Reflections
Recognition Awards
DuPage East Region
Hosted by: Lombard Council of PTAs
Glenn Westlake Middle School
May 14, 2018
Reflections is the National PTA arts program that asks children to get
creative! Students are invited to create works of art in any of six different
arts categories, reflections upon a different theme each year.
The six arts categories are: Dance Choreography
Film Production
Literature
Music Composition
Photography
Visual Arts
Students can create as many projects as they like, in as many categories
as they like. Projects are submitted through a local PTA unit. From the
local PTA, projects have the opportunity to advance through judging at
council, regional, state and national levels.
Students that advanced to the regional level all receive a certificate with
a sticker for each project that advanced to the region. (Examples of
stickers are below.) Students who advanced to the state level, received
honorable mention at state, or advanced to the national level will be
recognized with a small prize from the region.
National winners will be exhibited at the National PTA Convention, June
21st – 24th, New Orleans, Louisiana. They will also be featured at the
Student Art Exhibit Program in the US Department of Education in
Washington, DC.
Thank You!
Lilac Bakery
For the Wonderful Cookies
The DuPage East Region PTA
consists of the following Councils:
Addison Council of PTAs
Downers Grove Area Council of PTAs
Elmhurst Council of PTAs
Lombard Council of PTAs
Villa Park Council of PTAs
Also included in our region are:
WA Johnson PTA, Bensenville
Tioga PTA, Bensenville
Maercher School District 60 PTA, Westmont
DuPage East Region
Tonight’s Program
6:30 Artist Check-in and Project Viewing
7:00 Participants report to lobby to line up for ceremony
7:15 Welcome –
Introduction of Reflections Chairs
Downers Grove Council – Gina Stark, President
Elmhurst Council - Michelle Wehrle
Lombard Council – Mary Ohanian
Villa Park Council – Bonnie Nguyen & Janet Jackson
Johnson School – Corisa Agosto & Meredith Demma
Recognition of Artists who Advanced to Regional Level
Presentation of Awards:
Artists who Advanced to State
Artists who Received Honorable Mention at State
Artists who Advanced to Nationals
The following are all the projects which have advanced to the
Regional level in the DuPage East Region PTA. Projects that
advanced to the State level are marked with a
Villa Park Council of PTAs Literature
Julia Amin The Fluffy Thing Sophia Amin The Squirrel Maggie Brennan Within Reach Rosemary Kling If I Were in Charge of the World
Ryan Larr Leaves Ryan Larr My New Foods Ella Lopez History is Within Reach Lily Nguyen Kindness Luke Nguyen Eating Tomas Rosales Games Are Fun
Albina Sadiku Mille the Monarch
Photography
Jory Crocker The World is in Your Hands
Jory Crocker The End is Just the Beginning Jory Crocker Race to the Finish Emily Hanson The Reader Alyssa Hirsch The Heart in Reach Alyssa Hirsch Reaching for Heaven Joshua Jackson Spread Your Wings for Love Joshua Jackson Best Talon Forward Matea Mackler Reaching My Math Goal Adeline Nelson Tail or Tutu Lily Nguyen Fire Autumn Lily Nguyen Peace Luke Nguyen Golden Snowflake Henry Wolf New Room
Film
Logan Hanson Lego Builder: 45 Seconds Ryan Larr Day in the Life of Ryan
Visual Arts
Mae Davis Reach for peace Joshua Jackson Link by Link Joshua Jackson Sunset Jaguar Joshua Jackson Hidden Beauty Courtney Jenkins Friends Forever Leo Kingji Peace Within Reach, It's Inside All of Us Leo Kingji Puff the Magic Dragon Ruby Kingji Peace on Earth is Within Reach Genevieve Kling Joy is Within Reach Liam Kling Zombie Graffiti Lily Nguyen Break Dance Heart Lily Nguyen Rose Red Flowers Josi Parkinson Reach for the Stars Eva Rodriguez Reflections: The Library Meara Sutton Rainbow Calvin Wolf Six Flags
Projects that Advanced to State
Downers Grove Council of PTAs Dance Choreography
Abigail Culcasi Mirror
Haley DeCastro Shining Like a Star Malini Fisher Almost There
Dario Flores Don't Stop
Reese Lingertot Fighting for What You Want
Alexandra McDonald Jazz Hands
Jacob Valadez Kindness Is Within Reach
Film Production
Ingrid Baker Cooking Class: How to Cook a Dessert
Maximilian Fido Always Together and Never Far
Rajan Fisher Everything is Within Reach if you Jump High Enough
Asha Gigani My Ultimate Ninja Dream Gabryel Gruszka Apple Picking
Keya Gupta The Ballerina Chance
Cora Hader Reaching the Warped Wall Hannah Klemz Animal Savior
Sajan Komanduri India: Within Reach
Edison Legare Cookies Within Reach
Ellie Legare Journey Jackson Sheets Designing My Dreams
Music Composition
Ethan Edmonson Houseband
Pallavi Fisher Almost See it Maddie Fleener I'm Free Melissa Gonzales Friendship Within Reach Sophie Hamelka Would You Wait for Me
Mia Hess Reaching for the Stars Holden Peckenpaugh Peace and Spirit Lincoln Peckenpaugh Listen Linnea Peckenpaugh Heaven
Arcelia Pozo Tatea
Marlo Thurman Am I Home?
