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Inspire unity.
Exceed standards.
Achieve success for all students.
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Deadline for submissions is October 26, 2026
Reflections is a National PTA arts contest open to students in grades pre-K through 12th grade. While the primary focus of Reflections is a celebration of creativity through positive recognition, finalists from local PTAs will move on to their council PTA (if applicable), then finalists from councils will move on to the state round. Washington State PTA finalists who receive an “Outstanding Interpretation” award will advance to the National PTA round.
Participate in the PTSA Reflections program by submitting your completed works of art in one or all available art categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts. Students may submit in as many arts categories as they would like, but just one piece per category.
The program has four rounds: Eastlake (Sept-Nov), District/Council (Nov-Jan), State (Jan-Mar) and National (Mar-May).
- Once all Eastlake entries are scored, only the top 10 will advance to LWPTSA Council (district) level. Entries will be submitted to council by the Reflections Chair.
- Entries may not have more than 100 words in the Artist Statement. Having more can disqualify the entry.
- Please read the rules for your entry's category CAREFULLY. Not following them will lead to your entry being disqualified.
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Students can submit an entry in Dance Choreography, Visual Arts, Photography, Literature, Music Composition, or Film Production using this year's theme, What My Culture Means to Me, as their inspiration. See https://lwptsa.net/reflections/ for guidelines for categories. Entries will be due online by October 26, 2026 at 7PM. Link to submit entries: TBD Contact reflections@ehsptsa.org for any questions. |
Winners and Finalists - Lake Washington PTSA |
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2025-2026 |
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Film Production Outstanding Interpretation Award: Anika Bhadra, Never Alone Award of Excellence (WA State PTSA): Anika Bhadra, Never Alone Photography Award of Excellence: Anika Bhadra, Night Lights Music Composition Award of Merit: Misha Madhusudanan, The Unseen Thread |
Visual Arts Outstanding Interpretation: Qianhui Kaitlyn Ma, Painting Through the Years Award of Merit: Emily Huang, I Belong in a Better World Honorable Mention: Elaine Qian, Nothing Gold Can Stay Dance Choreography Outstanding Interpretation: Anuka Samanta, Harmonies of Belonging |
2024-2025 |
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Film Production Outstanding Interpretation Award: Ankita Datta, Prisms Outstanding Interpretation Award (WA State PTSA): Ankita Datta, Prisms Photography Award of Excellence: Anika Bhadra, Refractions Music Composition Award of Merit: Misha Madhusudanan, The Serpent |
Visual Arts Outstanding Interpretation Award: Zenith Tang, Bloodless Sunset Award of Excellence: Maanya Ramanujan, Bridging Generations Qiahui Kaitlyn Ma, In the Eye of the Beholder |
2023-2024 |
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Film Production Outstanding Interpretation Award: Ankita Datta, Wounds and Wishes Literature Award of Merit: Alexis Sevigny, Just Two Words |
Visual Arts Outstanding Interpretation Award: Maanya Ramanujan, The Face You Don't See |
2022-2023 |
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Dance Choreography Outstanding Interpretation Award: Alexis Sevigny, The Power From Within Literature Outstanding Interpretation Award: Ruohan Huang, The Heart of Dialogue |
Visual Arts Award of Excellence: Sara Sunil, Our Voices |
2021-2022 |
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Literature Award of Excellence: Vedika Patani (Gr. 10), A World Changed By Her Words |
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2020-2021 |
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Music Composition Award of Merit: Jaeden Kapur (Gr. 11), The Coloring Book |
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2019-2020 |
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Dance Choreography Outstanding Interpretation Award: Alison Prekeges, The Unknown Demons Literature Award of Excellence: Jaeden Kapur, Sand of Snow |
Visual Arts Award of Merit: Yan Zhu, Look Within Our Ocean Award of Excellence: Kaitlyn Liu, A New Beginning Outstanding Interpretation Award: Jennifer Yuan, Mendacium |
2018-2019 |
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Dance Choreography Award of Excellence: Alison Prekeges, The Other Side of the Story |
Film Production Award of Merit: Audrey Liv Gruian, The Truth About Superheroes |
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