Northern Virginia District PTA Reflections
2016-2017 Awards
Reflections Awards Designations:
National PTA Reflections does not officially use the terms 1 st Place, 2nd Place, etc., but we often use them at the
local level because those terms are familiar to parents and students. Here is a key to the awards and their
official Reflections designations:
1st Place = Award for Outstanding Interpretation of Theme (these entries have been advanced to Virginia PTA
level of competition)
2nd Place = Award of Excellence
3rd Place = Award of Merit
HM = Honorable Mention (judges were not required to award HMs, but were allowed to name one or more if
they felt other entries beyond the top three deserved special recognition)
Dir = Director’s Award (not part of the national Reflections program, this is an award given at the District
level, at the District Director’s discretion, to recognize outstanding work that was not chosen by the judges)
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Dance Choreography
PRIMARY
1st
Eric Poor, 2nd grade, Waples Mill ES, Fairfax, “A Strong Boy”
2nd
Zoeb Izzi, 2nd grade, Floris ES, Fairfax, “Capturing My Personality”
3rd
Audrey Portner, 1st grade, Nottingham ES, Arlington, “Bluebird Freedom”
HM Sophia Marcy, K, Douglas MacArthur ES, Alexandria, “Hall of Fame”
HM Lena Ressom, 2nd grade, Gunston ES, Fairfax, “Dance”
INTERMEDIATE
1st
Simon Tischler, 4th grade, Waples Mill ES, Fairfax, “The Story of My Life”
2nd
Liliana Dvorak, 4th grade, Lemon Road ES, Fairfax, “The Story of My Life”
3rd
Ava Marcy, 4th grade, Douglas MacArthur ES, Alexandria, “The Story of My Life”
HM Jasmine Sklarew, 4th grade, Oak View ES, Fairfax, “Try Everything Flamenco Dance”
Dir
Naomi Galotto, 5th grade, Arlington Traditional School, Arlington, “Lost Boy”
MIDDLE SCHOOL
1st
Janae Holster, 8th grade, George Washington MS, Alexandria, “Fragile”
2nd
Alexander V. Voziyan, 7th grade, Robert Frost MS, Fairfax, “Gopak Dance”
3rd
Yasemin Tanyu, 6th grade, Keene Mill ES, Fairfax, “Music Is My Best Friend”
HIGH SCHOOL
1st
Catja Christensen, 10th grade, George C. Marshall HS, Fairfax, “Caprice”
Film and Video Production
PRIMARY
1st
Lena Sullivan, 1st grade, Barcroft ES, Arlington, “Complete”
2nd
Wesley Anderson, 2nd grade, Matthew Maury ES, Alexandria, “Picture of
Me”
3rd
Ria Garg, 2nd grade, Lemon Road ES, Fairfax, “First Advertisement”
HM Alden Walcott, 2nd grade, Great Falls ES, Fairfax, “My Skating Life”
INTERMEDIATE
1st
Eliza Gwin, 5th grade, Matthew Maury ES, Alexandria, “My Story”
2nd
Hayden Kapushoc, 3rd grade, Clearview ES, Fairfax, “This Is Me”
rd
3
Isaac Heaton, 3rd grade, West Springfield ES, Fairfax, “Dribbling My Way Through Life”
MIDDLE SCHOOL
1st
Colton Lennen, 7th grade, Robert Frost MS, Fairfax, “Nature’s Journeyman”
2nd
Clare Shannon, 6th grade, Louise Archer ES, Fairfax, “My Life Story”
3rd
Ari Alexis, 6th grade, Kenmore MS, Arlington, “About Me”
HM Nathan Grunkemeyer, 6th grade, Gunston ES, Fairfax, “The Punctuation Family”
HM Ryan Murray, 7th grade, Lake Braddock SS, Fairfax, “The Big Heist”
HIGH SCHOOL
1st
Cassia Block, 12th grade, Washington-Lee HS, Arlington, “Locker”
2nd
Ravi Dudhagra, 10th grade, Thomas Jefferson HSST, Fairfax, “My Story of Rocketry”
SPECIAL ARTIST
1st
Aiden Riley, 6th grade, Franconia ES, Fairfax, “Silly Things”
Northern Virginia District PTA congratulates all of our winners!
2017-18 Reflections Theme:
“Within Reach”
Literature
PRIMARY
1st
Acacia Wright, 1st grade, Louise Archer ES, Fairfax, “My Color in the Crayon Box”
2nd
Eliza Anderson, 2nd grade, Hollin Meadows ES, Fairfax, “This Princess Wears Running Shoes”
rd
3
Charlie Lorenz, 2nd grade, Douglas MacArthur ES, Alexandria, “So What Is It?”
