
Call for Officers, Committee Chairs, and Committee Members for 2021-2022
Convocatoria de funcionarios, directores de comités y miembros de comités para 2021-2022
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"I Am Hopeful Because...."
Calling all writers, artists, musicians, poets, dancers, filmmakers, and photographers! The theme for the 2023-24 Reflections contest has been announced: "I Am Hopeful Because..."
What is PTA Reflections? It's a national arts competition held every year where students create art in the following ways:
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Dance Choreography
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Visual Arts
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Photography
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Film Production
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Music Composition
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Literature
Find the rules for each category here. 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! See past Alexandria winners' work here.
Students participate in the appropriate division for their grade:
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Primary (Pre-K - Grade 2)
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Intermediate (Grades 3-5)
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Middle School (Grades 6-8)
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High School (Grades 9-12)
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Special Artist (All grades welcome, Students who identify as having a disability and may receive services under IDEA or ADA: Section 504 may enter in the Special Artist Division or grade division most closely aligned to their functional abilities.)
Jefferson-Houston entries due by Oct 27 ! Jefferson-Houston first place winners will advance to Alexandria City-wide competition.
Entering takes 5 min online:
Online entry form (In English and Spanish ) - https://forms.gle/nhPLvBKQdFZVBQHs9
Have questions, contact us at: dipti.sukumar.rao@gmail.com
Past Winners
"Show Your Voice!......"
Reflections 2022-23 Alexandria City Winners
Visual Arts - Intermediate
Honorable Mention - Samarth Rao
I Show My Voice for Basketball
Visual Arts - Primary
Honorable Mention - Eliana Rukin-Hoffman
Clean World
Photography - Intermediate
Honorable Mention - Ansel Mangum
Let Your Voice Rise
Music - Intermediate
3rd Place - Hannah Gennarelli
Untitled
Film - Intermediate
1st Place - Ansel Mangum
Make a Choice and Show Your Voice
Dance - Primary
3rd Place - Rowan Palute
Kindness Dance
Thanks to our judges!
Sandesh Kadur
Chandresh Kedhambadi
Cynthia Marie Combs
Mona Sehgal
Rodney Avery
Daya Devaiah
Jenna Mayfield, Mayfield Photography LLC
Tomoko Kamasumi
Sara Lavan
Gillian Ray
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
Alexandria City Level Winners 2020-2021
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