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Saturday, June 27, 2015

Sponsored byAmericans for the Arts

Charlotte Convention Center Charlotte, North Carolina

National PTA® Reflections® Awards Luncheon

2015 National PTA® Annual Convention and Exhibition

Program WelcomeOtha Thornton Jr.President, National PTA Jeff PoulinAmericans for the Arts

Dawn Small, Reflections Committee Chair, National PTA Showcase of Outstanding Interpretation Honorees“Everything Will be ok I’ll Just Stay” by Maria QuilesSpecial Artist Division HonoreeOviedo High School PTSA, Florida

“The World Would Be a Better Place If Everyone Was True to Themselves” by Madison Duellman & Accompanied by Maggie Donahue & Jenna KronebuschDance Choreography Category HonoreeWinona High PTA, Minnesota “Masks” by Jacqueline FashimpaurFilm Production Category HonoreeWashington High School PTA, Iowa

“The World Would Be a Better Place...” by Sarah MurphyLiterature Category HonoreeWilliamsburg Middle School PTA, Virginia “It’d be Better” by Fritz HagerMusic Composition Category HonoreeRobert E. Lee PTA, Texas

“Determination” by Cesily CoveyPhotography Category HonoreeRoosevelt Elementary School PTA, Oklahoma

“Unity” by Catherine ParkVisual Arts Category HonoreeLangley High School PTSA, Virginia

Awards of Excellence and Merit Recognition

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Special ArtistOutstanding Interpretation Award Maria Quiles“Everything Will be ok I’ll Just Stay”Music CompositionOviedo High School PTSA, Florida “Giving someone a hurtful nickname, making fun of their medical conditions, claiming you’re their true friends and during all this feeling like not even family cares. Having it lead you fell as well, there is no other choice, suicide is the only possible answer for all this to just end. To ignore these problems, bullies, and this non-stop hurtful pain deep inside. Well no, it’s not. Believe in yourself instead! To continue staying strong, ignore those bullies, those that have no idea what they are even talking about or what your’re truly going through. Tell yourself ‘Everything Will Be OK’.” – Maria Quiles

About National PTA Reflections Special Artist Division The Special Artist Division began in 2012 as an option for students with disabilities who receive services under IDEA or Section 504 to have the opportunity and accommodations they may need in order to participate fully in the program. The Special Artist Division offers modified rules and guidelines to ensure that every student has the chance to be part of the National PTA Reflections program.

Standing here for reasons, I cannot sayIs getting more complicated, day after dayI have to leave, I must goBut please know I love you so

I’ve been thinking long and hardAnd it seems there’s no other solutionSo this is what I have to doMy own self persecution

I feel as if no one cares…As if I’m in a huge roomGetting cold and silent staresBut I know I will find my wayAnd in the end, everything will be okEverything will be ok

I don’t understand whyNo one will help me, but I guessThis is how it should beMaybe I should look inside,Find the courage within me,To be strong through anythingI don’t understand,

Sometimes I just need a handI just want to belongAnd I’m learning how to be strong!I feel as if no one cares…As if I’m in a huge roomGetting cold and silent staresBut I know I will find my wayAnd in the end, everything will be okEverything will be ok

Throughout all the pain and strugglingI’m still hereWhen the world keeps throwing stuff at meI’ll still be hereNo matter how sad I getI won’t cling to my fearThe answer is within meGoing to keep my mind clear!

When I feel as if no one cares…As if I’m in a huge roomGetting cold and silent staresI know I will find my wayAnd in the end, everything will be okEverything will be ok… And I’ll just stay….

No matter what’s in my way, I’ll just stay.I’ll Just Stay.

2015 ReflectionsAwards

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Dance ChoreographyOutstanding Interpretation Award Madison Duellman“The World Would Be a Better Place If Everyone Was True to Themselves”High School DivisionWinona High PTA, Minnesota “When [my friends and I] heard the song “Try” by Colbie Caillat, I was inspired to create a dance about being yourself and not trying to be something you are not. We all feel that if we could dress, look, and be ourselves, we would be happier and if ev-eryone did that, the world would be a better place.” – Madison Duellman

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Special Artist Division

Award of Excellence Scott Roy Garreton, California

High School Division

Awards of ExcellenceHanna La Londe, KansasMadison Anne McCarty, WashingtonKristi Takanishi, Hawaii

