Saturday, April 30, 2011 7:30 pm
Thank you for your continuing support of the Nora School Photography Festival. Now in our tenth year, we are able to show works from more than 235 student photographers representing 23 schools. To see this thriving community of young artists is encouraging in an era when standardized testing is increasingly pushing the fine and performing arts out of many schools. The photographs you see tonight are testimony to the many ways in which we view the world around us... ways which have little to do with multiple choice, but have everything to do with communicating a unique and singular vision of the world. I hope you enjoy the exhibition and will come back in future years to appreciate the artistic sensibilities of our students as they continue to grow and flourish in these supportive schools. Dave Mullen Head of School The Nora School
1. Abhishek Desai Grade 11 Winston Churchill High School Maid of the Mist
2. Adam Anderson Grade 9 Winston Churchill High School Reflection
3. Adam Berger Grade 10 Sherwood High School Changing Seasons
4. Adam Hammerman Grade 12 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Point/Counterpoint
5. Alex Berger Grade 11 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Earth Mother
6. Alex Hrycak Grade 12 Gaithersburg High School Sinking In; High Flying
7. Alex Servaes Grade 12 Academy of the Holy Cross Banana Split
8. Alexa Allen Grade 11 Clarksburg High School My Room
9. Alexander Zohone Grade 12 Winston Churchill High School The Girl
10. Alice Pharr Grade 11 School Without Walls
11. Alisa Dan Grade 11 Winston Churchill High School
12. Alison Kanovsky Grade 12 Winston Churchill High School Maya
13. Allie Sulgrew Grade 8 Green Acres School DC Vision
14. Amy Kalsi Grade 12 Paint Branch High School
15. Amy Potter Grade 11 Academy of the Holy Cross Breathing
16. Ana Galbo Grade 10 The Nora School Eggs
17. Andrea Arnaiz Grade 11 Winston Churchill High School Color My World
18. Andrea Baeza Grade 12 Winston Churchill High School Livia
19. Andrew Lloyd Grade 11 Gaithersburg High School My Universe; Summer Love
20. Angel Xuyanjio Poolesville High School Dance Class
21. Angela Niño Grade 11 Watkins Mill High School Native Cowboy
27. Ashley Leavitt Grade 12 Gaithersburg High School When the Dead Walk the Living Will Fill These Coffins; Creepin
28. Ashley Nelson Grade 12 Sherwood High School Hide and Seek
29. Ashley Petrone Grade 12 Clarksburg High School
30. Astrid Herwina Andhianingrum Grade 11 John F. Kennedy High School
22. Ari Charnoff Grade 9 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Branch With Fungus
31. Audrey Kressman Grade 11 Winston Churchill High School Autumn Stream
23. Aria Johnston Grade 8 Green Acres School Fountain of Youth
32. Avi Felman Grade 10 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Rhythm Blues
24. Arielle Fontheim Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School No More War
25. Aron Crews Grade 12 James Hubert Blake High School I leave off, therefore, in a net
26. Ashley Haller Grade 11 Gaithersburg High School Blue and Yellow; Maroon Bells
33. Basma Bisle Grade 11 John F. Kennedy High School Victoria
34. Beki San Martin Grade 11 Stone Ridge School Photogram
35. Bella Shain School Without Walls
36. Bhavisna Dave Grade 10 Clarksburg High School
37. Bianka Shaw Grade 12 Clarksburg High School Untitled
38. Blayne Keysar Grade 11 Albert Einstein High School Hibiscus
39. Brenda Cruz Grade 11 Clarksburg High School
40. Brian Fanelli Grade 11 Sherwood High School The Changing Seasons
41. Briana Jeter Grade 11 School Without Walls Botanical Gardens
42. Bridget Van Nevel Grade 11 Poolesville High School Tess in the Study
43. Brisa Quiroz Grade 11 School Without Walls
44. Brittany Yelle Grade 10 Clarksburg High School
45. Brook Shoemaker Grade 11 Paint Branch High School Hammock
46. Cameron D. Heger Grade 9 Winston Churchill High School Boat in Fog
47. Cameron Herron Grade 12 Gaithersburg High School San Francisco Skyline
48. Cameron Ware Grade 11 John F. Kennedy High School Leafman
