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INDIANAPOLIS – Eighty-nine Indiana high school state finalists showcased their talents on Saturday, April 14, 2007, in the state finals of the Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance eXceL Awards competition at the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center on the University of Indianapolis campus.
Risk was the topic for the 2006-2007 competition. Students entered their creative interpretation of Risk in one of six categories: writing, music, two-dimensional art, three-dimensional art, video, and performance.
“The eXceL awards give us the opportunity to spotlight all that is good about our next generation. We’re very proud of these high school students, their parents, and the educators who are giving their careers to enrich young lives,” said Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance VP of Marketing, Patty Poehler.
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance has sponsored and administered the competition since its inception 18 years ago and has awarded more than one-half million dollars to Hoosier students. This year, the company presented six first-place winners with $3,000 each. Second-place contestants received $2,500, and third-place entrants received $2,000. Tyler Miles and Daniel Risk (Brownsburg High School), In the Line of Duty, received $1,000 for earning “Best of Show” honors. Broad Ripple High School (Indianapolis) received $3,000 for having the largest number of entries advance to the state finals.
“All Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance employees live and work in communities throughout Indiana. Our company’s philosophy is focused on giving back to the cities and towns in which we live. We have chosen to do that by supporting young people; they are the future of our great state,” added Poehler.
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, organized in 1934 by Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc., has grown to include insurance products for auto, life, home, business and farm. Banking and other financial services and products also are available through its local offices. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance serves Hoosiers through an extensive network of more than 450 agents and 1,200 employees living and working throughout the state. With a home office in downtown Indianapolis and local offices in all 92 counties, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance is the largest writer of farm insurance and the second largest writer of personal lines insurance in the state.
2006-2007 eXceL Awards State Winners
Sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance
Writing
• 1st Place – Cora Mills (Carroll High School), Room 254
• 2nd Place – Evangeline Hodgson (Broad Ripple High School), Just Dive
• 3rd Place – Chelsey Barker (Jay County High School), Evolution
2D Art
• 1st Place – Evangeline Hodgson (Broad Ripple High School), 153
• 2nd Place – Thomas Gronendyke (Wawasee High School), Into the Rabbit’s Hole
• 3rd Place – Soraya Wery (The International School of Indiana), The Risk of Being Me
Performance Art
• 1st Place – Jared Sherlock (Cathedral High School), Velocity
• 2nd Place – Elaine Buck, Erin Spahr (Carmel High School) and Hillary Smith (Cathedral High School), Driven Within
• 3rd Place – Laureen Foulks (Penn High School), Baton Twirling Takes a Risk
3D Art
• 1st Place – Evangeline Hodgson (Broad Ripple High School), Dive
• 2nd Place – Alejandra Carrillo Muñoz (Lafayette Jefferson High School), Mojado
• 3rd Place – Tasha Lewis (The International School of Indiana), Political Fungus
Video
• 1st Place – Tyler Miles and Daniel Risk (Brownsburg High School), In the Line of Duty
• 2nd Place – Laura Day and Drew Varvel (Bethesda Christian High School), The First Kiss
• 3rd Place – Aaron McCauley, Ross Oman, and Andrew Prestler (Kokomo Area Career Center), Never
Music
• 1st Place – Monica Engle, Dan Hornsby, and Derrick Wu (Yorktown High School), Mysterious Unknown
• 2nd Place – Jeramiah Bowman and Julianna Goldsmith (Tri-West High School), Diamond Road
• 3rd Place – Cameron Hail (Eastern Hancock High School), Get-Away
Best of Show
• Tyler Miles and Daniel Risk (Brownsburg High School), In the Line of Duty
School Winner
Most entries in the state finals
