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Congratulations to Our Reflections Winners!
Many thanks to all the students who entered our school Reflections Contest! Everyone’s entries showed great work and integrity in expressing the theme “I Belong”.
All of the entries will be on display in the Media Center November 18 from 6 - 7:30 pm at our Reflections Celebration Art Show and Performance! We hope every student can come with their families and be inspired by these great artworks, readings, song and dances. Come cheer on our 2025-26 artists as they get their awards during this special event! (Bonus! There will be treats!)
The students whose entries will go on to compete in the District contest are:
For sculpture, Esme Woodard
For drawing, Quindora Tillotson
For choreography Harper Miller and Waverly Cooper
For music composition, Micah Hipp
For short story, Cecelia Webb
For poetry, Sada Abdallah
For photography, Lilly Burgwyn
A special THANK YOU to this year's Reflections committee and Reflections chair Jennilyn Tillotson for all their hard work. We can't wait for the celebration on Nov 18.
Reflections is a national contest created by the National PTA. This competition encourages students to express themselves through artistic exploration. Each year a new theme is presented as a focus for student entries.
EVERYONE belongs in this program!
The Theme for 2025-26 is I Belong.
What does that mean to you?
...Where do you feel most accepted, understood, or safe? ...Who makes you
feel like you’re part of something? ...When do you feel most true to yourself?
You might reflect on:
A place where you feel at home — like your school, your family, your team, with animals or out in nature, or in your community
A group where you feel seen and supported
A moment where you felt proud to be yourself
An accomplishment you achieved with a group
A dream of what belonging could look like for you or for others
Use your feelings, ideas, or personal stories to create your artwork. You can express it through music, literature, film, dance, photography, or visual art.
Two winners (winner and first runner-up) from each division and category will move on to the County-level competition.
Categories
Dance Choreography:
A video of the student dancing related to the year’s theme
Film Production:
I have seen everything from original animated sketches to someone interview a cat to explanations involving LEGOs. This category is wide-open for interpretation, and with all the social media consumed and created these days could be an easy challenge to take on.
Literature:
Short stories, poem, essays, comic books, etc. If you can write it in words, you can create a literature piece.
Music Composition:
Original composition - instrumental or song. Performance recorded either by audio or video and shared. High School students are required to submit sheet music and/or lyrics as applicable. Middle School students encouraged but not required. Quick note: Please don’t just sing a song karaoke style. These will be disqualified.
Photography:
Digital or film. Your story (artist’s statement) will make or break these entries.
Visual Arts:
Any medium works including digital art! Paint, sketch, draw, doodle, collage, decoupage, or create a mixed-media masterpiece! 2D requires one digital picture for the entry and 3D requires three (3) digital pictures of the entry.
Special Artist: Create art in any of the above categories but submit under Special Artist if you would like. To qualify, student must have an IEP or 504. No additional information is needed to qualify.
Enter Now!
Students turn in their artwork, entry form, and artist statement at the front office, or submit those items digitally to Reflections@ddmmspta.org.
How YOU Can Help!
Encourage your student to participate
Donate a $10-$15 gift card
Reflections Celebration: Nov 18
All entries will be displayed in the media center during our Reflections celebration on Tuesday, Nov 18 at 6:00. We can't wait to celebrate our students.
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