Awards of MeritSavannah Lee Castleberry, LouisianaOlivia Hopkins, South CarolinaMadalyn Rupprecht, MarylandSweta Sudhir, IowaMadison Warnick, Utah

Middle School Division

Awards of ExcellenceIsabella Martinez Corridon, ConnecticutSloane Saludares, CaliforniaKiana Sanderson, Texas

Awards of MeritCaroline Henson, TennesseeJamie LaFever, VirginiaJillian Miller, New YorkSpencer Stringham, UtahMolly Whitham, Ohio

Intermediate Division

Awards of ExcellenceChloe Furnstahl, WashingtonSaleya Briahn Stuckey James, South CarolinaMorgan Ray, Kentucky

Awards of MeritAspen Badura, TexasAva Chang, NevadaAmber Disantis, Rhode IslandRaylene Keliiliki, UtahEmma Grace Simons, North Carolina

Primary Division

Awards of ExcellenceClara Carter-Klauschie, CaliforniaAnnabelle Holmes, New HampshireScarlett Szewczyk, Illinois

Awards of MeritKaroline Duffy, LouisianaNina Kobayashi, MichiganCayla Reischman, New YorkCiera Roseboro, North CarolinaBenjamin Thomas, Virginia

Dance Choreography Awards of Excellence & Merit

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Film ProductionOutstanding Interpretation Award Jacqueline Fashimpaur“Masks”High School DivisionWashington High School PTA, Iowa “I always noticed that people act differently around others then they do in private. Even Ida Shel Silverstein wrote a poem comparing this phenomenon to wearing masks, and I thought it was a great metaphor. This film shows how “wearing a mask” can lead people to be isolated and lonely. I think that if people felt free to be themselves, there would be more friendship and under-standing between people, and the world would be a better place. Hopefully this film inspires some change in that direction.” – Jacqueline Fashimpaur

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Film Production Awards of Excellence & Merit


Award of Excellence Keane Dyllon Wijeratne, California


Awards of ExcellenceAnn Bailey, South CarolinaChristine Sheehan, UtahAnna Woldstad, Washington

Awards of MeritAmal Elhelw, New YorkRandal Ladd, New JerseyAlison Pateros, CaliforniaWill Robinson, ArkansasMichael Aaron Rose, Alabama


Awards of ExcellenceLillian Dube, New HampshireHannah Marschell, WashingtonSkya Theobald, New York

Awards of MeritRose Cano-Ruiz, CaliforniaHannah Cascio, New JerseyAshley Jacobson, MichiganMaya Lundmark, European CongressDylan Alexander Tate, South Carolina


Awards of ExcellenceJack Allore, MichiganKendall Bullock, FloridaElizabeth Leann McAffee, Nevada

Awards of MeritLily Cantwell, New JerseyElijah Chin, CaliforniaKai Davis, ArkansasCharlie Dorset, TennesseeAmelia Krigelski, Minnesota

Primary DivisionAwards of ExcellenceAubri Altman, UtahMatteo Alvarez, European CongressYuvraj Kapoor, Connecticut

Awards of MeritTyler Davis, PennsylvaniaAyush Doshi, TennesseeAishni Gollacharaka, CaliforniaAnisha Kuppili, New JerseyGrace Marie Schmidt, Iowa

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LiteratureOutstanding Interpretation Award Sarah Murphy“The World Would Be a Better Place…”Middle School Division Williamsburg Middle School PTA, Virginia “The world would be better if hatred, jealousy, war, and disease were eliminated. Focusing on the negative makes life harder. The world has flaws and sadness but we must also see the good to appreciate what we have. I used alliteration in the beginning to show anger and agitation when talking about the “bad” things. The second part has no alliteration to convey accepting the good with the bad. The spacing emphasizes the meaning. The “negatives” are on the left side, the contrasting feel-ings are on the right. The conclusion is in the middle to combine the two.” – Sarah Murphy

The World Would Be a Better Place… – by Sarah Murphy If wars were waged with words; if tears were terminated, and no longer ran; if legions left luxurious lifestyles for love; if spirit spread like smallpox; if disease dried up like the desert; if time ticked to a tuned tap, tremendously tranquil; if sadness suddenly settled, still and shuttered silence; if the world was a wonder to witness; if people pondered – if pretty was purely a phrase; if communities came closer and cared about character over condition;

however, without wars, there is no peace; without the rich, there is no ambition; without sadness, there is no joy; without time, there is no intent; without disappointment, there is no hope; without sacrifice, there is no love; without sickness, there is no health; without tears, there are no smiles; without ugly, there is no pretty; without rivalries, there are no accomplishments; so maybe, just maybe, the world is not, so broken after all.