49. Camilla Fleitas Kidest Firemariam Grade 10 Albert Einstein High School
54. Casey Paholski Grade 10 Sherwood High School Glass Forest
55. Catie Ryan Stone Ridge School Rome
56. Ceticia Shaw Grade 12 Clarksburg High School
57. Charlotte Vitak Grade 10 Stone Ridge School
58. Christopher Collins Grade 12 The Potomac School Torn
59. Cierra Harris Grade 11 Paint Branch High School
50. Carmina Marie Rogelio Grade 9 Albert Einstein High School Keeping It Classy
60. Cindy Guerrero-Munguia Grade 11 Albert Einstein High School Open Your Eyes
51. Caroline McCarty Grade 12 Clarksburg High School
61. Claire Horton Grade 10 Clarksburg High School
52. Caroline Olsen Grade 10 Stone Ridge School Ixtapa
53. Carter Devine Grade 8 Green Acres School Grab Some Buds
62. Claudia Shannon Grade 12 Winston Churchill High School Trapeze Act
63. Colleen Alexander Grade 10 Winston Churchill High School Bent
64. Colleen Walton Grade 11 Stone Ridge School My House
65. Colton Martin Grade 12 Gaithersburg High School Spring Is In The Air
66. Creare Steffy Grade 11 John F. Kennedy High School Contained
67. Daniel Chavez Grade 12 Clarksburg High School
68. Daniel Corotti Kanya Grade 11 Poolesville High School Transformation
69. Danielle Kimel Grade 9 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Conversation
70. Daphne Friedman Grade 11 The Nora School
71. David Dabrow Grade 11 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Fire Flower
72. David Lenderman Grade 11 School Without Walls
73. Deborah O'Connell Grade 10 Stone Ridge School NYU; School Hallway
74. Dennis Vu Grade 12 Paint Branch High School Dying Leaf
75. Despina Costalas Grade 12 Winston Churchill High School Summer Nights
76. Dina Trembisky Grade 11 Winston Churchill High School Post War Dream
77. Eli Shurburg Grade 10 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Street Music
78. Elisa Haddad Grade 12 Gaithersburg High School Curiosity
79. Elise Moulton Grade 12 Clarksburg High School
80. Elizabeth Byrd Grade 10 Poolesville High School Walker
81. Elliot Pack Grade 10 Winston Churchill High School Goose at Brookside Gardens
82. Emily Fisher Poolesville High School Spinning Around
83. Emma Blue Newcomb Grade 11 Sherwood High School Winter Sunset
84. Enti Mooskin Grade 10 Edmund Burke School Water Reflection
85. Erica Atkins Grade 12 Paint Branch High School Trees
86. Erik Price Grade 9 Winston Churchill High School Metal Tornado
87. Evan Satinsky Grade 9 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School The Wise Grandfather
88. Fabian Leandro Ozuna Grade 10 Paint Branch High School
89. Gabe Hardgrave Grade 9 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Gaudi's Curves
90. Gabriel Hardgrane Grade 9 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Cliffside Monkey
91. Gabriela Rosales Grade 12 Gaithersburg High School Seaside
92. Gerald Williams, Jr. Grade 9 John F. Kennedy High School
93. Gideon Blum Grade 8 Green Acres School Self Portrait
94. Giovanna Edouard Grade 11 Clarksburg High School
95. Grace Hendricks Grade 9 Winston Churchill High School Abby Waiting
96. Grace Spencer Grade 11 Gaithersburg High School London
97. Hailey Hershey Grade 10 Sherwood High School Gentle Giant
98. Haley Cohen Grade 11 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
99. Haley Stalher Grade 12 Gaithersburg High School Abis
100. Hannah Becker Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
101. Hannah Birnbaum Grade 12 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Facial Study
102. Hannah Chertock Grade 11 Sherwood High School Going for the Beyond
103. Hannah Handloff Grade 8 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Hope
104. Hannah Sherman Grade 12 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School A Wish For Peace
105. Hannah Smart Grade 10 Sherwood High School Reflection in a Disco Ball
106. Harris Rosenblum Grade 12 The Potomac School Gaudi's Vision
107. Holly Cuozzo Grade 11 Sherwood High School Busy Stairs
108. Isabela Roa
116. Jasmine Reyes
Grade 10 Stone Ridge School Sport and Health; Manchester
Grade 11 Clarksburg High School
