Student Accomplishments

Welcome to the Communication Graphics' Photography and Video Department list of accomplishments.
Please visit the following pages to view actual work and additional awards:
Student Photos by CG II students
Student Videos by CG II students
Student Photos by CG I Students (coming eventually)
Star Students - recipients of outstanding performance based on 6 weeks averages and overall performance in class
List of Winners
For security reasons, the last name of all current high school students have been omitted. If you would like additional info, please contact the instructor. :)
2009-10
Communication Graphics Award Winners - Each year, we are allowed to choose 6 recipients to receive an award. To be fair, I chose one student from each class, based on grade/attitude. And, we are allowed to nominate one student for an entire Career Technology Award. And this year's recipients are:
1st Period - Comm 2
Gabby T - Department Award - I nominated Gabby for her outstanding service for two years now. She has regularly gone above the call of duty to assist not on the teacher, but her peers. She has worked hard to improve with her own photography, and more recently with her video projects. And, she has even started shooting small photo jobs. She is an exemplary Comm Graphics Photo Student! Thanks!!
Janet G - Class Award
2nd Period
Evan W
4th Period
Cristina S
5th Period
Dorian W
6th Period
Cody A
7th Period
Ella C
2010 Photo FINALE ADVANCED BEGINNER
ABSTRACT 3. Lino A West Brook
ANIMALS “The ANIMALS category was superior throughout!” – Although West Brook didn’t place, sounds like everybody has some good images.
Black/White 3. Fernando M West Brook 1. Drew M West Brook
DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION 1. Gladys E West Brook
LANDSCAPE/CITYSCAPE - WAS THE BEST OVERALL CATEGORIES BY FAR – No West Brook place, but at least it sounds like it was a tough competition.
PORTRAIT 3. Gabby T West Brook
SPORTS 1. Lino A WHS
2. Drew M WHS
STUDENT LIFE 3. Devyn T West Brook
Thank you all for participating this year! There were just under 400 images received from 42 students and six schools.
End of Year Contest, Parkdale Mall Display, Recognizing Best in Competition for Photo and Computer:
Per Name Award Title Category
5 H Kris BIC Am I? 6030 Nature
- Commercially Processed
5 H Kris BIC Red Line 6128 CGG -
Paint.net, Photoshop, etc.
See the complete EOY Winners List.
South Texas State Fair
Salma M -
1st Place,
Kris H - 2nd place
Angelique L - 3rd place
Honorable Mentions
Cody A - HM
Gabby T - HM
Cristina S - HM
Avni P - HM
Hyojin C - HM
PIEA - an international contest with thousands of participants
2nd Place - Digitally Constructed Single Image - Angelique L

ATPI Fall Photo Contest
3rd place in Digitally Constructed – Morgan C
HM in Open Photography, Advanced – Gladys E
1st HM in Student Life, Advanced – Gladys E
HM in Student Life, Advanced - Janet G
1st HM in Time Exposure, Advanced – Gabby T
HM in Video, Short Film, Advanced – Rogelio H
Reflections - Photography
1st place
Janet G - Received Award of Merit at the State Level
Rogelio H - Received Honorable Mention at the State Level
2nd place
Drew M
Gabby T
Morgan C
Evan W
Cody A – received 2 second places
3rd place
Gladys E
Devyn T
Angelique L
Winnie Rice Festival
Congrats to the following Photography Contest Winners at the Texas Rice Festival:
In the Rice Division:
Janet G placed 2nd and Angelique L placed 3rd.
In the Open Division:
Evan W placed 2nd.
2008-09
Communication Graphics Award Winners - Each year, we are allowed to choose 6 recipients to receive an award. To be fair, I chose one student from each class, based on grade/attitude...and this year's recipients are:
1st Period (Comm II) - Angelique L
2nd Period - Kendra C
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4th Period - Stephanie P
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5th Period - Kayleigh R
6th Period - Jennifer L
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7th Period - Allie D
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Photo Finale 2009 Awards V.2
Digital
1st LaddA of West Brook High image 3546 Roller Coast
Fashion
2nd YateD of West Brook High image 0580 Redhair
Friends
1st GuptA of West Brook High image 9696 Dog
2nd GarsD of West Brook High image 6969 Grandma
Landscape/Cityscape
4th ChavJ of West Brook High image 527? Beach & sky
Photojournalism
2nd GardS of West Brook High image 6667 tornado
3rd LaddA of West Brook High image 0243 concert
Sports/Action
3rd LaddA of West Beaumont High image 2942 “Valdemort”
End of Year Contest, Parkdale Mall Display, Recognizing Best in Competition for Photo and Computer:
Award Per Name Title Category
1st/BIC 4 Damon The Observer 6038 Animal Life Commercially Processed
BIC 5 Kayleigh Rose Red 6128 CGG - Paint.net, Photoshop, etc (This entry received 3rd in it's category, but when all judges picked their favorite, this image was selected for the Best In Competition for all of the Computer Categories.)
