By Ellen Kamps, Kane County Regional Office of Education

Thank you again for this week’s submissions from our talented student artists and photography instructors. Interested in participating? There is still time for your school to join our Kane County high school student photography initiative presented by the Kane County Regional Office of Education. Please e-mail me with any questions.

Congrats to Mary Collum from Kaneland High School for winning the featured photo of the week!

1. “Frog” — Mary Collum

• Kaneland High School
• Digital
• Instructor: Carleen Gregg

2. “Elaboration” — Rebecca Repta

• St. Charles North High School
• Digital
• Instructor: Karissa Schulten

3. “Skeletal” — Lauren Cantu

• West Aurora High School
• Digital
• Instructor: Carrie Beck

4. “Simplicity” — Devon Kellums

• St. Charles North High School
• Digital
• Instructor: Karissa Schulten

5. “Grainy Glow” — Maria Kantak

• St. Charles East High School
• Digital
• Instructor: Nathan Shackelford

6. “Swing”- Mary Collum

• Kaneland High School
• Digital
• Instructor: Carleen Gregg

7. “Purple Silhouette” — Michael Rivas-Vera

• Aurora Central Catholic High School
• Digital
• Instructor: Samantha Wascher

8. “Falling Nowhere” — Josh Pesetti

• St. Charles East High School
• Digital
• Instructor: Nathan Shackleford

9. “Upside Down Reality” – Cheyenne Fletcher

• Aurora Central Catholic High School
• Digital
• Instructor: Samantha Wascher

10. “Summer Daydream” – Makayla Koehn

• Geneva Community High School
• Digital
• Instructor: Danica Fahmy

Read More In This Series

• Photo Contest Week 4: Contestant Jazzes Up Competition
• Photo Contest Week 3: Artists’ Creativity is Supernatural
• Photo Contest Week 2: Geneva Student Serves Up a Winner
• Photo Contest Week 1: Winner’s Scope is Cosmic

The Kane County Regional Office of Education is represented by Regional Superintendent Patricia Dal Santo. The mission of the ROE is to advocate for education, provide leadership, perform regulatory functions, and coordinate state and local services for educators, school districts, and the community.