The Rio Communities Optimist Club recently held a photography contest for area youth. The club asked these young photographers to capture what optimism means to them.
Grand Prize
Emma Martin, Los Lunas High School
Ninth-12 grade
First Place: Ta’Corra Brieno, Los Lunas High School
Second Place: Roisin Shaughnessy, Los Lunas High School
Third Place: Aaron Sanchez, Los Lunas High School
Fifth-eighth grade
First Place: Ryant Yates Cox, Belen Family School
Second Place: Memphis Huffman, Los Lunas Middle School
Third Place: Maritza Alderete, Belen Middle School
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