HM Chloe Giglio, 2nd grade, Westbriar ES, Fairfax, “My Story of a Magic Wand”
HM Cooper Lee, K, Wakefield Forest ES, Fairfax, “All About Me, Cooper Lee”
INTERMEDIATE
1st
Grace Im, 4th grade, Laurel Ridge ES, Fairfax, “Colors of the Voice”
2nd
Keira Lee, 3rd grade, Canterbury Woods ES, Fairfax, “Lana’s Choice”
rd
3
Rena R. Cooper, 3rd grade, Douglas MacArthur ES, Alexandria, “My Happy New Mommy”
Dir
Thomas Lee, 3rd grade, Arlington Traditional School, Arlington, “Tragedy in a Hopeless War”
Dir
Kiara Wright, 5th grade, Louise Archer ES, Fairfax, “What Are You? They Ask”
MIDDLE SCHOOL
1st
Lillian Sun, 7th grade, Longfellow MS, Fairfax, “If Only”
2nd
Ethan Caldwell, 6th grade, Louise Archer ES, Fairfax, “What Is Your Story?”
rd
3 (tie) Madeleine Quill, 8th grade, Jefferson-Houston School, Alexandria, “What It’s Like To Be
Different”
3rd(tie) Medha Gaddam, 7th grade, Rocky Run MS, Fairfax, “My Stories”
HM Abigail Burkholder, 8th grade, Kenmore MS, Arlington, “Fireflies”
HM Charlotte Papacosma, 6th grade, Gunston MS, Arlington, “My Story”
HIGH SCHOOL
1st
Hannah Miller, 10th grade, T.C. Williams HS, Alexandria, “The Black Minivan”
2nd(tie) Elsa Baumgartner, 11th grade, George C. Marshall HS, Fairfax, “My Name”
2nd(tie) Yujin Son, 11th grade, Chantilly HS, Fairfax, “My Food Fight With Grandma”
3rd(tie) Carmen Mazyck, 11th grade, Hayfield SS, Fairfax, “A Box of Vibrant Crayons”
3rd(tie) Grace Vandelac, 11th grade, Lake Braddock SS, Fairfax, “Paper Chains”
HM Carolyn Bradley, 12th grade, Washington-Lee HS, Arlington, “Modern Day Nomad”
HM Lizzie Meade, 11th grade, South Lakes HS, Fairfax, “Light In My Soul”
SPECIAL ARTIST
1st
Aiden Riley, 6th grade, Franconia ES, Fairfax, “All About Me”
2nd
Noel Bensaid, 8th grade, Swanson MS, Arlington, “This Is My
Story: Gymnastics”
Northern Virginia District PTA congratulates
all of our winners!
2017-18 Reflections Theme: “Within Reach”
Music Composition
PRIMARY
1st
Roberto Devoto, 2nd grade, Churchill Road ES, Fairfax, “My Life at 7”
2nd
Audrey Na, 1st grade, Nottingham ES, Arlington, “Music Makes Me Happy”
rd
3
Hazel Heaton, 2nd grade, West Springfield ES, Fairfax, “I Am What I Want To Be”
INTERMEDIATE
1st
Jordan Hershaft, 5th grade, Wakefield Forest ES, Fairfax, “Life Sonata”
nd
2
Danielle Jones, 5th grade, Keene Mill ES, Fairfax, “My Story”
3rd(tie) Eliza Gwin, 5th grade, Matthew Maury ES, Alexandria, “You Were”
3rd(tie) Abbey Shumsky, 5th grade, Zachary Taylor ES, Arlington, “Trance”
MIDDLE SCHOOL
1st
Lindsay Glaccum, 6th grade, Williamsburg MS, Arlington, “Story of a Soldier”
nd
2
Kevin Davis, 8th grade, Robert Frost MS, Fairfax, “Culture Collision”
3rd
Ryan Murray, 7th grade, Lake Braddock SS, Fairfax, “The Perilous Journey”
HM Alexander Toa Tiapula Tuson, 6th grade, George Washington MS, Alexandria, “My Theme
Song”
HIGH SCHOOL
1st
Jonathan Morgan Petrini, 9th grade, T.C. Williams HS, Alexandria, “The Plot Thickens”
nd
2
Kyle Gatesman, 11th grade, Thomas Jefferson HSST, Fairfax, “Synergy”
3rd
Maeve Cantwell, 12th grade, Washington-Lee HS, Arlington, “Arlington: The Story of the
World”
SPECIAL ARTIST
1st
Jake Sizemore, 8th grade, Lake Braddock SS, Fairfax, “My Guitar, My Story”
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Photography
PRIMARY
1st
Audrey Portner, 1st grade, Nottingham ES, Arlington, “Impressions in the Sand”
2nd
Gabrielle McKenica, 1st grade, Clearview ES, Fairfax, “Baby to Grown-up”
rd
3
Liam Jovivic Doussard, 1st grade, Mt Vernon Community School, Alexandria, “Paris”
INTERMEDIATE
1st
Lucas Candon, 5th grade, Arlington Traditional School, Arlington, “Stairs”
nd
2
Erin Meymarian, 4th grade, Oak Hill ES, Fairfax, “Walking In My Shoes”
3rd
