Westport Students Participate In PTA Reflections Art Program

From Westport Public Schools: Congratulations to the Westport student winners of the 2016-2017 PTA Reflections Art Program, a nationwide arts contest sponsored by the PTA that provides students with the opportunity for artistic creative expression and positive recognition for their efforts.

This year’s state of Connecticut winners from Staples High School:

• Literature: We will break through by Natasha Johnson
• Film: “Moments" by Antonia Sousa
• Photography: “Growing - An Upward Spiral by Sarah Barnett
• Dance: “Close to the Sun” by Colin McKechnie
• Visual Arts: “Sophie Elizabeth” by Sophie Driscoll

Coleytown and Bedford Middle School winners include

• Visual Arts: “My Piece” by CMS student Sophie Alcyone
• Dance: “Ballerino” by BMS student Jamie Mann

The above students and their work will now move on to the National Level for judging. Additional Westport Public School students receiving recognition include:

From Staples High School: Maria Tergis for her poem “The Empty Project"

• Mari Sachs’2 watercolor “Something Magical
• Christopher Russi’s film “A Day Having Daydreams”
• Nicholas Brown’s photograph “Transparent Future”

Coleytown Middle School students also receiving recognition include Ava Flynn with her poem "The Difference Between Them” and Julia Mellin in the Original Photography Category for her work, "Crystal Bay".

Bedford Middle School students receiving recognition include: Charlotte Franklin for Music Composition, a piano piece titled “Bedford Blues”; Diana Hoffman in Visual Arts for her painting “Dream”; Elena Atlas in Literature for her poem “The Story of My Family Tree”; and Juliette Savarino in Photography for her collage “ Meditation and Yoga for Two”.

Students are recognized each year for their artistic ingenuity that brings a student theme to life in a way that is personal and meaningful. This year the theme “What is Your Story” lent itself beautifully to all six areas of creative interests: Dance, Film, Literature, Musical Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts The awards honor imagination, creativity, and interpretation of the theme. Submissions were presented first to a team of local judges made up of professionals working in each given field. Local PTAs submit their 1st place winning entries to the State Office. Top entries from the State PTA Reflections contest advance to National PTA for the final round of judging. National PTA awards are announced in early May.

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