Congratulations! It is our pleasure to announce the NYS PTA Reflections winners!  

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

  

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

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