• Editor’s Note: Be sure to visit KaneCountyConnects.com on Friday to see a special edition of the student photo contest featuring 20 awesome, fall and Halloween-related images.

For week 4, our Kane County students set a record with 58 photography submissions; that’s 205 photos so far this year! This initiative to highlight the arts in the schools would not be possible without our teachers carving out valuable personal time to send these photos to the ROE. Thank you!

The ROE is busy working behind the scenes with Image Engraving to create glass trophies for our featured students at the end-of-the-year exhibition. Water Street Studios in Batavia is also hard at work preparing for our big night on Dec. 8.

Need to catch up on the previous week’s featured photos?

• Photo Contest Week 1: St. Charles North’s Photography is on Fire
• Photo Contest Week 2: Geneva High School Dances to the Top
• Photo Contest Week 3: Batavia Maintains a Sharp Focus

The Top 10 Photos for Week 4

1. “Figure at Sunset” — AJ Austin

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

2. “Hands” — Jenna Cebulski

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

3. “Bright-Eyed Cat” — Jessica Kling

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

4. “Deep Thoughts” — Bri Dressel

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

5. “Let me show you” — Jessie Hopkins

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

6. “Patiently Waiting” — Rachel Cain

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

7. “One of the Herd” — Tara Johnsen

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

8. “Vulnerability” — Sydni Wallace

• West Aurora High School
• Sophomore
• Digital Photography
• Instructor: Kristi Rhodes

9. “Heart in Hand” — Kira Marlow

• Batavia High School
• Senior
• Digital Photography
• Instructor: Andrea Schindlbeck

10. “Fragile Figures” — Andres Gascon

• Bartlett High School
• Senior
• Silver Gelatin Print (Sandwich Negative)
• Instructor: Michelle Zappia-Eickmeier

Would you like to participate in the Kane County Student Photo Contest? All public and private high schoolers are welcome to participate! Please have your art or photography teacher contact Ellen Kamps at the Regional Office of Education for more information. The top 10 photos are posted for the next nine weeks, every Wednesday morning on Kane County Connects. All the featured #1 photos will be used to decorate the Kane County Regional Office of Education.

• This article was written by Ellen Kamps of the Kane County Regional Office of Education. Sign up for the Kane County Regional Office of Education’s newsletter here.