2011 Guilford PTA Reflections Winners

Primary Division	Place	Category
Charlotte Rose Szekeres	1st	Music
Alicia Moran	1st	Photography
Kira Moran	2nd	Photography
Cassidy Jones	1st	Visual Arts
Logan Jones	2nd	Visual Arts
Aaron Matthew	HM	Visual Arts
Milo Heidkamp	HM	Visual Arts
Intermediate Division	Place	Category
Jonathan Mason	1st	Music
Rachael Harris	1st	Literature
Charlotte Wiley	2nd	Literature
Erik Mastalerz	1st	Photography
Bailey Meyers	2nd	Photography
Caroline Burkle	HM	Photography
Natalia Perez	1st	Visual Arts
Alyssa Lent	2nd	Visual Arts
Middle Division	Place	Category
Charlotte Hunsaker	1st	Literature
Olivia Sommo	1st	Visual Arts
Christopher Vanacore	2nd	Visual Arts
Michelle Wang	1st	Photography
Senior Division	Place	Category
Megan Vanacore	1st	Literature
Megan Vanacore	1st	Photography
Megan Vanacore	2nd	Photography
Sarah Gavagan	1st	Visual Arts
Dana Colonese	2nd	Visual Arts

                       *HM denotes Honorable Mention

The Reflections Art Program is a locally judged, National program for Guilford Public School K-12 students.  Guilford's winning submissions are then entered in the Connecticut PTA Reflections Competition and from there, the National PTA Competition held in Washington D.C.!!

        Categories include:

Past Guilford winners include: 2009 - "WOW" 
Wow is right!!  Guilford's own Cassidy Jones has been featured in Parenting Magazine for her winning Reflections entry.  What an Honor!!  Click on this link www.Parenting.com/PTA.

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Information for parents and students:

Here's what you need to do:

1. Register for your intention to a participate by November 5. Register online using the form below.
2. Read the rules and regulations for your category and prepare your entry.
3. Complete student entry form, and drop it off with the completed artwork at the Guilford Community Center on January 6th or 7th  from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. 
4. A one-day Art Show and Awards Ceremony will be held on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at the Guilford Art Center from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.  Refreshments.  Guilford High School string quartet.

First-place winning entries at the Guilford level will then be submitted by the Guilford PTA to the State PTA for its statewide competition. All other entries must be removed from the Guilford Arts Center Gallery between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 23 after the awards ceremony.  The Guilford PTA cannot hold or be responsible for the artwork entries beyond this point.

Rules & Entry Forms

 
Please submit this form once for each child and once for each area of art submission. 
If more than one child or more than one area of art, please submit this form as many times as needed.  Thank you!

State PTA Reflections Program:

National PTA Recognition

In each arts area, National PTA gives out 12 Awards of Excellence - three for each grade division. Up to five Awards of Merit may be chosen in each arts area and grade division. Award of Excellence recipients receive a $200 cash award and a silver-plated Reflections medallion. Award of Merit recipients receive a silver-plated Reflections medallion. Additional sponsor gifts may be given.

You can obtain the Reflections Program  information sheets and forms from the National PTA website. Please ask your school administrator for his/her assistance in distributing the information to students. Let parents know how students can enter Reflections Program through your newsletter. It is important to stress to the participating students to focus their efforts on the Reflections theme.

Awards Presentation:

Participation in Reflections Program has increased through the years, and Connecticut often has Award of Merit and Award of Excellence winners.

Reflections Program winners from Connecticut will be honored in an awards ceremony to be held at the Annual CT PTA Convention.

Eligibility & Participation:

CT PTA limits the entries as follows:

Any Connecticut PTA/PTSA in good standing is eligible to sponsor a Reflections Program Students participate in the Reflections Program by submitting entries to their local PTA or PTSA  Each entry must be the original work of one student only Only one entry per each art area per age division per unit may be submitted (e.g. A school with K-5 may submit for the primary division which is K-2, one literature, one photography, one music, one dance/choreography, one film/video and one visual art entry and for the intermediate division which is grades 3-5, one lit, one music, one photo, one dance/choreography, one film/video and one visual art entry = total of 12 entries. A high school with grades 9-12 can send in 6 entries.) Use of copyrighted material is prohibited Entries must be accompanied by an attached and fully completed form for each entry. CT PTA does make accommodations for special needs students... see below.

 

Grade Divisions: Primary (Up to age 7, Preschool - Grade 2) Intermediate (Ages 8-10, Grades 3 - 5) Middle/Junior (Ages 11-13, Grades 6-8) Senior (Ages 14+, Grades 9-12)

Arts Areas: Dance/Choreography Literature Film/Video Musical Composition Photography Visual Arts

Exceptional Children Category for Reflections For a print version of our policy statement regarding the Exceptional Children Category, CLICK HERE CT PTA agrees with the National PTA guidelines and believes it is the right of parents to place their child in the Reflections Program grade division that best reflects the child's developmental age (if that is what a parent or guardian feels is best for the child). However, recognizing that exceptional children may be unable to physically do the work themselves and need the assistance of a teacher or adult, Connecticut PTA feels that an exceptional child should be allowed to receive help with their work if it is needed. CT PTA will now offer a separate category for exceptional children. Plymouth-Terryville Council has piloted this program for the last 3 years and it has worked very well. It must be indicated on the entry form that this child is exceptional, for example, “Exceptional Primary Music.” Because National PTA does not have an Exceptional Category the entries in this category will only be able to be forwarded to the state level and not move on for judging at the National level. Please contact the CT PTA office with any questions. Note: We had several entries from this special category and several state winners. Be sure to bring this opportunity to the attention of Special Education teachers and families.