Literature
Sinovi Agarwan Within Reach Sinovi Agarwan The Goal Maeve Bogaczyk Reach my goals Edith Condon What I Would Do if I was Student Council President Abigail Culcasi Reach Aidan DeCastro Extra Innings
Teddy Dulles Invisible Hurt Layla Elgrably A Goal Within Reach Priyanka Gupta Artists Ella Hardman Within Reach Karly Harkness 100 Percent Elizabeth Harrington The Eye Doctor Who Didn't Do Anything Right Faith Hyde New School, New Life June Marzo Bug's New Shoes
Grace O'Donnell Dark to Light Malayeka Rehman The Quest for the End
Photography
Leah Achilles Reflections on the Pond Audrey Arlis Within Reach of My Doorstep
Layla Carter Rain or Shine Victoria Colorato Within Reach Gabriella Frank Reach for the Stars Mary Katherine Healy Hang Time Tommy Healy Bright Sun Cora Hulbert Reaching for the Top Ava Jarman Your Path Grady Leddy A Path to Nature
Georgia Marzo Reaching Out Olivia Nowowiejska Infinity Colors
Abby Stapleton Climb Up
Grace Troelstrup Hand-in-Hand Meaghan Wernett Almost There
Projects that Advanced to State
Downers Grove Council of PTAs (Cont.)
Visual Arts
Damen Daley Robot Love Ingrid Dombrowski A Book of Knowledge Sydney Fleming There is Light in Your Life Natalie Gay Kindness is Within Reach Ella Hardman Sunset in Solitude Quinn Jarman My Red Carpet Ellanor Merfeld Within Reach
Avery Miller A girl and her dreams Greyson Miller Under Water World
Ashleigh Mungerson The Mountains Krista Stojanov The World is in My Hands! Erika Swiecki A Dream Walk Marlo Tallarico All About Beavers Community
Alexandra Topor The World of Art Within My Reach
Isabella White Grandpa's Sunset
Johnson School PTA Literature
Josemaria Alvarado The Math Test Brandon Maziarka Classroom Reading Trouble Diya Patel Swimming Cecilia Pirtle Rizzo and Gunner Emma Siekierski The Hole in the Backyard Jaidyn Souvannasy The Basketball Game Isabella Stoltman Gymnastic Life
Visual Arts
Nate Mauro Coming Back to Life Maya Mroszczak A Little Stretch a Day Goes a Long Way Esmerelda Ocampo Don’t Be Shy Just Let Your Light Out! Arnela Osmancevic Photography
Projects that Advanced to State
Thank You! To Parents and families for supporting your
children’s participation in Reflections.
