Honors and Awards

2005 - 2006

Dallas Video Festival
  "Carl Learns" by Aaron Gallimore - selected to the Texas Show
  "A Cat With Two Heads" by Seth Willis, Aaron Gallimore, Alex Chi, Jeff Chester, Reed Crafton, J. W. Gooch, Bryan Green, Tristen Grimes, Fred Matthews, Luiz Oliveira, J. P. Perez, Trevor Snell, and Matthew Woods.

BestFest America - San Diego Film Commission
   Third Place High School 3D Animation - "Carl Learns" by Aaron Gallimore
    Second Place High School Music Video -  "A Cat With Two Heads" by Seth Willis, Aaron Gallimore, Alex Chi, Jeff Chester, Reed Crafton, J. W. Gooch, Bryan Green, Tristen Grimes, Fred Matthews, Luiz Oliveira, J. P. Perez, Trevor Snell, and Matthew Woods.

Brattleboro Animation Festival (Vermont)
  "Rain" by Elissa Clare
  "A Cat With Two Heads" by Seth Willis, Aaron Gallimore, Alex Chi, Jeff Chester, Reed Crafton, J. W. Gooch, Bryan Green, Tristen Grimes, Fred Matthews, Luiz Oliveira, J. P. Perez, Trevor Snell, and Matthew Woods.

Blue Plum Animation Festival - East Tennesse State University
    Children's Choice -  "Late For Work" by Aaron Gallimore, Seth Willis, Brandon Brown, Alex Chi, Jeff Chester, Reed Crafton, Fernando de la Torre, J. W. Gooch, Bryan Green, Tristen Grimes, Fred Matthews, Luiz Oliveira, J. P. Perez, Trevor Snell, Chase Tillery, and Matthew Woods.

Galveston Island Film Festival
   First Place High School Animation - "Carl Learns" by Aaron Gallimore
   Second Place High School Animation - "Rain" by Elissa Clare
   Third Place High School Animation -  "Late For Work" by Aaron Gallimore, Seth Willis, Brandon Brown, Alex Chi, Jeff Chester, Reed Crafton, Fernando de la Torre, J. W. Gooch, Bryan Green, Tristen Grimes, Fred Matthews, Luiz Oliveira, J. P. Perez, Trevor Snell, Chase Tillery, and Matthew Woods.
   Fourth Place High School Animation - "Mister Mediocre" by Seth Willis

Texas Computer Education Association
   Third Place High School Animation - "Rain" by Elissa Clare

SkillsUSA State Competition
   3D Animation Technical Written Test Gold Medal (1st in State) - Jeff Chester
   2D Animation Project, Best in State - "Rain" by Elissa Clare
   3D Animation Project, Best in State - "Carl Learns" by Aaron Gallimore
    2D Project, * TAMTE Award - "Earhart: The True Story" by James Moffitt
    3D Project, Blue Ribbon - "Mister Mediocre" by Seth Willis
    3D Project, Blue Ribbon - "Space Nanas" by Trevor Snell

* TAMTE - Texas Association of Media Tech Educators

2004 - 2005

Dallas Video Festival
  "The Art Museum" by Eric Anders, Brian Berquist, Lucas Dameron, Jessica Madorran, Michael Paramo, Jason Wellman, Matt Woods.

Vision Fest - Indiana University School of Informatics; IUPUI (Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis)
   First Place High School 3D Animation - "World Record" by Aaron Gallimore

Galveston Island Film Festival
   First Place High School 3D Animation - "The Art Museum" by Eric Anders, Brian Berquist, Lucas Dameron, Jessica Madorran, Michael Paramo, Jason Wellman, Matt Woods. Special thanks to Simini Blocker for character design and storyboards.
   Third Place High School 3D Animation - "Stuck Miming in the Box" by Jason Smith

Texas Computer Education Association
   First Place High School Script Animation - "Around the World with Ringo the Dingo" by Rebecca Perkins
   First Place High School Video Animation - "Stuck Miming in the Box" by Jason Smith
   Third Place High School Video Animation - "A Boy and his Ball" by Eric Anders

