Pleasant Valley made some serious waves in the state PTA Reflections Contest. Of the 21 categories, a PV student placed first in 19 of them! In many categories, we swept the top three places! Congratulations to our artists! Those who placed first in their category will go onto the National PTA Reflections judging!
Each year, over 300,000 students in Pre-K through Grade 12 create original works of art in response to a student-selected theme for the PTA Reflections Contest. This 50+ year-old program helps them explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful in school and in life.
| Name | School | Category | Title | Division | Place |
|
Sana Ahmad |
Hopewell Elementary PTA | Dance Choreography | Kathak (Classical Dance) | 1_Primary | 1 |
| Ashlyn Johnson | Hopewell Elementary PTA | Dance Choreography | Born This Way | 1_Primary | 2 |
| Callie Bulman | Hopewell Elementary PTA | Dance Choreography | We All Matter | 2_Intermediate | 1 |
| Ashlyn Smith | Hopewell Elementary PTA | Dance Choreography | Stand In the Light | 2_Intermediate | 2 |
| Jada Smith | Hopewell Elementary PTA | Dance Choreography | Fight Song | 2_Intermediate | 3 |
| Cyrus Foad | Cody Elementary PTA | Film Production | I Am a Good Teammate in Sports | 1_Primary | 1 |
| Natalie Spartz | Bridgeview Elementary PTA | Film Production | I Matter because…. | 1_Primary | 2 |
| Paetyn Peterson | Cody Elementary PTA | Film Production | Why I Matter | 2_Intermediate | 1 |
| Oliver Klemetson | Riverdale Heights Elementary PTA | Literature | Two Friends | 1_Primary | 1 |
| Sana Ahmad | Hopewell Elementary PTA | Literature | Reflection | 1_Primary | 2 |
| Rhett Weber | Cody Elementary PTA | Literature | What I do | 1_Primary | 4 |
| Caleb Gilroy | Pleasant View Elementary PTA | Literature | The Riddle | 2_Intermediate | 1 |
| Paetyn Peterson | Cody Elementary PTA | Literature | The Big Play | 2_Intermediate | 2 |
| Sarah Foad | Cody Elementary PTA | Literature | I Matter Because… | 2_Intermediate | 3 |
| Alexandra Bries | Hopewell Elementary PTA | Literature | The Speech to be Remembered | 2_Intermediate | 4 |
| Cooper Bries | Pleasant Valley Junior High School PTA | Literature | Empowerment Project | 3_Middle School | 2 |
| Veda Vegiraju | Pleasant Valley Junior High School PTA | Literature | You and Me | 3_Middle School | 4 |
| Vrindha Vegiraju | Pleasant Valley High School PTA | Literature | Her Eyes | 4_High School | 1 |
| Chloe Taylor | Pleasant Valley High School PTA | Literature | I Matter Because I'm Alive | 4_High School | 2 |
| Ahmed Baig | Pleasant Valley High School PTA | Literature | The Journey | 4_High School | 3 |
| Alexander Xiao | Pleasant Valley High School PTA | Literature | Sandro | 4_High School | 4 |
| Manha Muddasir | Hopewell Elementary PTA | Music Composition | Believe in Yourself | 1_Primary | 1 |
| Rahul Annem | Hopewell Elementary PTA | Music Composition | Blowing Winds | 2_Intermediate | 1 |
| Molly Smith | Cody Elementary PTA | Music Composition | The Enchanted Festival | 2_Intermediate | 2 |
| Riley Rashka | Pleasant Valley Junior High School PTA | Music Composition | Brighter Future | 3_Middle School | 1 |
| Veda Vegiraju |
Pleasant Valley Junior High School PTA |
Music Composition |
Ours | 3_Middle School | 2 |
| Sophia Foad |
Pleasant Valley Junior High School PTA |
Music Composition |
I Can Express My Emotions Through Music | 3_Middle School | 3 |
| Ebby Barber | Pleasant Valley High School PTA |
Music Composition |
Flowers | 4_High School | 1 |
| Vrindha Vegiraju | Pleasant Valley High School PTA |
Music Composition |
Dragging You Down | 4_High School | 2 |
| Sana Ahmad | Hopewell Elementary PTA | Photography | Reflections of Sana's World | 1_Primary | 1 |
| Yusuf Osman | Hopewell Elementary PTA | Photography | I Matter Because I'm Loved | 1_Primary | 2 |
| Prakruthi Kathiravan | Riverdale Heights Elementary PTA | Photography | I matter because I help building A Better World | 2_Intermediate | 1 |
| Shraddha Babji | Riverdale Heights Elementary PTA | Photography | Lights at Night | 2_Intermediate | 3 |
| Arnav Nikam | Pleasant View Elementary PTA | Photography | The Pliability | 2_Intermediate | 4 |
| Sophia Friebel | Pleasant Valley Junior High School PTA | Photography | Worth Every Drop | 3_Middle School | 1 |
| Bradley Drechney | Pleasant Valley Junior High School PTA | Photography | Comfort | 3_Middle School | 2 |
| Sophia Friebel | Pleasant Valley Junior High School PTA | Photography | Delicate | 3_Middle School | 3 |
| Sophia Friebel | Pleasant Valley Junior High School PTA | Photography | Bridge | 3_Middle School | 4 |
| Ela Ersan | Pleasant Valley High School PTA | Photography | Exploring Independence | 4_High School | 1 |
| Haley Seier | Pleasant View Elementary PTA | Visual Arts | The Light | 1_Primary | 1 |
| Rhett Weber | Cody Elementary PTA | Visual Arts | A Helping Hand | 1_Primary | 2 |
| Grace Gilroy | Pleasant View Elementary PTA | Visual Arts | What I Do | 1_Primary | 4 |
| Keira Weber | Cody Elementary PTA | Visual Arts | My Part | 2_Intermediate | 2 |
| Leah Robinson | Pleasant View Elementary PTA | Visual Arts | We Matter | 2_Intermediate | 3 |
| Anant Bhugra | Hopewell Elementary PTA | Visual Arts | The Hard Working Farmers | 2_Intermediate | 4 |
| Evelyn Franzen | Cody Elementary PTA | Visual Arts | Women of the Future | 3_Middle School | 1 |
| Shaha Bhugra | Pleasant Valley Junior High School PTA | Visual Arts | I am Math I Matter | 3_Middle School | 2 |
| Isabella Sels | Pleasant Valley Junior High School PTA | Visual Arts | I Matter | 3_Middle School | 3 |
| Cooper Bries | Pleasant Valley Junior High School PTA | Visual Arts | Empowerment March |
3_Middle School |
4 |
| Chloe Taylor | Pleasant Valley High School PTA | Visual Arts | Internal | 4_High School | 1 |
| Makayla Bush | Pleasant Valley High School PTA | Visual Arts | The Way of Life | 4_High School | 2 |
| Halea Damm | Pleasant Valley High School PTA | Visual Arts | House on the Road to Love | 5_Special Artist |
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