See the complete EOY Winners List.
Tobacco Cost T-Shirt Design Contest - Region 5
Gerald F - 2nd Place...winning $250 cash prize!!
South Texas State Fair
Dale Y – 1st
Amar G – 2nd
Joanna C – 3rd
Dale Y - HM
* Nearly a clean sweep...actually a clean sweep of 1, 2 and 3! VERY NICE 2008-09 photographers!
Reflections
Award of Excellence
Dale Y
Kimberly W
Rachel H
Joanna C
Award of Merit
Troy C
Kayliegh R
Katie G
Ricky J
Honorable Mention
Lauren S
Judith H
Kayliegh R
ATPI Conference
West Brook Photography Students participated in various contests at the Association of Texas Photography Instructors conference in Arlington, Texas. The following students received awards in the carry-in and on-site contests:
Photography students competed in Arlington at a statewide competition. Dylan G received 3rd place in Music Video. Kim W got Best in show for digital print and 3rd place in color print in the category of architecture. Amar G received 1st place in Black and white printing and third place in digital editing. Troy C got honorable mention in 3rd floor digital. Gabby T received honorable mention in color print for the category of "blue" and 3rd place in color print for the category "abstract". Lastly, Lauren S got 1st place in color print for the abstract category, 2nd in color print for the blue category and 1st in digital print for the Valentines Day category.
ATPI Fall Photo Contest
Congrats to the followings students for their winning entries at
http://atpi.org/2008_fallb.htm
Animal
Third Victoria Mitchell, Honorable Mention Judith Hart, Honorable Mention Lauren
Staudt
Digitally Constructed Image
First Honorable Joanna Chavez
News
Second Dylan Garsee
Winnie Rice Festival - canceled due to Ike. God bless those heavily impacted by Ike.
2007-08
Communication Graphics Award Winners - Each year, we are allowed to choose 6 recipients to receive an award. To be fair, I chose one student from each class, based on grade/attitude...and this year's recipients are:
1st Period (Comm II) - Lauren A.
2nd Period - Crystal R.
3rd Period - Demetria Driver
4th Period - Lucia Babar
6th Period - Angelique L.
7th Period - Quitin Blackwell
PHOTO FINALE 2008
Digitally Constructed
1st warnk_DC_A_WBHS_5290
Honorable Mention abdeh_dc_A_WBHS_9974
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Photojournalism
Honorable Mentions regaj_pj_a_wbhs_1223
Portraits / People
3rd Hamel Davilin_P_A_WBHS_9999
Vacation
Honorable Mentions Hips_M_West Brooke_9115
End of Year Contest, Parkdale Mall Display
Special recognition for the MULTIPLE Wining entries include: Lindsey C., Macy R., Quintin B., and Lucia B.
Per Name Title Category Award
4 Joanna Blue Eyes 6128 CGG - Paint.net, Photoshop, etc. BIC
1 Davilin Hamel Une Enfant 6018 Portrait Commercially Processed BIC
See the complete EOY Winners List.
Winnie Rice Festival
V., Lauren True Love – HM, Family Living
D., Dillon Train to Forever – 3rd, Nature
L., Erica Our Family’s Living – 1st, Family Living
R., Jessica Harvest Moon – 3rd, Rice and Just Gogh – 2nd, Open
R., Janell End of an Era – 2nd, Black & White and Flawed if you aren’t free – 2nd, Nature
South Texas State Fair
1st Place to Amar G,
2nd to Lauren A
HM to Lindsey C
HM Janell Regaldo
HM Jessica Coward
ATPI Conference
West Brook Photography Students participated in various contests at the Association of Texas Photography Instructors conference in Arlington, Texas. The following students received awards in the carry-in and on-site contests:
Senior Kristen Warner - 1st in Environmental Self-Portrait
Senior Lucia Babar - 3rd in Environmental Self-Portrait
Senior Janell Regaldo - 1st in Team Music Video, 3rd in Advanced Academic Test
Senior Jessica Coward - 1st in Team Music Video, 2nd in People/Portrait
Senior Magen Hipsley - 1st in Team Music Video, Honorable Mention in Photojournalism
Sophomore Angelique L. - 2nd in Color Print Cold/Wet
Sophomore Macy R. - 1st in Digital Editing / Honorable Mention Open-Color
Junior Jessica R. - 2nd in Digital Image, 3rd Floor
In addition to the student contests, the faculty participated as well. West Brook Photography Instructor, Drew Loker, received 2nd in Faculty Digital Cold and 2nd in Faculty Digital People.
ATPI Fall Photo Contest
Reflections
Award of Excellence
Jessica Coward
Janell Regaldo
Award of Merit
Jessica R.