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Literature Awards of Excellence & Merit


Award of Excellence Peter Tran, California


Awards of ExcellenceSavannah Donnelly, LouisianaCole Lahmann, MarylandAngela Wang, Arkansas

Awards of MeritTrevaris Byrd, FloridaAmanda Checkowsky, MichiganOlivia Gregory, TennesseeCameron Haradon, New HampshireKeandra Alexus Pope, Alabama


Awards of ExcellenceLogan Baker, South CarolinaGia Lee, TexasDani Rae Nielsen, Utah

Awards of MeritJulia Bessenbacher, MissouriMaya Cherne, MinnesotaLidet O’Connor, New HampshireGea Torres, OhioAvery Young, Colorado


Awards of ExcellenceEloise Fountain, VirginiaHeather Mimikos, WashingtonAbigail Slama-Catron, Utah

Awards of MeritOlivia Brummert, MarylandKaley Cock, TexasKyler Gause, IndianaMcKenna Aspen Reed, South CarolinaLily Wood, Ohio

Primary Division

Awards of ExcellenceIsabelle Palmer, UtahLily Ringrose, TexasWyatt Youngblood, Pennsylvania

Awards of MeritAditya Amdoskar, MichiganHudson Burgeson, South DakotaEmily Duncan, VirginiaAjayteja Kavuri, KentuckyGabriel Velinov, Ohio

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Music CompositionOutstanding Interpretation Award Fritz Hager“It’d be Better”High School DivisionRobert E. Lee PTA, Texas “This song [It’d be Better] focuses on the greed that is in the world. My song states that the world would be a better place if we all gave more than we received, and showed love through our giving.” – Fritz Hager

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Music Composition Awards of Excellence & Merit


Award of Excellence Jake Sizemore, Virginia


Awards of ExcellenceMarlon Caro, FloridaKyle Gatesman, VirginiaAustin Khoi Nguyen, California

Awards of MeritStephen John Cu, HawaiiNathan Hardey, UtahVaibhav Mohanty, South CarolinaGregory Watson, OhioAlice Ann Yu, Missouri


Awards of ExcellenceBrinn Brammer, ArkansasKailynn McCullough, UtahJieying Tong, South Carolina

Awards of MeritJacob Crookston, ColoradoChristopher Guo, IllinoisPatrick Halim, MichiganDeryn Lewis, South DakotaKatherine Roberts, Massachusetts


Awards of ExcellenceBailee Baca, New MexicoMayah Ding, North CarolinaVijay Jagarapu, Maryland

Awards of MeritJarom Gardner, WashingtonNadia Halim, MichiganKatelyn Riddle, UtahPaige Malan, IdahoAnia Szczeszynski , New Hampshire

Primary Division

Awards of ExcellenceIshya Bhavsar, KansasNeel Krishman, GeorgiaAisha Patel, Tennessee

Awards of MeritCassidy Rae Benton, WashingtonSadie Gibson, CaliforniaAudrey Howell, UtahElla Li, MassachusettsNikhil Patel, North Carolina

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PhotographyOutstanding Interpretation Award Cesily Covey“Determination”Primary Division Roosevelt Elementary School PTA, Oklahoma “The world would be a better place if we all had determination like this tree. He could not be stopped by a truck or barbed wire.” – Cesily Covey

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Photography Awards of Excellence & Merit


Award of Excellence Gabriel Thomas, Washington


Awards of ExcellenceNaveena Aishwarya Bontha, WashingtonTiffany Holt, South CarolinaIsaac Lund, South Dakota

Awards of MeritMegan Fryman, FloridaRebecca Molinoff, ConnecticutKiersten Morris, TennesseeStephanie Valentina Stumbur, KentuckyMadeleine Watkins, Texas


Awards of ExcellenceLauren Atkinson, MichiganMadison Echols, TexasAthena Steffany Pentcholov, Washington

Awards of MeritShalaya Farr, UtahMika Maetani, HawaiiBella Morse, FloridaConnor Podjasek, llinoisKate Ropp, South Dakota


Awards of ExcellenceKayci Baumgartner, WisconsinCade Franklin, TexasTaiwan Parrish, New Jersey