Alice Dorey, 4th grade, West Springfield ES, Fairfax, “My Favorite Things”
HM Noah Sternberg, 4th grade, Douglas MacArthur ES, Alexandria, “The Camera and Me”
HM Jay Chang, 4th grade, Westbriar ES, Fairfax, “The Marching River”
HM Daniella Booth, 4th grade, Springfield Estates ES, Fairfax, “Dancing Feet”
MIDDLE SCHOOL
1st
Joshua Gregory, 7th grade, Langston Hughes MS, Fairfax, “Music, My Story”
2nd
Liam Sullivan, 7th grade, Robert Frost MS, Fairfax, “Crystal Ball”
3rd(tie) Sarah Devendorf, 8th grade, George Washington MS, Alexandria, “Incomplete”
3rd(tie) Joey Servidio, 8th grade, Thomas Jefferson MS, Arlington, “Grand Canyon”
HM Tracy Waagner, 8th grade, Longfellow MS, Fairfax, “My Story Starts at Home”
Dir
Maxim Starukhin, 6th grade, Buzz Aldrin ES, Fairfax, “Beach Birds”
HIGH SCHOOL
1st
Lindsay Rogers, 11th grade, Centreville HS, Fairfax, “Revival of Light”
2nd
Fatima Chavez, 12th grade, T.C. Williams HS, Alexandria, “El viaje hacia Alegria”
rd
3
Alicia Sofia Gonzalez, 9th grade, George Marshall HS, Fairfax, “Complexion”
HM Foster Gray, 12th grade, Washington-Lee HS, Arlington, “Public School Adventure”
SPECIAL ARTIST
1st
Charles Nguyen, 6th grade, Sangster ES, Fairfax, “Curious Critter”
2nd
Houston Burnside, 5th grade, Arlington Traditional School, Arlington, “Story of Expressions”
Northern Virginia District PTA
congratulates all of our winners!
2017-18 Reflections Theme:
“Within Reach”
Visual Arts
PRIMARY
1ST
Elise Kim, 2nd grade, Poplar Tree ES, Fairfax, “My Favorite Things”
nd
2
Mira Stanish, 1st grade, Franconia ES, Fairfax, “Singing Is My Thing”
3rd(tie) Logan Maas, K, Waples Mill ES, Fairfax, “My Story Is About Recycling”
3rd(tie) Katie Baik, 1st grade, Bull Run ES, Fairfax, “The Flying Meals”
HM Georgia Crutchfield, 2nd grade, Mt Vernon Community School, Alexandria, “My Life in Clay!!!”
HM Ella Englehardt, 1st grade, K.W. Barrett ES, Arlington, “Ella’s Story”
Dir
Mira Dunn, 2nd grade, Lemon Road ES, Fairfax, “Hansel and Gretel Meet Baba Yaga”
INTERMEDIATE
1st
Sydney Eom, 3rd grade, White Oak ES, Fairfax, “My Story Flying In My Dreams”
2nd(tie) Arielle Virnik, 4th grade, Westbriar ES, Fairfax, “My World”
2nd(tie) Clair Moon, 4th grade, Oak Hill ES, Fairfax, “Cherry Blossom Memories”
3rd(tie) Kit Vontz, 3rd grade, Mt Vernon Community School, Alexandria, “Chaptors in Kitstory”
3rd(tie) Nathaniel Birdsall, 4th grade, Jamestown ES, Arlington, “The Emotions of Life: A Glimpse
Inside Me”
HM Julia Elliot Ortega, 4th grade, Wolftrap ES, Fairfax, “Let’s Go On a Journey”
MIDDLE SCHOOL
1st
Jennifer Cho, 8th grade, Robert Frost MS, Fairfax, “Opening Doors”
2nd(tie) Shawn Kim, 7th grade, Carson MS, Fairfax, “My Passion”
2nd(tie) Sydney Cha, 8th grade, Lake Braddock SS, Fairfax, “Past to Present, Present to Future”
3rd
Julianne Joven, 8th grade, George Washington MS, Alexandria, “A Reification of Life”
HM Madhi Islam, 6th grade, Hollin Meadows ES, Fairfax, “Dreaming”
Dir
Sonakshi Thakura, 6th grade, Westbriar ES, Fairfax, “Moonlight”
HIGH SCHOOL
1st
Ryun Young Kim, 11th grade, Langley HS, Fairfax, “The Vision of Nature”
2nd(tie) Junhyun Chong, 10th grade, Thomas Jefferson HSST, Fairfax, “Brain Works”
2nd(tie) Jihyun (Sarah) Yum, 11th grade, Centreville HS, Fairfax, “A Piece of Me”
3rd(tie) Ash Martinez, 11th grade, Wakefield HS, Arlington, “Both Sides of the Story”
3rd(tie) Jasmin Yoon, 9th grade, Chantilly HS, Fairfax, “Like a Message In a Bottle”
HM Ava Benbow, 10th grade, TC Williams HS, Alexandria, “Self Portrait”
SPECIAL ARTIST
1st
Aiden Riley, 6th grade, Franconia ES, Fairfax, “My Picture Story”
nd
2
Flora Gutowski, 2nd grade, Long Branch ES, Arlington, “Robot”
Good luck to all our advancing Students!