SkillsUSA State Competition
   3D Animation Skills Team Silver Medal (2nd in State) - Jason Smith and Daniel Cheney
   3D Animation Technical Written Test Gold Medal (1st in State) - Eric Anders
   3D Animation Technical Written Test Silver Medal (2nd in State) - Matt Woods
   3D Animation Technical Written Test Bronze Medal (3rd in State) - Aaron Gallimore
   2D Animation Project, Best in State - "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Scientist" by Rebecca Perkins
   Blue Ribbon 3D Project, * TAMTE Award - "World Record" by Aaron Gallimore
    2D Project, * TAMTE Award - "Mechanical Nightmare" by Brian Liu
    2D Project, * TAMTE Award - "Shades of Gray" by Jessica Gill

* TAMTE - Texas Association of Media Tech Educators

2003 - 2004

Dallas Video Festival
   "A Boy Named Dilgo" by Everett Bradford
   "Don't Mess With Minion" by Matt Arra

Galveston Island Film Festival
   First Place High School 3D Animation - "A Boy Named Dilgo" by Everett Bradford

Texas Computer Education Association
   Second Place High School Animation - "A Boy Named Dilgo" by Everett Bradford
   Third Place High School Animation - "The Last Snail" by Sarah Thompson

SkillsUSA State Competition
   3D Animation Skills Team Silver Medal (2nd in State) - Matt Arra and Josh Dornback
   3D Animation Technical Written Test Gold Medal (1st in State) - Sarah Thompson
   2D Animation Project, Best in State - "Gun Metal Jump" by Jamel K J Jones
   3D Animation Project, Best in State - "A Boy Named Dilgo" by Everett Bradford
   Blue Ribbon 3D Project - "Don't Mess With Minion" by Matt Arra
   Blue Ribbon 3D Project - "The Escape" by Kristina Hunter
   Blue Ribbon 3D Project - "Monkey Hunter: Demon Style" by Josh Dornback
   Blue Ribbon 3D Project - "The Last Snail" by Sarah Thompson
   Blue Ribbon 2D Project - "Ultimate Mix" by Janet Garcia
   Blue Ribbon 2D Project - "My Aunt Terry" by Samantha Gillette
   Blue Ribbon 2D Project - "Scattered" by Kayla McGee
   Blue Ribbon 2D Project - "Glip" by Anne Molkentine

2002 - 2003

Texas Computer Education Association
   First Place High School Animation - "Two Racing Shorts" by K. C. Jargowsky
   Third Place High School Animation - "Evolution" by Steve Boulieris

SkillsUSA State Competition
   3D Animation Skills Team Gold Medal (1st in State) - Cole Roy and Shane Connelly
   3D Animation Technical Written Test Gold Medal (1st in State) - Josh Dornback
   2D Animation Project, Best in State - "It's All Been Done" by Bethany Lipton
   3D Animation Project, Best in State - "Two Racing Shorts" by K. C. Jargowsky
   Blue Ribbon 3D Project, * TAMTE Award - "Dance of the Sugar Puff Fairy" by Janet Garcia
   Blue Ribbon 3D Project, * TAMTE Award - "Real?" by Steven Ngu
   Blue Ribbon 3D Project, * TAMTE Award - "The Monster" by Cole Roy
   Blue Ribbon 3D Project - "The Fork" by Alex Bare
   Blue Ribbon 3D Project - "Evolution" by Steve Boulieris
   Blue Ribbon 3D Project - "Army Ants" by David Clark
   Blue Ribbon 3D Project - "The Escape" by Shane Connelly
   Blue Ribbon 3D Project - "Castle Assault" by Shaun Danis
   Blue Ribbon 3D Project - "Orwellian Tollbooth" by Josh Dornback
   Blue Ribbon 2D Project - "The Cycle" by Jason Hamilton

* TAMTE - Texas Association of Media Tech Educators

2001 - 2002

SkillsUSA State Competition
   3D Animation Technical Written Test Gold Medal (1st in State) - Austin Adams
   3D Animation Technical Written Test Bronze Medal (3rd in State) - Shane Connelly
   Animation Project, Best in State - "Reggie and the Full Effect" by Richard Benevides

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