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Jostens Honors Hopkins Student in Photo Contest

Junior Bridget Bennett won the $1,000 grand prize award.

A Hopkins High School junior has been honored for her photography skills.

Junior Bridget Bennett won the $1,000 photo contest grand prize award for her photo "All as One," which was selected from more than 6,000 photos submitted nationwide.

Bennett, a yearbook and media arts student, is the first Minnesota student to win the award.

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Jostens CEO Tim Larson, and several other executives with the Edina-based company, announced Bennett’s award last week in Jeff Kocur's yearbook class.

A photo slideshow of the announcement is available on the school newspaper’s website.

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Bennett also won an honorable mention for another photo she submitted to the contest.

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