Joseph Simon
Honorable Mention
Haythem Abdelwahab
Magen Hipsley
See Past Years Winners. Maybe you will see somebody you know...give 'em a pat on the back for a job well done.
2006-07
Communication Graphics Award Winners - Each year, we are allowed to choose 6 recipients to receive an award. To be fair, I chose one student from each class, based on grade/attitude...and this year's recipients are:
1st Period:
Evan Richard
2nd: Lauren A
3rd: Janel M
5th: Addie Diaz
6th: Victoria M
7th: Lindsey C
End of Year Contest, Parkdale Mall Display
1 Janell Regaldo End of an Era 6044 Close Up/Macro BIC 1 Janell Regaldo The Stills 6126 CD Cover BIC1 Dieter Galvan Texas Skateboarding 6200 Video - Open BICSee the complete EOY Winners List.
State Health Poster Contest
Summer Haines1st, Tonya Manuel HM, and Janel M. HM
ATPI
Seniors Evan Richard and Danielle Kratzer, Junior Janell Regaldo., and Sophomore Victoria M. beat out six other schools for the First Place Trophy in Quiz Bowl, an intense review of photographic knowledge.
Sophomore Jessica R. received an Honorable Mention in the On-Site People category of Digital Printing.
Junior Janell Regaldo. received a First Place in Black and White Printing and an honorable mention in an A & M Commerce General Photography Contest.
Seniors Danielle K. and Larielle Badon. received a Third Place in an On-Site Music Video Competition.
Juniors Deiter Galvan. and Greg T. and Senior Jack N. received an Honorable Mention in the same Music Video Competition.
State Fair
Janell Regaldo., 2nd for "Floored" and HM for "Shallow Abyss"
Evan Richard, HM for "Tranquility"
Jack Neil, HM for "Rocking Chair"
Reflections
State Level
Brittany C. - "Poem" - Honorable Mention
Local Level - All winners advance to the Regional Level
Award of Excellence
Brittany Chaney
Megan Shields - former Semester 1, 2nd year student
Award of Merit
Dieter Galvan
Evan Richard
Hector Zapata
Honorable Mention
Michelle Bruno
Danielle Kratzer
Devin Martindale - former 1st year student from 2005-06.
Jack Neil
Film/Video Production
Award of Excellence
Dieter Galvan
Winnie Rice Festival
Evan Richard, 1st, Open Category, "A sunset of Biblical Proportions"
Hector Zapata, HM, Open Category, "Window to Heaven"
Evan Richard, HM, Family Living, "Like Ducks in a Row"
Addie Diaz, 2nd, Wildlife, "And God Said it was Good"
Evan Richard, 3rd, Wildlife, "Tranquility"
Hector Zapata, HM, Wildlife, "After it Rains"
Michelle Bruno, 1st, Black and White, "Ant Feast"
Megan Shields, 2nd, Black and White "Rustic Cowboy"
2005-06
EOY Contest - Best in Show - Morgan Moyers - 2nd year in a row!!!
ATPI
One of the video teams, consisting of Sara Tobia, Morgan Moyers, and Francisco Avilia, placed FIRST in an exciting Music Video Contest. The students worked over 15 hours to produce their video entry, including on-site filming and editing.
Other winners include: Tyler Shelander, Tony, Spidahl, and Jarvis Quach for various photography contest entries. The instructor, Mr. Loker, also had several winning entries in the Faculty Competition.
State Fair
Reflections
Winnie Rice Festival
Meghan Findley - 1st in Family, 4th in Black & White
Ripley LeVias - 4th in Family
Morgan Moyers - 3rd in Rice Division
Julie Canant - 4th in Rice Division
2004-05
EOY Contest
Congratulations to Morgan Moyers (a 1st year student) for her two Best In Class photography entries, with one being picked “Best In Show”. Stacy Geraci , Andrew Ellison, Christina Masters, Emily Platt, Jennifer Spacek, Sara Tobia, Jennifer Wajert, Erin Westgate (Erin had 3 BICs) also had excellent results each with numerous individual winning photographs and computer generated graphic art. Overall, there were 54 students with one or more winning photo or graphic art entries, many with multiple Best In Class and/or 1st Place entries.
ATPI Conference
The Quiz Bowl Team placed 2nd Place. The team included: Kimberley Hilgemeier,
Lauren Holt, Sommer Picard, and Anna Ruth.
Sara Tobia received an Honorable Mention for her Architecture photo. The
instructor, Mr. Loker, also received a 2nd place in a Faculty Competition.
State Fair
Reflections
Winnie Rice Festival
Anthony McFarland - 4th in Family Living
Emily Platt received Second Place
in the District Wide Insure-A-Kid Poster Contest. Out of over 75 entries from
West Brook, Emily's poster was selected #1 to represent the school, then placed
2nd at the district level.