First Place
Name: Ke’Mone Casey, 16
Junior at Everett High School

Inspiration for piece: The history of our great nation
After high school: He will pursue a career in art

Second Place
Kristin Choi, 17
Senior at Haslett High School

Inspiration for piece: She enjoys painting animals and wanted to incorporate a lot of colors into this piece
After high school: She plans to attend the University of Michigan or University of Pennsylvania and study nursing with an art or piano minor

Third Place
Mackenzie Robson, 15
Sophomore at Mason High School

Inspiration for piece: The movie The Notebook
After high school: She aspires to possibly attend an art school

First Place
Taylor Wilson, 18
Senior at Waverly High School

Inspiration for piece: Japanese rock music; this is a portrait of her favorite guitarist, Aoi, from the ban The Gazette
After high school: She plans to go to college to study to be a Japanese translator

Second Place
Thomas Jost, 18
Senior at East Lansing High School

Inspiration for piece: Having fun with the media for the first time; an exploration in color theory and shading.
After high school: He plans to major in computer science or go into art theory and history

Third Place
Crimson Cook, 19
Senior at Grand Ledge High School

Inspiration for piece: Women in the workplace, and how we are breaking out and moving up
After high school: She wants to become a graphic designer or animator