Elmhurst Council of PTAs Dance Choreography
Maddie Devine Being Brave is Within Reach
Jacob Plattenberger Dance to Happy
LilyAnn Tompos Most Girls
Film Production
Emma Barron Afraid No More
Literature
Ava Amendola The Magic of Imagination Nicole DeMare Where I'm From Eylssa Hall The Things I Dream Of Rowan Hoppe The Wavee Day Isra Jilani Tree Dance
Ellie Kness Storm Sydney Lee Over That Hurdle Matthew Markwald Baseball Hero Nathan Markwald SS Shark Fin
Amelia Morrow Abducted Calvin Schulz Calvin The Football Player
Elin Seiler Spots The Giraffe
Nikhita Thakar How Sweet Home is Within Reach
Noveena Thakar My Sippy Cup Within Reach
Music Composition
Dylan Bennett Different Ones Eden Brown Rainbows
Rose Donato Understand
Joseph Gallwas Lost Warrior Kenneth Gallwas The Shining Knight
Photography
Ariela Asllani It Takes a Hand
Linus Goetz Triumph Jack Rosen Drill Press Laney Toffler Corn Cobs Cassidy Wehrle REACH Cassidy Wehrle Try Moxey Wehrle A Teacher
Visual Arts
Gissel Ayala Art School Samantha Castillo The Sunset With the Waves Lilliana Costa My Dreams
Annabeth Goetz Reaching For A Star
Mackenzie Johnston Blue Ribbon Delilah Kamins The Artist Ben Langan The Sky Is The Limit Katie Larrick Reach That Book Saniya Mohiuddin Overcoming the Darkness
Angie Palomino Reaching for the Moon!!! Nikita Sidoryk Ambition and the Rose Olivia Silkaitis Nourish Others, Nourish Yourself Lila Stanley The World Is In Your Reach Gavin Stotts Farm to City
Kayla Tutunji Creating a Better World
Projects that Advanced to State
Lombard Council of PTAs Dance Choreography
Carsyn Corral The Me that You Don't See
Kathryn Nairn Indecision
Cole Smith Victory at Last Hayley Zondor The Climb
Peyton Zondor Rise Up!
Film Production
Zoe Baccarini The Mystery Airplane
Literature
Evelynne Barry Caring
Kathleen Eckhart Brave Olivia Gomez A New Beginning
Samuel Maercklein The River
Andria Montgomery Everything is Within Reach Alexis Stokes Moonlight
Music Composition
Felicity Abbott Pumpkin Jubilee Olivia Abbott Within Reach
Avery Corral I Can Cassie Curtis Within Reach- Your Family Kathleen Eckhart Encourage Rosemarie Hemmer Reach for the Stars
Nathanial Petkus Drop the Ink
Kaitlyn Theusch Within Reach of the Keys
Photography
Echo Behl Dandy Lion
Tatum Drumm Further
Kathleen Eckhart Reach for It! Kaitlyn Griffith Dare to Dream
Dashiell Hart Keeping the Beat Jacob Macias Nature's Tears Lillian Macias Puppy Brooke Malon Goalkeeper Jenna Malon The Smell of Tulips
Mira Marino Tranquility Ajay Nandakumer So Far, Yet So Close- Within Reach
Visual Arts
Claire Bolda My College Graduation Luci Gaspastione Rainbow Braids Sumaiyah Haidar Strength Gabija Jackonyte Reach for the Sky Alex Kroll Everything
Brent Kwitkowski Red Boat Grace Langry Garden Fairies Jessica Larson All my Dreams are "Within Reach" Lillian Macias The Sunset Leila Nehra The Tree of My Goals
Ryan Nelson Ninja Chef Chelsea Pinto Peace is Within Reach Sydney Tresselt Chasing Rainbows Sophia Villardito A Sunny Trip Ryan Wenzel One More Piece...Almost Got It
Projects that Advanced to State
Congratulations!
The following Students received
Honorable Mention at the State level.
Jory Crocker “The World is in Your Hands”
Photography Villa Park Council
Jory Crocker “The End is Just the Beginning”
Photography Villa Park Council
Linus Goetz “Triumph”
Photography Elmhurst Council
Ellie Legare “Journey”
Film Production Downers Grove Council
Albina Sadiku “Mille the Monarch”
Literature Villa Park Council
The following students advanced to the National Level.
Asha Gigani “My Ultimate Ninja Dream”
Film Production Downers Grove Council
Hayley Zondor “The Climb”
Dance Choreography Lombard Council
Asha Gigani
received an
Award of Excellence
at the National Level
Why Join PTA?
As a member of your local PTA you also automatically become a member of
the Illinois PTA and National PTA. Here are some reasons why that is a great
thing:
- With over 5 million members, the National PTA is the largest
association that works on behalf of our children.
- The PTA has Legislative Committees at both the state and
national levels that continuously work to promote laws that benefit
children.
- The Illinois PTA focuses on issues that are important to families
and children in Illinois specifically. In addition, the Illinois PTA
serves local PTAs though program (such as Reflections),
training, and guidance.
- The Illinois PTA has representation on various advisory boards
and councils, such as the Illinois State Board of Education, the
Illinois Curriculum Council, and the Illinois Department of Public
Health.
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and exploited children, runaways, latchkey children, corporal
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Next Year’s Theme
HEROES
AROUND
ME