Texas PTA Reflections® Program
Advancing Entries
All Overall Award of Excellence entries have been advanced to National PTA for the final round
of judging and results will be available in June. Please help us congratulate the following thirty
Texas students for advancing to national-level judging!
Vishwak Senan P Ashokkumar
Special Artist Photography titled My Goal is Become an Astronaut
Patsy Sommer Elementary PTA, Round Rock ISD
James Bartling
High School Music Composition titled My Story
Dripping Springs High School PTA, Dripping Springs ISD
Gavin Bloom
Special Artist Film Production titled Story of My Life
McCoy Elementary PTA, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Hannah Curtiss
Special Artist Visual Arts titled Who I Am
Midway High School PTA, Midway ISD
Noielle Eckert
Primary Music Composition titled What’s Your Story?
Barksdale PTA, Plano ISD
Jackson Fischer
Middle School Film Production titled American Soldier
River Valley Intermediate PTA, Midway ISD
Riley Franklin
Special Artist Literature titled A Journey in My High Tops to Find My Story
Kingwood Middle School PTA, Humble ISD
Evan “Besher” Garcia
Intermediate Dance Choreography titled Boys Can Dance
Nan Clayton Elementary PTA, Austin ISD
Genesis Guillen
High School Photography titled Art is in My Hands
Mansfield Timberview High School PTA, Mansfield ISD
Parker Haynes
Primary Literature titled The Amazing Life of Parker Haynes
Helena Park Elementary PTA, Nederland ISD
Texas PTA Reflections® Program
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Catherine Hettler
High School Visual Arts titled Lucid Dreaming
Johnson High School PTA, North East ISD
Sho Humphries
Middle School Music Composition titled Making Summer Memories
Cedar Valley Middle School PTA, Round Rock ISD
Rachel Kallman
High School Film Production titled Storyteller
Coronado High School PTA, El Paso ISD
Kashmira Kuloor
Primary Visual Arts titled The Embrace of Love
McCoy Elementary PTA, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Katie Lau
Middle School Visual Arts titled Timeless
Rice Middle School PTA, Plano ISD
Clarissa Leal
High School Dance Choreography titled Trying
Allen High School & Lowery Freshman Center PTA, Allen ISD
Nikolus “Indy” Linnenkugel
Primary Film Production titled My View
Oakridge Elementary PTA, Frenship ISD
Steven Lu
Intermediate Music Composition titled The Travel to the Royal Ball
Skaggs Elementary PTA, Plano ISD
Priya Mandava
High School Literature titled Windowsill
Allen High School & Lowery Freshman Center PTA, Allen ISD
Sophia Manganiello
Intermediate Photography titled Letting Go
Arapaho Classical Magnet Elementary PTA, Richardson ISD
Ava Medina
Middle School Dance Choreography titled My Foundation
Oak Run Middle School PTA, New Braunfels ISD
Texas PTA Reflections® Program
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Ishika Pande
Special Artist Dance Choreography titled Accept Me As I Am!
Parkside Elementary PTA, Leander ISD
Jamie Paulder
Intermediate Literature titled My Nan
Walter Hall Elementary PTA, Clear Creek ISD
Zo Pryor
Middle School Literature titled Hope for a Hero’s Story
George Bannerman Dealey Montessori PTA, Dallas ISD Northwest
Allison Sanchez
Primary Dance Choreography titled Rise
Rahe-Bulverde Elementary PTA, Comal ISD
Violet Scamardo
Primary Photography titled The Glasses Picture
Prestonwood Elementary PTA, Richardson ISD
Dylan James Shaw
Special Artist Music Composition titled My Joy Song
Heritage Elementary PTA, Lewisville ISD
Gracie Slater
Intermediate Visual Arts titled Rooted in Love
Old Town Elementary PTA, Round Rock ISD
Drew Wilson
Middle School Photography titled Choosing My Colors
Dripping Springs Middle School PTA, Dripping Springs ISD
Samira Yang
Intermediate Film Production titled Story of My Life
Beverly Elementary PTA, Plano ISD
2016 - 2017 Texas PTA Reflections Results
Full list of students advancing to national-level judging, grouped by arts category.
Student First Name
Student Last Name
Award
Grade Division
Title of Work
Student's School Name (Local PTA)
Region or Council PTA
Dance Choreography
Allison
Sanchez
Overall Award of Excellence
Primary
Rise
Rahe-Bulverde Elementary
Comal ISD Council of PTAs
Evan "Besher"
Garcia
Outstanding Interpretation &
Overall Award of Excellence
Intermediate
Boys Can Dance
Nan Clayton Elementary School PTA
Austin Council PTA
Ava
Medina
Overall Award of Excellence
Middle School
My Foundation
Oak Run Middle School
New Braunfels ISD Council of PTAs
Clarissa
Leal
Overall Award of Excellence
High School
Trying
Allen High School & Lowery Freshman Center
Allen Council of PTAs
Ishika
Pande
Overall Award of Excellence
Special Artist
Accept Me As I Am!