109. J. Blackman Grade 9 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Bonding for Life
110. Jackie Esters Grade 10 Clarksburg High School Italy
111. Jackie Margolis Grade 8 Green Acres School Freshwater Eyes
112. Jake Ross Grade 11 Edmund Burke School Even Beauty Burns; For Every Mountain We Conquer There is a Greater One Ahead
113. Jake Ullman Grade 11 Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Eagle Eye
114. Jamie Fleishman Grade 9 Albert Einstein High School Cherry Blossoms
115. Jane Macklin Grade 9 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Homage to Eliot Porter
117. Jason Cohen Grade 9 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Money
118. Jason Ruiz Grade 11 John F. Kennedy High School Street Dreams
119. Jeffrey Garcia Grade 10 John F. Kennedy High School My Little Child
120. Jennifer Forester Grade 10 Gaithersburg High School Eclipse
121. Jennifer Leaman Grade 10 Clarksburg High School
122. Jerelyn Lee Grade 12 Winston Churchill High School Tallest Buildings in Shanghai
123. Jeremy Kaplan Grade 9 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School The Love of Learning
124. Jessica Karrijou Grade 10 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Spiritual Morning
125. Jessie Rhodes
134. Julie Norcross
Grade 11 Stone Ridge School Musical Theater Center
Grade 11 Poolesville High School Coronet
126. Jiyoung Lee
135. Justin Schumacher
Grade 11 Paint Branch High School
Grade 10 Winston Churchill High School House on the Water
127. Jon Prigal Grade 9 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
128. Jonathan Prigal Grade 9 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Gazebo
129. Jonathan Silverman Grade 9 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School That Special Time
136. Justine England Grade 8 Green Acres School Sweet Child II
137. Karim Ali Grade 12 Albert Einstein High School Dog Treat
138. Katherine Lindblad
130. Joseph Cox
Grade 11 Winston Churchill High School Sillohuette
Albert Einstein High School Chain Link
139. Katherine Roberts
131. Josephine Ullman
Grade 12 Gaithersburg High School
Grade 7 Westland Middle School Green Waters
132. Josh Lempert Grade 8 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School The Man on the Wall
133. Joshua Volk Grade 12 Winston Churchill High School Suspension Bridge
140. Katie Norton Grade 10 Stone Ridge School Fort Lauderdale
141. Kelly Falvey Grade 10 Stone Ridge School My Backyard
142. Kelsey Varner Grade 11 Gaithersburg High School Stained Glass
143. Kevin Petley
152. Lauren Feinberg
Grade 12 Gaithersburg High School Lonely December Night
Grade 9 Winston Churchill High School Pink Lips
144. Khalid Suliman
153. Lauren Ruben
Grade 10 John F. Kennedy High School Flower For Above
Grade 12 Sherwood High School The Eyes are the Window to the Soul
145. Kiera Paulsa
154. Lauren Ruffin
Grade 10 Paint Branch High School
Stone Ridge School
146. Kimberly Cate
155. Leah Schaperow
Academy of the Holy Cross Marcus
Grade 10 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Firepot
147. Kimberly Horton
156. Leah Schuperow
Grade 11 Clarksburg High School
Grade Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
148. Kira Joy Williams
157. Lexie An-Traumer
Grade 12 James Hubert Blake High School
Grade 9 Albert Einstein High School
149. Kristen Carey
158. LingLing Zheng
Grade 12 Sherwood High School Beauty Within The Shadow
Grade 11 John F. Kennedy High School Detail Portrait
150. Laura Amortegui
159. Lisa Adam
Grade 11 Winston Churchill High School The Mint
Grade 10 Stone Ridge School Madrid
151. Laura Stewart
160. Lisa Hoffman
Grade 10 Stone Ridge School
Grade 10 Sherwood High School Victory
161. Maddie Golding
170. Megan Stanley
Grade 9 Sherwood High School Fetch
Grade 11 Sherwood High School Small Beauties
162. Madeleine Ours
171. Melanie Landsman
Grade 12 Stone Ridge School Kitchen
Grade 12 Winston Churchill High School Power Plant
163. Maeve Sweet
172. Meredith Winters
Academy of the Holy Cross Love Thy Neighbor
Grade 8 Green Acres School Falling Through the Atmosphere
164. Mahlet Yosef Grade 11 Winston Churchill High School Toy Soldier
