"Show Your Voice!......"
2022-23 PTA Reflections Theme Announced!
Calling all writers, artists, musicians, poets, dancers, filmmakers, and photographers! The theme for the 2022-23 Reflections contest has been announced: "Show Your Voice!...." Entries will be due October 21, 2022, which will come sooner than you think!
What is PTA Reflections? It's a national arts competition held every year where students create art in the following ways: dance choreography, visual arts, photography, film production, music composition, and literature. There are multiple levels of competition from your local school, to your district, Northern Virginia, Virginia, and National. Jefferson-Houston has had winners all the way up to the state level in the past few years!
NOVA District Winners
Congratulations to our J-H students who were recognized at the NOVA District level! Take a look at the full list here. All six of the J-H entries that won first place at the City level also placed in the NOVA competition! Entries earning the Outstanding Interpretation Award will move on to the state competition.
Outstanding Interpretation Award
Film Production - Primary
Ansel Mangum, The Basics
Awards of Excellence
Dance Choreography - Primary
Ashani Irwin, Roar
Dance Choreography - Intermediate
Saha Irwin, Without Me
Literature - Middle School
Nairobi Dillard, Stop killing
Photography - Primary
Ansel Mangum, No Sickness
Visual Arts - Middle School
Makayla Crenshaw, I matter
2020-21 Reflections Art Program
We are so proud of our JH students who participated in the 2020-21 Reflections Art Program! First Place J-H winners have advanced to the Alexandria City competition. Congratulations to all of our winners and participants!
We'll post a video of the entries soon, but for now, here's a list of winners in each category (download flyer here):
Dance Choreography
Primary
First: Ashani Irwin, Roar
Second: Javin Irwin, Sunflower
Intermediate
First: Saha Irwin, Without Me
Film Production
Primary
First: Ansel Mangum, The Basics
Intermediate
First: Auden Mangum, I Matter Because I Am Human
Second: Samarth Rao, Fun with Beyblades!
Literature
Primary
First: Ansel Mangum, Mad the Matter
Second: Ellora Ferretti, I Matter
Third: Javin Irwin, Good Skills Make Up A Good Family
Honorable Mention: Javin Irwin, How My Family Cares About Me
Intermediate
First: Auden Mangum, The Only Light
Middle School
First: Nairobi Dillard, Stop killing
Photography
Primary
First: Ansel Mangum, No Sickness
Intermediate
First: Gemma Cordt, The Natural World
Second: Gemma Cordt, The Nature Cleaner
Third: Auden Mangum, The Group of Two
Music Composition
Intermediate
First: Evelyn Gennarelli, Even Me
Visual Arts
Primary
First: Adelaide Hekhuis, I matter because I can help the Earth
Second: Kate Mehaffey, Happy Flowers
Third: Javin Irwin, My Family Matters About Me
Honorable Mention: Ashani Irwin, Roar - Say No to Someone
Participants:
Sanaya Rao, Family
Ansel Mangum, Creeps
Ashani Irwin, The Family of Nature
Intermediate
First: Auden Mangum, The Only Light
Second: Saha Irwin, Help, Explore, Connect
Third: Samarth Rao, I Matter Because.......of Beyblades
Middle School
First: Makayla Crenshaw, I matter
Second: Nairobi Dillard, Natural Beauty
Also, thank you to all of our judges!
2020-21 Reflections Judges
Chandresh Kedhambadi
Cynthia Marie Combs
Mona Sehgal
Rodney Avery
Daya Devaiah
Jenna Mayfield, Mayfield Photography LLC
Tomoko Kamasumi
Sara Lavan
Gillian Ray
Alexandria City Level Winners from Jefferson-Houston
Congratulations to our Jefferson-Houston students who placed at the Alexandria City Reflections art program. First place winners will move on to the North Virginia competetion. J-H winners at the City-level are listed below. For a full list of Alexandria City Reflections placements, see this flyer.
Dance Choreography
Primary
First: Ashani Irwin, Roar
Intermediate
First: Saha Irwin, Without Me
Film Production
Primary
First: Ansel Mangum, The Basics
Intermediate
Second: Auden Mangum, I Matter Because I Am Human
Literature
Primary
Second: Ansel Mangum, Mad the Matter
Middle School
First: Nairobi Dillard, Stop Killing
Music Composition
Intermediate
Second: Evelyn Gennarelli, Even Me
Photography
Primary
First: Ansel Mangum, No Sickness
Intermediate
Second: Gemma Cordt, The Natural World
Visual Arts
Middle School
First: Makayla Crenshaw, I matter
J-H Reflections Website
You can find out more about the Reflections Art Program and see examples of entries from Jefferson-Houston students at our dedicated JH Reflections website.