Awards of MeritAlexandra Bushard, MinnesotaDallin Sager, IdahoAlyssa Smith, MontanaAllison Stromberg, FloridaCharlotte Wilson, South Carolina

Primary Division

Awards of ExcellenceAlexis Ebanks, New YorkLaney Fowler, TennesseeIsabella Niemann, European Congress

Awards of MeritSophia A. Boshart , KansasWaylyn Davis, TexasJackson Ostler, UtahTyler Zehfuss, CaliforniaMaya Zinkerman, Connecticut

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Visual ArtsOutstanding Interpretation Award Catherine Park“Unity”High School Division Langley High School PTSA, Virginia “My artwork illustrates my belief that everyone should receive an equal opportunity and equal exposure to the culture around us. Regardless of where we come from, we all come from one planet and that everyone deserves equal access to education and global culture so we can all unite not under the name of a country, but under Earth.” – Catherine Park

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Visual Arts Awards of Excellence & Merit


Award of Excellence Lucy Samuelson, Utah


Awards of ExcellenceGrant Pace, MissouriElaina Smith, MinnesotaJeffrey Wang, Utah

Awards of MeritKelsey Jean Bills, IowaAlice Hu, ConnecticutJulie Kwon, WashingtonMadeline Monlezon, LouisianaEmily Plitnick, Pennsylvania


Awards of ExcellencePriti Godhuly Das, WashingtonAngela Rithner, West VirginiaMargaret Wang, New Jersey

Awards of MeritSydney Lauren Carter, KentuckyNina Kulikov, KentuckyNatasha Mannik, GeorgiaKeely Olson, ColoradoNatalie Upholz, Ohio


Awards of ExcellenceJennifer Kim An, New YorkCarly Chappell, South CarolinaKara Jo, Utah

Awards of MeritHana Ichikawa, MichiganElliott Koschalk, MarylandAshini Modi, LouisianaMeha Shah, WashingtonMaria Elana Tovar, Alabama

Primary Division

Awards of ExcellenceLaila Abumahfouz, IndianaHosannah Choi, WashingtonIan Rinker, North Carolina

Awards of MeritCora Jane Botts, IllinoisJoanna Cai, GeorgiaJayden Choe, MarylandOlivia Hoo, ColoradoAnastasia Logacheva, California

Reflections Theme Search ContestEach year, National PTA challenges students from across the country to submit theme concepts for the Reflections program. The student who submits the winning entry receives a cash award and his/her theme is used as the foundation for the Reflections program in a future program year. The 2014-2015 National PTA Reflections Theme Contest winner is Brianna Eisman of Douglas Anderson PTSA, Jacksonville, FL. Brianna’s theme: “What is Your Story?” will be the 2016-2017 Reflections program theme. Visit PTA.org/ThemeSearch to learn more.

Mary Lou Anderson Grant Program The National PTA Mary Lou Anderson Reflections Arts Enhancement Grant provides matching dollar funding to local PTAs in support of in-school and after-school arts education projects and programs that positively impact the school community. The 2015 National PTA Mary Lou Anderson Grant Award Recipients are : Barringer Academic Center PTA of Charlotte, NC, Eastwood Elementary School PTA of Salt Lake City, UT and Ludlam Elementary PTA of South Miami, FL. Recipients will receive $1,000 to support arts projects during the 2015-2016 school year. This program is made possible by a generous endowment gift from the family of Mary Lou Anderson, founder of the PTA Reflections program. Visit PTA.org/Awards to learn more.

Save the date for PTA’s official 2015-2016 Reflections Program Kick-off duringNational Arts in Education Week (Sept. 14-18)

“Let Your Imagination Fly”

The National PTA Reflections program encourages students of all ages and abilities to explore and be involved in the arts. Through the program, National PTA and PTAs across the country urge students in preschool through grade 12 to create and submit original works of art in the medium of their choice — dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts — reflecting on a specific theme. There also is a special artist division option for students with disabilities to ensure that all students have the opportunity to participate in the program. Students are recognized each year for their artistic ingenuity to bring the theme to life in a way that is personal and meaningful. For more information about the National PTA Reflections program visit, PTA.org/Reflections.

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Americans for the Arts is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education in America. With more than 50 years of service, it is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. The work of the National PTA and Americans for the Arts aligns on the belief of the power of the arts as part of a quality education for every child in America.

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