For over 50 years, students have been sharing their personal stories by creating theme based, original pieces of art. Their outstanding artistic interpretation of the PTA Reflections theme “I Am Hopeful Because…” obviously impressed the judges at several levels in the Reflections program. Their entry was among 516 of the very best statewide to reach the NYS PTA level of Reflections judging.
Click Here for the full PDF list of state-level Reflections winners. All Award of Excellence winners have been advanced to the National level of judging.
Dance Choreography |
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Primary Division: | Giavanna Scarpa – Raymond J. Lockhart PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Excellence |
| Jack Scaramuzzino – E.R. Hughes Elementary PTA; Leatherstocking Region | Award of Merit |
| Greye Vandevanter – Tesago PTA; Northeastern Region | Award of Merit |
| Emma Beck – Arongen Elementary PTA; Northeastern Region | Award of Merit |
| Whitney Medovoy – Village School PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
Intermediate Division: | Araceli Morales – Sunquam Elementary School PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Excellence |
| Srihiranmayi Balaji – Arongen Elementary PTA; Northeastern Region | Award of Merit |
| Daniella Barravecchio – Raymond J. Lockhart PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Juliette Eggermann – Francis F. Wilson School PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Adrianna Aglialoro – Cayuga Elementary School PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
Middle Division: | Addison Suwalski – Weldon E. Howitt PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Excellence |
| Ruby Casano – Chatterton School PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Olivia Wiener – Walter S. Boardman Elem. School #9E PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Liam McGovern – Locust Valley SEPTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Lilyann Samhoury – Robert Moses MS PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
High School Division: | Eva LoPiano – Garden City PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Excellence |
| Galle Blaustein – Harrison High School PTA; Westchester-East Putnam Region | Award of Merit |
| Bianca Jain – Briarcliff PTA; Westchester-East Putnam Region | Award of Merit |
| Ainsley Waite – Half Hollow Hills HS West PTSA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
| Morgan O’Donoghue – Walt Whitman HS PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
Film Production |
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Ethan Salfali – Grundy Avenue School PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Excellence | ||
Mackenzie Toomey – East Lake PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit | ||
Charlotte Friedman – Meadow School PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit | ||
Sothanee Sainsurin – Meadow School PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit | ||
Thomas Diaz – Francis F. Wilson School PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit | ||
Audrey Zameryka – Mineola Middle School PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Excellence | ||
Margaret McMaster – Transit Middle School PTSA; Western Region | Award of Merit | ||
Rachel Seo – Transit Middle School PTSA; Western Region | Award of Merit | ||
Derek Maurice – West Nyack Elementary PTA; Central Hudson Region | Award of Merit | ||
Elena Salfali – Grundy Avenue School PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit | ||
Jessica Liu – South Woods Middle School PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Excellence | ||
Henry Noe – Mill Middle School PTSA; Western Region | Award of Merit | ||
Arya Arjune – Massapequa J/S HS PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit | ||
Andrew Battaglia – Island Trees PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit | ||
Amanda Macedo Olino – Blind Brook PTA; Westchester-East Putnam Region | Award of Merit | ||
Lawrence Hon – Syosset High School PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Excellence | ||
Jonathan Espindola – Clarkstown High School South PTSA; Central Hudson Region | Award of Merit | ||
Nia Green – Baldwin Senior High School PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit | ||
Luke Perez – Transit Middle School PTSA; Western Region | Award of Excellence | ||
Patrick Acierno – Birchwood PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit | ||
Gianna Pantina – Maplewood PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit | ||
Literature |
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Primary Division: | Sarah Harbeck – Mckenna PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Excellence |
| Jack Scaramuzzino – E.R. Hughes Elementary PTA; Leatherstocking Region | Award of Merit |
| Sersha Vadivelu – Tesago PTA; Northeastern Region | Award of Merit |
| Gan Enming – Country Parkway PTA; Western Region | Award of Merit |
| Tessa Buckley – West Nyack Elementary PTA; Central Hudson Region | Award of Merit |
Intermediate Division: | Ryan Scarola – Commack Council of PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Excellence |
| Natalie McPhee – Vail Farm Elementary PTA; Taconic Region | Award of Merit |
| Myra Upreti – African Road Elementary PTA; Southeastern Region | Award of Merit |
| Christopher McPhillips – Country Parkway PTA; Western Region | Award of Merit |
| Ella Dunlop – Heim Middle School PTSA; Western Region | Award of Merit |
Middle Division: | Ella Turnquist – Candlewood Middle School PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Excellence |
| Caroline McPhillips – Transit Middle School PTSA; Western Region | Award of Merit |
| Anushka Chandyok – Monroe Woodbury Middle School PTA; Central Hudson Region | Award of Merit |
| Olivia Lee – Briarcliff PTA; Westchester-East Putnam Region | Award of Merit |
| Noah Pelaez – Seneca MS PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
High School Division: | ZhaoTang Wang – Syosset High School PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Excellence |
| Angela Xu – Clarkstown High School North PTSA; Central Hudson Region | Award of Merit |
| Gabriella Montalvo – Massapequa J/S HS PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Bianca Awerman – Commack Council of PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
| Emma Lucana – Walt Whitman HS PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
Special Artist Division: | Patrick Acierno – Birchwood PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Excellence |
| Tyler McGoldrick – Acadia PTA; Northeastern Region | Award of Merit |
| Kieran Ruppert – Weldon E. Howitt PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Ryan Dowling – Sachem SEPTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
