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 Belong” obviously impressed the judges at several levels in the Reflections program. The office received 545 art entries for statewide judging. There are 111 Awards of Merit, and 30 Awards of Excellence winners that have been advanced to National PTA for judging!

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Accessible Arts Division:Roseanna Schulman – Polk Street School PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Excellence
Primary Division:Olivia Baker – Washington Drive Primary School PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Excellence
 Layla Shah – Little Tor PTA; Central Hudson RegionAward of Merit
 Emma Beck – Arongen PTA; Northeastern RegionAward of Merit
 Chloe Maebara – Babylon K-6 PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Molly Kearns – Plaza PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
Intermediate Division:Ava Horner – J.F.K Elementary School PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Excellence
 Emilia Farrell – Seaford Harbor Elementary School PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Krista Liberatoscioli – Raymond J. Lockhart PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Nicholas Petta – Birch PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Araceli Morales – Sunquam Elementary School PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
Middle Division:McKenzie Salverson – Gowana PTA; Northeastern RegionAward of Excellence
 Evelyn Feuerstein – Transit Middle School PTSA; Western RegionAward of Merit
 Abby Duplan – Dutch Broadway Elementary PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Marin Gonzalez – Old Mill Road PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Lia Davila – Oldfield Middle School PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
High School Division:Devna Chandra – Briarcliff PTA; Westchester-East Putnam RegionAward of Excellence
 Carly Ferrara – Commack Council of PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Nina Van Zandt – Commack Council of PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Madison Kayton – Half Hollow Hills HS West PTSA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Bianca Jain – Briarcliff PTA; Westchester-East Putnam RegionAward of Merit
Accessible Arts Division:Austin DAmico – Udall Road Middle School PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Excellence
 Benjamin Newman – Norman J. Levy Lakeside School PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Patrick Acierno – Silas Wood Stimson PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Luke Perez – Transit Middle School PTSA; Western RegionAward of Merit
Primary Division:Wes Birnbaum – Hewitt School PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Excellence
 Claire Engler – Country Parkway PTA; Western RegionAward of Merit
 Keaton Pachter – Oakwood Primary Center PTA; SuffolkAward of Merit
 Region Ryan Byrne – Francis F. Wilson PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Miles Jukofsky – Florence A. Smith School PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
Intermediate Division:Orelia Smith – North Babylon PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Excellence
 Adeline Finazzo – Barnum Woods PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Jacob Bavli – Laurel Plains PTA; Central Hudson RegionAward of Merit
 Sydney Wolter – Commack Council of PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Finn Verdolino – Maplewood PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
Middle Division:Luka Dodds – Seaford Middle High School PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Excellence
 Osinachi Crick – Elmont Memorial HS PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Gregory Goldman – Birch PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Ava Huynh – Birch PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Lilia Patterson – Ronkonkoma Middle School PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
High School Division:Zach Schoenfeld – Syosset High School PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Excellence
 Guangping Jackson Qin – Jericho High School PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Ryan Wygand – Massapequa JR/SR PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Jonathan Espindola – Clarkstown High School South PTSA; Central Hudson RegionAward of Merit
 Maahi Pahai – Clarkstown High School South PTSA; Central Hudson RegionAward of Merit
Accessible Arts Division:Leah Raghunath – New Hyde Park Memorial HS PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Excellence
 Kristofer Castillo – Syosset High School PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Emily Kelly – Weldon E. Howitt PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Mathew Joezac – New Hyde Park Memorial HS PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Harjot Singh – New Hyde Park Memorial HS PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
Primary Division:Thalia Pugh – Country Parkway PTA; Western RegionAward of Excellence
 Billie Gillespie – Park Avenue Elementary School PTA; Central Hudson RegionAward of Merit
 Kyle Russotto – Countrywood PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Nikita Andharmule – George A. Jackson PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Dylan Connors – Hewitt School PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
Intermediate Division:Jack Scaramuzzino – E. R. Hughes Elementary PTA; Leatherstocking RegionAward of Excellence
 Miriko Aderer – Plaza PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Peyton Donnellan – McKenna PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Misa Ortiz-Cheng – South Orangetown Community Elem School PTA; Central Hudson RegionAward of Merit
 Sersha Vadivelu – Tesago Elementary PTA; Northeastern RegionAward of Merit
Middle Division:Joseph Sarah – Transit Middle School PTSA; Western RegionAward of Excellence
 Marco Ramirez – Birch PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Madison Giraldo – Florence A. Smith School PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Madison Cheemooke – Monroe Woodbury Middle School PTA; Central Hudson RegionAward of Merit
 Reha Prathy – Blind Brook PTA; Westchester-East Putnam RegionAward of Merit
High School Division:Jessica Park – Williamsville East High School PTSA; Western RegionAward of Excellence
 Lia Lonergan – Oceanside High School PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Francesca Garcia Rocha – Garden City PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Breanna Brummell – Sewanhaka High School PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Avni Chandra – Briarcliff PTA; Westchester-East Putnam RegionAward of Merit