165. Manny Bass Grade 7 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School A World Apart
173. Micah Nelson Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
174. Michael Emmet Grade 11 Clarksburg High School
175. Michelle Salomon
Grade 11 School Without Walls
Grade 9 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side
167. Matan Kline
176. Miranda Rosen
Grade 11 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Nature at its Best
Grade 8 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Ink Drop
168. Max Greenberg
177. Miriam Israel
Grade 9 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Contemplating Life's Meaning
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School New Orleans Factory Worker
166. Mariama Seitu
169. Megan Connaughton Grade 11 Poolesville High School Broken Path to Nowhere
178. Molly Dunn Grade 11 Stone Ridge School Jammin' Java
179. Moriah Kaufman
188. Ori Segal
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Tesselation
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Dead Environment
180. Naomi Solkowitz
189. Paige Warburton
Grade 9 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School CD Blues
Grade 10 Stone Ridge School Bathtub
181. Natalie Mark
190. Paloma Centeno
Grade 9 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Grade 11 Gaithersburg High School Drops and Sprinkles
182. Nate Palmer Grade 11 Edmund Burke School The Dark Captial; Classroom Composite
191. Paula Dmitriev Winston Churchill High School
192. Priscilla Rosales
183. Niccalo Ramirez
Grade 12 Clarksburg High School
Grade 11 Winston Churchill High School Snowstorm
193. Quinn Smith
184. Nikki Dahlen Grade 12 Poolesville High School Bag Lady
185. Nitzau Ben Moha Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Dancer
186. Olivia Farber Grade 10 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School The World To Come…
187. Olivia Vassilas Grade 12 Winston Churchill High School Sand
Grade 8 Green Acres School Towering Inferno
194. Rachel Evans Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Architectural Reflections
195. Ranana Dine Grade 11 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Galaxy
196. Raymond Trang Grade 10 John F. Kennedy High School Jumpin' Drew
197. Rebecca Goodman
206. Santiago Noguera
Grade 12 Poolesville High School Duplicity
Grade 11 Winston Churchill High School Electric Guitar
198. Robert
207. Sarah Horowitz
Grade 9 Winston Churchill High School Chandelier
Grade 8 Green Acres School Going Nuts
199. Rodneil Feliciano
208. Sarah Kicker
Grade 12 Gaithersburg High School Chilly Walk In The Park
Grade 12 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Profile of Adam
200. Roshan Promisel
209. Sarah Schecker
Grade 11 Winston Churchill High School Raining
Grade 8 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
201. Ryan Horwitz Grade 12 Winston Churchill High School Fowl Play
202. Sabrina Fuenzalida Grade 10 Clarksburg High School
203. Sam Girdzis Grade 11 Washington Waldorf School Collision Imminent
204. Samantha Berman Grade 8 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Landscape
205. Samantha Snowden Grade 10 Winston Churchill High School Snow Day
210. Scott Gershman Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School People of the Book
211. Seton Brems Grade 10 Stone Ridge School My House
212. Shannon Carneal Grade 12 Clarksburg High School
213. Shannon Murphy Grade 11 Sherwood High School Reflection of World War 2 Memorial
214. Shelby Cole Grade 12 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School The "Good" Life
215. Shelby Daniels
224. Talia Gasko
Grade 11 Sherwood High School Wrinkle
Grade 8 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Moment of Peace
216. Sierra Polston
225. Talya Kravitz/Ellie Mendelson
Grade 9 Albert Einstein High School
217. Sophie Adams Grade 8 Green Acres School Jack Be Nimble
Grade 7 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School The Blues
226. Tamar Eisen Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Putting Down Roots
