CCSD Students Place In Georgia PTA Reflections Contest

Press release from CCSD:

May 4, 2023

Twenty-three Cherokee County School District students placed in the statewide Georgia PTA Reflections fine arts contest!

The annual competition offers students in all grades and of all abilities the opportunity to create original works of art in the categories of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts 2D and 3D. Students can earn recognition at the school, district, state and national levels. This school year's theme is “Show Your Voice!”

School level winners advance to the district competition, with first-, second- and third-place awards presented. The first- and second-place district winners advance to the state competition. The Cherokee County Council of PTA organizes the school and district levels of competition.

“Congratulations to our amazing young artists who ‘showed their voice’ and earned state honors,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower said. “We’re proud of you and your dedication to the arts. Thank you to your arts teachers and thank you to the PTA for all the volunteer hours you invest to offer this valuable opportunity to our students.”

CCSD’s Georgia PTA Reflections Winners:

FIRST PLACE

Ezra Albright, Visual Arts 3D, Special Artist, Holly Springs ES STEM Academy

Baileigh Borna, Literature, Grade 11, River Ridge HS

Ava Cunningham, Film Production, kindergarten, Hickory Flat ES

Liliana Harmon, Visual Arts 3D, Grade 12, Creekview HS

Carter Leming, Literature, kindergarten, Indian Knoll ES

Ryan Weber, Photography, Special Artist, Etowah HS

SECOND PLACE

Mercy Bradshaw, Music Composition, Grade 3, Indian Knoll ES

Lorelai Bird, Photography, Grade 6, Teasley MS

Kensington Floyd, Visual Arts, kindergarten, Clark Creek ES STEM Academy

Derrick Ng, Music Composition, Grade 4, Woodstock ES

Benton Nye, Photography, kindergarten, Liberty ES

Esther Panga, Literature, Grade 5, Clark Creek ES STEM Academy

Salvatore Spano, Visual Arts 3D, Grade 2, Liberty ES

THIRD PLACE

Stella Gilbreath, Visual Arts, Grade 4, Woodstock ES

Mike Goodloe, Photography, Grade 1, Bascomb ES

Nick Jensen, Film Production, Grade 4, Liberty ES

Austin Lindsey, Photography, Special Artist, Creekview HS

Matthew Mizelle, Visual Arts 3D, Grade 2, Knox ES STEM Academy

Gabrielle Palzewicz, Visual Arts 3D, Grade 12, Creekview HS

Kaitlyn Williams, Literature, Grade 12, Cherokee HS

HONORABLE MENTION

Reda Jadid, Literature, Grade 1, Liberty ES

THEME CONTEST WINNERS

Allie Hornsby, Grade 1, Free Home ES

Evan Weber, Grade 12, Etowah HS

The Cherokee County School Board and Dr. Hightower will honor CCSD’s first-place state winners at an upcoming School Board meeting.

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