2010 PTA Reflections Winners

The Reflections Program is a National PTA and Washington State PTA cultural arts competition. The purpose of this program is to provide an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works.

Each year, Reflections challenges students to create art that supports a specific theme. Themes are selected from thousands of ideas submitted by students to National PTA's Reflections Theme Search.

The 2009-2010 Reflections theme is: "Beauty is...".


Young artists get involved in Reflections through their local PTA or PTSA. A student may submit an entry in any of six arts areas. Only original works of art are accepted. The six art areas are: Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Visual Arts, Film/Video and Choreography/Dance.

The Richland PTA Council held their Reflections Award Ceremony Thursday January 7th at the Chief Joseph Auditorium in Richland.  Jean Lane, RSD Superintendant, was the Master of Ceremonies.  We want to celebrate all 131 students who won at their school level and were now judged at the Council level.  There were 9 school PTA’s that participated this year from the Richland School District. A total of 358 students entered this art competition from all 9 schools and 131 went on to the Council level.  The first place winners at the Richland PTA Council level now go on to the Washington State PTA level to be judged along with all the other students/participants who have won at their schools across the state. The 19 first place winners going on to state are:

Travis Lien, Film/Video, Hanford High                                                                              

Nathan Mather, Musical Comp, Richland High                                                                                                                 

Sydney Dale, Dance, Hanford High

Alyssa Horne, Literature, Marcus Whitman

Alena Sintay, Literature, Jason Lee Elem                                                               

Virginia Kuan, Literature, Chief Jo M.S.

Susan Bengtson, Literature, Richland High

Jared Yearsley, Photography, Tapteal Elem.

Georgia Coleman, Photography, Lewis and Clark Elem.

Madison Kembel, Photography, Carmichael M.S.

Laurel Adami, Photography, Richland High                                                           

Tanner Peterson, Visual Arts, Jason Lee Elem.

Olivia Coleman, Visual Arts, Jefferson Elem.

Shanta Katipamula, Visual Arts, Carmichael M.S.

Kelsey Christensen, Visual Arts, Richland High

The 20 winners at the state level will go on to the National PTA level.


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