218. Stephan Marsh Grade 9 Poolesville High School America's Voice
227. Taylor Powell
219. Stephen Lee
228. Thomas John Simone
Grade 10 Winston Churchill High School Lotus Flower
220. Sylvie Langsdorf-Willoughby Grade 8 Green Acres School Citizen
221. Symon Ginsburg Grade 10 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Best Buddies
222. Tahera Naqui Grade 11 Paint Branch High School
223. Talia Byck Grade 11 Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Kitchen Still Life
Grade 12 Gaithersburg High School
Grade 10 John F. Kennedy High School Forestly
229. Tiffany Keung Grade 11 Winston Churchill High School Tentacles
230. Vannyda Kong Grade 12 Gaithersburg High School Bliss; At Sea
231. Wajiha Khan Grade 12 Paint Branch High School
232. Xavier Rivera Grade 7 Earle B. Wood Middle School Sea Shell; Victrola
233. Yecenia Alvarez
235. Zack Schelmelhorn
Grade 11 Winston Churchill High School
Grade 12 Gaithersburg High School Dead Shack
234. Yodit Kirubel Grade 10 John F. Kennedy High School Am I Perfect Yet
236. Zoe Orenstein Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Every effort was made to correctly interpret the handwriting on each entry. Please excuse any inaccuracies.
Special Thanks to the photography teachers and the administrators who support them... Academy of the Holy Cross, Martha Schlabs and Mrs. Hoffman Albert Einstein High School, Amber Carroll Bethesda Chevy Chase High School Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Jerry Eisner Clarksburg High School, Lynn Galloro Earle B. Wood Middle School Edmund Burke School, Allen Jackson Gaithersburg High School, Stephen Walker Green Acres School, Victor Stokoll James Hubert Blake High School, Christopher Berry John F. Kennedy High School, Ms. Ingersoll-Gilbertson The Nora School, Dave Mullen Paint Branch High School, Emily Aumaitre Poolesville High School, Nori Thorne and Shannon Heaton-Pembleton The Potomac School, Elizabeth Kupersmith School Without Walls, James Cunningham Sherwood High School, Deborah Bernhardt Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Mary Battaglia Washington Waldorf School, Barbara Bancroft Watkins Mill High School, James Wu Westland Middle School, Mr. Ritter Winston Churchill High School, Michael Foo
Thanks to our judges...judging was by photo numbers only, with no visual references to name, grade, teachers, or school. Scott Robinson is a portrait photographer with a photojournalist’s eye, having made pictures of some of the best-known faces in the world. Stephen Spielberg and Sharon Stone have stepped before his camera, as have presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. His essay, Faces of Heroes, a collection of portraits of soldiers returning to the war in Iraq, was featured in a gallery show in the complex of the United States Capitol. His most recent book, Faces of NASCAR, brings Scott full circle back to his roots. A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, he grew up spending weekends on his grandparent’s farm and weekdays shooting hoops in his backyard. Ted Schroll has spent many years teaching photography and English, as well as serving as a school administrator. His photographic career spans thirty years, and includes personal fine art work as well as freelance assignments. His work is held in many private collections, and has been exhibited at Strathmore Hall, the Washington Theological Union, Brookside Gardens, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring, the Savory Café, Holy Cross Hospital, and the Glenview Mansion Art Gallery.
Missy Loewe is the Director of the Washington School of Photography. Her corporate client list includes Greyhound, Miss America, the Sydney Natural History Museum, and Congressman Bill Thomas. She has also written and photographed for several books, most recently Remembering Georgetown: A Port City Lost, authored numerous magazine articles, and is the Board President of Capitol Arts Network.
Look for your 2012 entry to the Eleventh Annual Nora School Photography Festival along with photos of this event at www.nora-school.org