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Caroline Cooper, Be of Good Cheer.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Caroline Cooper, Be of Good Cheer.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Caroline Cooper, Be of Good Cheer.jpg) |
Cassandra Hacker, "Tiny Black Dots," Huntington North High School, Huntington. Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Cassandra Hacker, Tiny Black Dots.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Cassandra Hacker, Tiny Black Dots.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Cassandra Hacker, Tiny Black Dots.jpg) |
Baili Beck, "Peacock Basket," Oak Hill High School, Converse, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Baili Beck, Peacock Basket.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Baili Beck, Peacock Basket.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Baili Beck, Peacock Basket.jpg) |
April Larsen, "Yakety Yak," Maconaquah High School, Bunker Hill, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/April Larsen, Yakety Yak.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/April Larsen, Yakety Yak.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_April Larsen, Yakety Yak.jpg) |
Zack Kittaka, "Always Watching," Homestead High School, Fort Wayne, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Zack Kittaka, Always Watching.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Zack Kittaka, Always Watching.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Zack Kittaka, Always Watching.jpg) |
Haley Brumleve, "Some Polka Dots," Huntington North High School, Huntington, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Haley Brumleve, Some Polka Dots.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Haley Brumleve, Some Polka Dots.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Haley Brumleve, Some Polka Dots.jpg) |
Dustin McClory, "Diversity of the Heart," Lewis Cass High School, Walton, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Dustin McClory, Diversity of the Heart.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Dustin McClory, Diversity of the Heart.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Dustin McClory, Diversity of the Heart.jpg) |
Kelly Reiff, "The Adventure," Whitko High School, South Whitley, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Kelly Reiff, The Adventure.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Kelly Reiff, The Adventure.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Kelly Reiff, The Adventure.jpg) |
Malina Fairchild, "Sunday Java," Huntington North High School, Huntington, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Malina Fairchild, Sunday Java.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Malina Fairchild, Sunday Java.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Malina Fairchild, Sunday Java.jpg) |
Sarah Catt, "Paper Oragami," Western High School, Russiaville, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Sarah Catt, Paper Oragami.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Sarah Catt, Paper Oragami.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Sarah Catt, Paper Oragami.jpg) |
Analee Alford, "All That Was and All That Remains," Bellmont High School, Decatur, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Analee Alford, All That Was.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Analee Alford, All That Was.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Analee Alford, All That Was.jpg) |
Tyler Keenan, "Genetic Imprint," Oak Hill High School, Converse, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Tyler Keenan, Genetic Imprint.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Tyler Keenan, Genetic Imprint.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Tyler Keenan, Genetic Imprint.jpg) |
Haylee Richman, "On the Wave," Huntington North High School, Huntington, Ind. | ![/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Haylee Richman, On the Wave.jpg /uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/Haylee Richman, On the Wave.jpg](/uploadedImages/News/News_Release_Images/2011-2012/High_School_Art_Show_Winners/thumb_Haylee Richman, On the Wave.jpg) |