New York Students Honored in National PTA Reflections Program 2025 - New York State Parent Teacher Association

New York Students Honored in National PTA Reflections Program

National PTA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2024-2025 Reflections® student art program. The awards honor creative interpretations of the theme “Accepting Imperfection” in the following categories: dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts. Seven students have been honored with the Outstanding Interpretation Award, and over 200 students have been recognized with Awards of Excellence and Merit. Students representing 34 states were selected for national-level recognition.

New York Excellence Award recipients are:

Brayden Putter Intermediate (Grades 3-5)
Photography: “My Strong Sister”
Merrimac School PTA, Suffolk Region

Addison Palmer Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Dance Choreography: “Voices”
Gowana PTA, Northeastern Region

Sasha Johnsen High School (Grades 9-12)
Music Composition: “Our Open Arms”
Briarcliff Manor School District PTA, Westchester-East Putnam Region

Luke Perez Accessible Arts (all grades)
Film Production: “All Animals Deserve Love”
Transit Middle School PTSA, Western Region

New York Merit Award recipients are:

Catalina Bomer Primary (Pre-K through Grade 2)
Music Composition: “Mistakes Are Great!”

Francis F Wilson PTA, Nassau Region

Johnny Harner Primary (Pre-K through Grade 2)
Film Production: “The Wet Artwork”

East Broadway PTA, Nassau Region

Whitney Medovoy Primary (Pre-K through Grade 2)

Dance Choreography: “Perfectly Imperfect”

Village School PTA, Nassau Region

Myles Westcott Primary (Pre-K through Grade 2)

Visual Arts: “Space in One Eye”

Otsego Elementary School PTA, Suffolk Region

Araceli Morales Intermediate (Grades 3-5)

Dance Choreography: “You Are Beautiful”
Sunquam Elementary School PTA, Suffolk Region

Lilia Patterson Intermediate (Grades 3-5)

Film Production: “Wanting to be Perfect”

Cherokee Street School PTA, Suffolk Region

Ryan Scarola Intermediate (Grades 3-5)

Literature: “Diary of a Flawed Fourth Grader: P is for Perfection?”

Commack Council of PTAs, Suffolk Region

Alisa Lee-Lin Middle School (Grades 6-8)

Music Composition: “Not so Bad”

Monroe Woodbury Middle School PTA, Central Hudson Region

Victoria Hunte High School (Grades 9-12)

Visual Arts: “Two of me”

Sewanhaka PTSA, Nassau Region

Kristofer Castillo Accessible Arts (all grades)

Literature: “I am Me”

Harry B Thompson Middle School PTSA, Nassau Region

Solina Velasquez Accessible Arts (all grades)

Dance Choreography: “All About Me”

Commack Council of PTAs, Suffolk Region