First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State UniversityJim Jackson of Gulf Port, Miss. gives his girlfriend Chris a kiss after a long day of helping Kent State volunteers rebuild their home. Since Katrina hit they have lived in a FEMA trailer and with the help of the volunteer groups they are getting closer to finishing their home.
First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State UniversityBryden Debolt, 5, of Westerville sits atop her horse, Bear, before the start of the All-Horse parade in Delaware, September 9, 2007.
First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State UniversityRuby Richardson, 4, puts her arm around her brother Scout, 2, as they play in the sprinklers at Comfest in Goodale Park in Columbus, September 22, 2007.
First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State UniversitySenior drum major Derris Lewis rides with other East High band members on their way to the final home football game, October 26, 2007.
First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State UniversityKeith Lowe gets set to kick during a kickball game between Westerville's Whittier Elementary fourth graders and the James Cancer Hospital, May 19, 2007.
First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State UniversityNurse Tiffany Bryant gives Shyann Butcher, 5, a poke on the nose that magically honks when she pushes. Bryant along with other members of Children's Hospital were taught tricks by a local magician to entertain and help children relax.
First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State UniversitySenior saxophone leader Austin Kellum marches with the East High School show band down Long Street in Columbus. The East High School show band is a source of pride for the school and the students' neighborhood. Before home games, the band gets into their uniforms and warms up. Then the band buses over to the original East High School and begins a 20 minute march to the stadium. The march goes through a high crime rate area of town. People come out to watch the band on the street and in front of their homes.
First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State UniversityDennis Lewis, center, helps hand out band uniforms before warm-ups. On January 18, 2008, Dennis was killed when a group of men broke into his home. He awoke to the men harassing his mother for money and was shot trying to protect her.
First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State UniversityThe band passes a group of kids on the street on their way to the field, September 21, 2007.
First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State UniversityThe horn section gets ready to rehearse at East High School, September 21, 2007.
First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State UniversityA member of the flag guard practices outside the rehearsal room, October 22, 2007.
First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State UniversityBand director Martha Hal talks to the band before they leave for the game. "There is nothing these kids won't do. Their heart is here at East High School," said Hal.
First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State UniversityDrum major Derris Lewis, rides the bus with other band members on the way to his final home game, October 26, 2007. Three months after this picture was taken Derris' twin brother, Dennis, was shot and killed by men attempting to rob their mother.
First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State UniversityThough the neighborhood poses dangers to the band members, they march out of pride for the band and for the community.
First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State University18 month old Emma Youngblood of Columbus leans on the memorial next to her father's name. HM3 (Hospital Medic) Travis Youngblood never had a chance to meet his daughter, he died in combat in 2005. The Lima Company dedicated the memorial in remembrance of fallen soldiers at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base.
First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State UniversityKris Schuster, is a local "sneakerhead" defined as a person who obsessively collects limited-edition and hard-to-find shoes. Schuster owns about 85 pairs and doesn't wear most of them, keeping them fresh in their original boxes.
First Place, Student Photographer of the Year - David Foster / Kent State UniversityA junior league hockey player skates across the ice with the puck at the Dispatch Ice Haus in Columbus.