Parkside Elementary School
Leander ISD Council of PTAs
Nikolus "Indy"
Linnenkugel
Overall Award of Excellence
Primary
My View
Oakridge Elementary
Frenship ISD Council of PTAs
Samira
Yang
Outstanding Interpretation &
Overall Award of Excellence
Intermediate
Story of My Life
Beverly Elementary
Plano ISD Council of PTAs
Jackson
Fischer
Overall Award of Excellence
Middle School
American Soldier
River Valley Intermediate
Midway ISD Council PTA
Rachel
Kallman
Overall Award of Excellence
High School
Storyteller
Coronado High School
El Paso ISD Council of PTAs
Gavin
Bloom
Overall Award of Excellence
Special Artist
Story of my life
McCoy Elementary PTA
Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD Council PTA
Parker
Haynes
Overall Award of Excellence
Primary
The Amazing Life of Parker Haynes
Helena Park Elementary
Nederland ISD Council of PTAs
Jamie
Paulder
Overall Award of Excellence
Intermediate
My Nan
Walter Hall Elementary
Clear Creek Community Council of PTAs
Zo
Pryor
Overall Award of Excellence
Middle School
Hope for a Hero's Story
George Bannerman Dealey Montessori
Dallas ISD Northwest Council of PTAs
Priya
Mandava
Outstanding Interpretation &
Overall Award of Excellence
High School
Windowsill
Allen High School & Lowery Freshman Center
Allen Council of PTAs
Riley
Franklin
Overall Award of Excellence
Special Artist
A Journey in My High Tops To Find My Story
Kingwood Middle School
Humble ISD Council of PTAs
Noielle
Eckert
Overall Award of Excellence
Primary
What's Your Story?
Barksdale
Plano ISD Council of PTAs
Steven
Lu
Overall Award of Excellence
Intermediate
The Travel to The Royal Ball
Skaggs Elementary
Plano ISD Council of PTAs
Sho
Humphries
Outstanding Interpretation &
Overall Award of Excellence
Middle School
Making Summer Memories
Cedar Valley Middle School
Round Rock ISD Council of PTAs
James
Bartling
Overall Award of Excellence
High School
My Story
Dripping Springs High School PTSA
Dripping Springs Council of PTAs
Dylan James
Shaw
Overall Award of Excellence
Special Artist
My Joy Song
Heritage Elementary
Lewisville ISD Council of PTAs
Film Production
Literature
Music Composition
All students receiving an honorable mention, award of merit, award of excellence, and overall award of excellence will receive an invitation to our Awards Ceremony scheduled for Saturday, May 6, 2017 in San Antonio.
2016 - 2017 Texas PTA Reflections Results
Full list of students advancing to national-level judging, grouped by arts category.
Student First Name
Student Last Name
Award
Grade Division
Title of Work
Student's School Name (Local PTA)
Region or Council PTA
Violet
Scamardo
Outstanding Interpretation &
Overall Award of Excellence
Primary
The Glasses Picture
Prestonwood Elementary
Richardson ISD Council of PTAs
Sophia
Manganiello
Overall Award of Excellence
Intermediate
Letting Go
Arapaho Classical Magnet Elementary
Richardson ISD Council of PTAs
Drew
Wilson
Overall Award of Excellence
Middle School
Choosing my Colors
Dripping Springs Middle School
Dripping Springs Council of PTAs
Genesis
Guillen
Overall Award of Excellence
High School
Art is in My Hands
Mansfield Timberview High School PTA
Mansfield ISD Council of PTAs
Vishwak Senan P
Ashokkumar
Overall Award of Excellence
Special Artist
My goal is become an Astronaut
Patsy Sommer Elementary
Round Rock ISD Council of PTAs
Kashmira
Kuloor
Overall Award of Excellence
Primary
The Embrace of Love
McCoy Elementary PTA
Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD Council PTA
Gracie
Slater
Overall Award of Excellence
Intermediate
Rooted in Love
Old Town Elementary
Round Rock ISD Council of PTAs
Katie
Lau
Overall Award of Excellence
Middle School
Timeless
Rice Middle School
Plano ISD Council of PTAs
Catherine
Hettler
High School
Lucid Dreaming
Johnson High School
North East Council of PTAs
Hannah
Curtiss
Special Artist
Who I am
Midway High School
Midway ISD Council PTA
Photography
Visual Arts
Outstanding Interpretation &
Overall Award of Excellence
Outstanding Interpretation &
Overall Award of Excellence
All students receiving an honorable mention, award of merit, award of excellence, and overall award of excellence will receive an invitation to our Awards Ceremony scheduled for Saturday, May 6, 2017 in San Antonio.