Accessible Arts Division:Sarah Sharma – Jericho High School PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Excellence
Primary Division:Blake Pintar – Lincoln Avenue Elementary PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Excellence
 Gia Guerrini – Commack Council of PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Gabriella Flamini – Washington Drive Primary School PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Zachary Morganstern – Signal Hill PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Michael Schulman – Polk Street School PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
Intermediate Division:Amelia Hale – Signal Hill PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Excellence
 Gan Enming – Country Parkway PTA; Western RegionAward of Merit
 Julliette Rominger – Park Avenue School PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Joseph DeRisi – Thomas J. Lahey PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Claire Fidel – Wenonah PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
Middle Division:Benjamin Lopes – Commack Council of PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Excellence
 Sophie Ren – South Woods Middle School PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Charles (Congqi) Zhou – South Woods Middle School PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Dimitrios Petrochilos – Grand Avenue Middle School PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Brayden Firth – Seneca MS PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
High School Division:Sasha Johnsen – Briarcliff PTA; Westchester-East Putnam RegionAward of Excellence
 Tiffany Chiu – Jericho High School PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Holly Dunn – Syosset High School PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Justin Gusmano – John F. Kennedy High School PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Alex Russo – Wellington C. Mepham High School PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
Accessible Arts Division:Everly Farrell – Maud S. Sherwood PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Excellence
 Liam Bensol – Walt Whitman PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Patrick Acierno – Silas Wood Stimson PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Brayden Mackey-Elliott – Silas Wood Stimson PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Declan Eikevik – Maud S. Sherwood Elementary School PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
Primary Division:Marissa Ruiz – Unqua PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Excellence
 Delaney Fee – E. R. Hughes Elementary PTA; Leatherstocking RegionAward of Merit
 Lucas Saluzzi – Mills Pond Elementary PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Kyle Russotto – Countrywood PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Urvisha Hansraj – Walt Whitman PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
Intermediate Division:Kari Hans – Meadow School PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Excellence
 Andy Gerber – Laurel Plains PTA; Central Hudson RegionAward of Merit
 Natalie Filbrich – Arongen PTA; Northeastern RegionAward of Merit
 Annalise Donals – Lincoln Avenue Elementary PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 George Mitchell – Mt. Pleasant Elementary School PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
Middle Division:Rosa Moshonas – South Woods Middle School PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Excellence
 Wren Singleton – Heim Middle PTSA; Western RegionAward of Merit
 Christopher McPhillips – Transit Middle School PTSA; Western RegionAward of Merit
 Carter Garcia – Silas Wood Stimson PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Benjamin Stebel – West Hollow Middle School PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
High School Division:Jay Spencer – Warwick Valley High School PTSA; Central Hudson RegionAward of Excellence
 Elizabeth Vitale – Garden City PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Michael Viverito – H.Frank Carey High School PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Tyler Holzweiss – Walt Whitman HS PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Zoey Grochow – Half Hollow Hills High School East PTSA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
Accessible Arts Division:Patrick Acierno – Silas Wood Stimson PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Excellence
 Kaitlyn Connolly – Woodward Parkway PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Michael Marshall – Valley Stream South HS PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Gabriella Galli – Silas Wood Stimson PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Rafael Perez – Commack Council of PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
Primary Division:Avalyn LaFleur – Maple East PTA; Western RegionAward of Excellence
 Lailana Pallotta – Mt. Pleasant Elementary School PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Kiana Desai – Blind Brook PTA; Westchester-East Putnam RegionAward of Merit
 Liam Campbell – Briarcliff PTA; Westchester-East Putnam RegionAward of Merit
 Josephina Nocek – Charles A. Upson PTA; Niagara RegionAward of Merit
Intermediate Division:Kayden Bramwell – Meadow School PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Excellence
 Olivia Ding – Garden City PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Vinay Venkatesan – Okte PTA; Northeastern RegionAward of Merit
 Kaiyah Tacahashi – Babylon K-6 PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Sheena Kitano – Blind Brook PTA; Westchester-East Putnam RegionAward of Merit
Middle Division:Amy Wu – Jericho Middle School PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Excellence
 Molly Zucker – Merrick Avenue Middle School PTA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Jane Baldasaro – Gowana PTA; Northeastern RegionAward of Merit
 Casper Zhang – Candlewood Middle School PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Evie Albano – Commack Council of PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
High School Division:Cate McLees – Half Hollow Hills HS West PTSA; Suffolk RegionAward of Excellence
 Grace Zhang – Jericho High School PTSA; Nassau RegionAward of Merit
 Ratnottama Bhattachayya – Shenendehowa HS PTSA; Northeastern RegionAward of Merit
 Kayla Tsai – Harborfields HS PTSA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit
 Sue Hee Lee – Commack Council of PTA; Suffolk RegionAward of Merit

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