Broad Ripple High School
2006-2007 eXceL Awards State Finalists
Sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance
Writing
• Chelsey Barker (Jay County High School), Evolution
• Amy Dygert (Angola High School), Dear Sir
• Evangeline Hodgson (Broad Ripple High School), Just Dive
• Ashley Knapp (Elkhart Central High School), Revision
• Katlyn Martin (Cathedral High School), A Poem for You
• Cora Mills (Carroll High School), Room 254
• Austin Piech (Munster High School), Gray
• Mary Reas (Floyd Central High School), The Little Acorn
• Christopher Shaw (Lebanon High School), American Dream
• Shelbe Tillman (Muncie Central High School), Shadows of the Night
2D Art
• Caleb Allison (Lafayette Jefferson High School), Macabre Revelations
• Rebecca Brand (Emmerich Manual High School), As Beauty Fades
• Tabitha Cravens (Evansville North High School), Untitled
• Jessica Dunn (Kokomo High School), Skewed View
• Jimmy Frezza (Lafayette Jefferson High School), I Wanna Be a Straight Shooter
• Meg Grant (Harrison High School – West Lafayette), Disconnect
• Thomas Gronendyke (Wawasee High School), Into the Rabbit’s Hole
• Evangeline Hodgson (Broad Ripple High School), 153
• Kassey Pass (Lafayette Jefferson High School), Myself, My Murderer
• Soraya Wery (The International School of Indiana), The Risk of Being Me
3D Art
• Alejandra Carrillo Muñoz (Lafayette Jefferson High School), Mojado
• Victoria Fleenor (Salem High School), Nesting Generations
• Jimmy Frezza (Lafayette Jefferson High School), Os Somnium
• Evangeline Hodgson (Broad Ripple High School), Dive
• Andrea Hutchinson and Ashley Oliver (New Albany High School), Personal Mistake
• Podcharat Khoonthaweelapphol (Paoli High School), Coconut Shell
• Tasha Lewis (The International School of Indiana), Political Fungus
• Sasha Mullins (Salem High School), Fast and Fresh and Made to Order
• Morgan Smith (Broad Ripple High School), There is a Better Day Coming
• Seneca Weintraut (Mount Vernon High School- Mount Vernon), The Indian’s Burden
Music
• Jeramiah Bowman and Julianna Goldsmith (Tri-West High School), Diamond Road
• Ben Clark (Floyd Central High School), The Signs
• Andrew DeKemper (Mount Vernon High School – Mount Vernon), Maybe I Should Try
• Joseph Denney (Center Groove High School), Take a Chance
• Sarah Dooley (Valparaiso High School), Pinky Swear
• Monica Engle, Dan Hornsby, and Derrick Wu (Yorktown High School), Mysterious Unknown
• Nnimno Essien and Billy Frisbie (Elkhart Memorial High School), Road Less Traveled
• Lauren Gillenwater (Our Lady of Providence High School), New Door
• Nick Gunty (Marian High School), Under My Skin
• Cameron Hail (Eastern Hancock High School), Get-Away
Performance Art
• Stephanie Barker, Thomas Dukehart and Talia Smith (East Noble High School), Dare
• Elaine Buck, Erin Spahr (Carmel High School) and Hillary Smith (Cathedral High School), Driven Within
• Kevin Carmichael (Greenwood High School) and Sarah Sissom (Center Grove High School), All for Believing
• Lacey Conley (East Noble High School), The Cloud-Hopper Trainee
• Emily DiNoto, Jessica King, and Whitney Popp (Our Lady of Providence High School), Again
• Laureen Foulks (Penn High School), Baton Twirling Takes a Risk
• Gregory Manning, Jr. (Broad Ripple High School), Reaching for the Unexpected
• Jordan Reed (Mount Vernon High School – Fortville), Risk It, Step out of the Box
• Jared Sherlock (Cathedral High School), Velocity
• Ashlee Turner (Broad Ripple High School), Esphoric
Video Art
• Alex Bohs, Chelsey Pilotte, and Rachel Vierling (Harrison High School – West Lafayette), Be Different
• Laura Day and Drew Varvel (Bethesda Christian High School), The First Kiss
• Lori Foglestrom, Ashley Moellering, and Libby Snouffer (Concordia Lutheran High School), Under the Umbrella
• Mark Garbaciak, Trent Musho and Lauren Walker (Penn High School), Lost in a Tent
• Alex Gray and Fletcher Mutz (International High School), Is Risk Real?
• Matt Green, Dan Hornsby, and Sean Yoder (Yorktown High School), Decision
• Will Kioultzopoulos and Chris Purdy (Homestead High School), Scare the Clouds
• Aaron McCauley, Ross Oman, and Andrew Prestler (Kokomo Area Career Center), Never
• Tyler Miles and Daniel Risk (Brownsburg High School), In the Line of Duty
• Dever Thomas (Valparaiso High School), Stay Awake
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