| Kivrin Engel – Jefferson Elementary School PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
Music Composition |
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Primary Division: | Azalea Edwards-Wilson – Cayuga Elementary School PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Excellence |
| Myra Ardham – Skano PTA; Northeastern Region | Award of Merit |
| Gan Enming – Country Parkway PTA; Western Region | Award of Merit |
| Isabel Moriarty – Ocean Avenue PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
| Cody Rickert – Lincoln Avenue PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
Intermediate Division: | Benjamin Lopes – Commack Council of PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Excellence |
| Iris Heffernan – Arongen Elementary PTA; Northeastern Region | Award of Merit |
| Drexel Farr – West End PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Liam Schwartz – Plaza PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Astele Liu – Denton Avenue PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
Middle Division: | Orion Edwards-Wilson – Samoset Middle School PTSA; Suffolk Region | Award of Excellence |
| Tiffany Chiu – Jericho Middle School PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Christina Liang – Briarcliff PTA; Westchester-East Putnam Region | Award of Merit |
| Jacob Janowitz – Briarcliff PTA; Westchester-East Putnam Region | Award of Merit |
| Darren Guo – Blind Brook PTA; Westchester-East Putnam Region | Award of Merit |
High School Division: | Hayley Ji – Syosset High School PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Excellence |
| Seok Hoon Lee – POBJFK High School PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Sarah Phinney – Garden City PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Alexander Rosario – Woodlands Middle HS PTSA; Westchester-East Putnam Region | Award of Merit |
| Alessandra DeStefano – Commack Council of PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
Special Artist Division: | Sarah Sharma – Jericho Middle School PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Excellence |
Photography |
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Primary Division: | Riley Brauntuch – Blind Brook PTA; Westchester-East Putnam Region | Award of Excellence |
| Paige Schara – Dodge Elementary School PTA; Western Region | Award of Merit |
| Elizabeth Zuluaga – Steele PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Madison Cruz – Steele PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Vincent D’Agostino – Francis F. Wilson School PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
Intermediate Division: | Madeline Klug – Thomas J. Lahey PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Excellence |
| Maddie Fosco – Vestal Hills Elementary PTA; Southeastern Region | Award of Merit |
| Aydin Chowdhury – Jackson Avenue PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Alex Elliott – McKenna PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Max Niebling – Commack Council of PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
Middle Division: | Angel Shah – Jericho Middle School PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Excellence |
| Claire Kapperman – Transit Middle School PTSA; Western Region | Award of Merit |
| Kayla Trongard – Garden City PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Kasey Florio – Briarcliff PTA; Westchester-East Putnam Region | Award of Merit |
| Sadie Singer – Stimson Middle School PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
High School Division: | Isabel Coppola – Warwick Valley High School PTSA; Central Hudson Region | Award of Excellence |
| Shiwoo Lee – Warwick Valley High School PTSA; Central Hudson Region | Award of Merit |
| Isabella Taylor – Massapequa J/S HS PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Annabel Yee – East Meadow High School PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Zahra Khan – Half Hollow Hills HS East PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
Special Artist: | Dylan Zitti – H. Frank Carey High School PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Excellence |
| Mylo Trinagel – Commack Council of PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
| Alexander Green – Sachem High School North PTSA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
| Julianna Key – Stimson Middle School; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
| Patrick Acierno – Birchwood PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
Visual Arts |
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Primary Division: | Ethan Zhou – South Grove PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Excellence |
| Adalyn Roman – Roy B. Kelley PTA; Niagara Region | Award of Merit |
| Jennifer Lin – Akron PTA; Western Region | Award of Merit |
| Marcus Ho – Robbins Lane PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Shireen Kaul – Blind Brook PTA; Westchester-East Putnam Region | Award of Merit |
Intermediate Division: | Ain Jung – Arongen Elementary PTA; Northeastern Region | Award of Excellence |
| Amrutha Kaveripakam – E.R. Hughes Elementary PTA; Leatherstocking Region | Award of Merit |
| Amelia Ma – Denton Avenue PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Anya Iovanov – Village School PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Kyla-Mae Kobayashi – Lindenhurst Council of PTAs; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
Middle Division: | Yuhan Shi – Acadia PTA; Northeastern Region | Award of Excellence |
| Bhattacharyya Ratnottama – Koda Middle School PTA; Northeastern Region | Award of Merit |
| Liara Nelson – Felix V Festa Middle School PTA; Central Hudson Region | Award of Merit |
| Tongxi Zhou – Jericho Middle School PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Elaine Xia – Harry B. Thompson Middle School PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
High School Division: | Thea Chen – Syosset High School PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Excellence |
| Alyssa Huang – Syosset High School PTSA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Alicia Zhang – Garden City PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Trisha Parivnn – Sachem High School East PTSA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
| Austin Leibowitz – Sachem High School East PTSA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |
Special Artist: | Ryan Faivus – Sachem High School East PTSA; Suffolk Region | Award of Excellence |
| Megan McAree – South Orangetown Community Elem School PTA; Central Hudson Region | Award of Merit |
| Fiona McHugh – Meadow Drive PTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Christian DiPaola – Locust Valley SEPTA; Nassau Region | Award of Merit |
| Vivian Santiago – Mt. Pleasant Elementary PTA; Suffolk Region | Award of Merit |