PTA Reflections Awards 2023-2024

Congratulations to all who entered this year’s Reflections Art Program!

Thank you to all the students who submitted entries this year and shared your passion for the arts. There will be a Reflections Awards Ceremony on Monday, March 4 from 5-7pm at IMS Commons to honor everyone who participated, as well as performances of select music composition pieces and a showing of visual arts, photography, literature, dance choreography, and film production entries. Thanks to MI PTA Council for hosting the awards ceremony!

Very grateful to our 17 judges in the district. All categories except for Film Production and Dance Choreography had multiple judges, who judged based on Interpretation of theme (40 pts), Creativity (30 pts), and Technique (30 pts). Many thanks to our unit Reflections chairs at each of our 6 schools!

In the spring, all entries will be showcased at Yuan Ru Art Center in Bellevue. Stay tuned for the date/time.

22 winning entries will be submitted to the state by 1/18 for the next round of judging.

Thank you all for your creativity and courage to express your artistry in Reflections!

Julie Hsieh, MI PTA Council Reflections Chair

2023-24 PTA Council Reflections Winners

Dance Choreography: Primary Division Pre-school- Grade 2 

1st Place: Hadley Nelson WM You Need to Be Brave!

Dance Choreography: Intermediate Division Grade 3-5
1st Place: Pacey Vannater WM You Can Be Anything!
2nd Place: Annabel Mitchell IP Count on Me

Film Production: Intermediate Division Grade 3-5
1st Place: Yuhan Sui LR Peace
2nd Place: Pacey Vannater WM You Can Be Anything You Want To Be

Film Production: Middle School Grade 6-8
1st Place: Arya Hersch IMS The Nature of Hope

Literature: Primary Division Pre-school- Grade 2
1st Place: Poppy Anderson IP My Vision of Hope
2nd Place: Kenzie Vannater WM Great Big Hopeful World

Literature: Intermediate Division Grade 3-5
1st Place: Kaira Reddy LR I’m Hopeful Because
2nd Place: Amina Harper LR The Sweetest Thing
3rd Place: Taylor Hua LR Hope of the Taj Mahal

Literature: Middle School Division Grades 6-8
1st Place: Lola Melian Lafinur IMS Athena’s Statue
2nd Place: Adrian Chan IMS Isle of Resilience
2nd Place: Ethan Moon IMS Hope to Israel
3rd Place: Jamie Jin IMS My Box of Memories

Literature: High School Division Grades 9-12
1st Place: Steffi Kim MIHS Chasing the Dawn
2nd Place: Justin Li MIHS Friends
3rd Place: Elena Lill MIHS Christmas

Music Composition: Primary Division Preschool-Grade 2
1st Place: Adrit Pradeepkumar LR Rising Phoenix
2nd Place: Jasper Thomson IP Star In The Sky

Music Composition: Intermediate Division Grades 3-5
1st Place: Vivian Luo LR I am hopeful because life is growing

Music Composition: Middle School Grades 6-8
1st Place: Pranit Padeepkumar IMS Flair
2nd Place: Karis Huang IMS Reverie Suite
3rd Place: Ethan Shenoi IMS Fresh Air
3rd Place: Dino Hajdarpasic IMS Hands

Music Composition: High School Grades 9-12
1st Place: Simone Shenoi MIHS Lahaina
2nd Place: Avani Josyula MIHS Rock Bottom

Photography: Primary Division Preschool-Grade 2
1st Place: Mira Hersch IP Hearts Coming Out of Shells
2nd Place: Adrit Pradeepkumar LR Stories give hope
3rd Place: Kenzie Vannater WM Hopeful Nature

Photography: Intermediate Division Grades 3-5
1st Place: Madison Janusson LR Symbol of Hope
2nd Place: Tristan Apodaca WM The Pile of Hopeful Hands
3rd Place: Yuvl Gupta LR The power of photography

Photography: Middle School Grades 6-8
1st Place: Emma Moberg IMS Enduring Mountain
2nd Place: Callie Baumgarten IMS The World of the Unknown
2nd Place: Pranit Pradeepkumar IMS Burgeoning of Hope
3rd Place: Arya Hersch IMS Hope Dwells in the Sun

Photography: High School Grades 9-12
1st Place: Simone Shenoi MIHS Look Beneath
2nd Place: Allison Huang MIHS Light
3rd Place: Heero Lim MIHS Humanity

Visual Arts: Special Artist Division
1st Place: Zayden Baker WM Hope Tree

Visual Arts: Primary Division Preschool-Grade 2
1st Place: Mason Park NW I can swim
2nd Place: Everly Wendzich IP I Am Hopeful Because Girls Can Do More
3rd Place: Mira Hersch IP Love and Life Are All Around

Visual Arts: Intermediate Division Grades 3-5
1st Place: Jessie White WM Hope in my Palm
2nd Place: Alex Wilbur IP All From a Seed
3rd Place: Blaire Wang LR Thinking Beyond
3rd Place: Beau Berry WM Light at the End of A Tunnel
3rd Place: Sri Vadlamannati LR Hope across the centuries

Visual Arts: Middle School Grades 6-8
1st Place: Brielle Pyeun IMS Dream Big!
2nd Place: Evie Pyeun IMS A Distant Future in The Light
3rd Place: Isabella Hwang IMS Metamorphosis
3rd Place: Brielle Cai IMS Vibrant Surprise

Visual Arts: High School Grades 9-12
1st Place: Hannah Zhou MIHS Stars and Sprouts
2nd Place: Lois Pyeun MIHS Love Conquers All
3rd Place: Natalie Lau MIHS To Me, From Me
3rd Place: Heero Lim MIHS Arts