New York Outstanding Interpretation Award recipients are:

Orion Edwards-Wilson Middle School (grades 6-8)
Music Composition: “A Spark of Hope”
Samoset Middle School PTSA, Suffolk Region 

New York Excellence Award recipients are:

Azalea Edwards-Wilson Primary (pre-K through grade 2)
Music Composition: “The World is Shining Like a Heart”
Cayuga Elementary School PTA, Suffolk Region

Hayley Ji High School (grades 9-12)
Music Composition: “Nothing More to Say”
Syosset High School PTSA, Nassau Region

Isabel Coppola High School (grades 9-12)
Photography: “Within Reach”
Warwick Valley High School PTSA, Central Hudson Region

Yuhan Shi Middle School (grades 6-8)
Visual Arts: “Breakthrough”
Acadia PTA, Northeastern Region

Thea Chen High School (grades 9-12)
Visual Arts: “Let’s Create a Better World”
Syosset High School PTSA, Nassau Region

New York Merit Award recipients are:

Giavanna Scarpa Primary (pre-K through grade 2)
Dance Composition: “Hope for a Cure”
Raymond J. Lockhart PTA, Nassau Region

Addison Suwalski Middle School (grades 6-8)
Dance Composition: “I am Unstoppable”
Weldon E. Howitt PTA, Nassau Region

Ethan Salfali Primary (pre-K through grade 2)
Film Production: “Why I am Hopeful”
Grundy Avenue PTA, Suffolk Region

Jessica Liu Middle School (grades 6-8)
Film Production: “The Journey of Hope”
South Woods Middle School PTSA, Nassau Region

Lawrence Hon High School (grades 9-12)
Film Production: “The Fire and the Forest”
Syosset High School PTSA, Nassau Region

Sarah Sharma Special Artist (all grades)
Music Composition: “Piece of a Star it’s a Hope Song”
Jericho Middle School PTSA, Nassau Region

Riley Brauntuch Primary (pre-K through grade 2)
Photography: “Newport Umbrellas”
Blind Brook PTA, Westchester-East Putnam Region

Ain Jung Intermediate (grades 3-5)
Visual Arts: “I am Filled with Hope”
Arongen Elementary School PTA, Northeastern Region