2018 Reflections Winners Special Artist Awards - pta.org · Connor Squellati Cycle of Transcendence Rock Bridge High School PTSA, Missouri Thomas Jensen Circa Finem Newtown High School

2018 Reflections Winners

Special Artist Awards

Outstanding Interpretation Award

Micah Williams The Light That is Still Shining James G. Walsh Middle School PTA, Texas

Awards of Excellence

Dance Choreography Priya Ramnarine 1000 Bel Air Middle School PTA, Maryland

Film Production Jack Williams Six Ways to Trick Your Sister Coronado High School PTA, Colorado

Literature Christopher Fratz Moonlight Park Western/Harbor Magnet Elementary PTA, California

Music Composition Abbey Worsdell Within Reach Vineyard Jr. High School PTSA, California

Photography Hannah Cheeseman Reaching John G. Dinkelmeyer PTA, New York

Visual Arts Kenny Barr Rock n Roll and Graffiti Within Reach Park Rapids Century School PTA, Minnesota

Dance Choreography Awards


Eric Poor The Goal Waples Mill Elementary PTA, Virginia

Primary Division


Dhruthi Tadimalla The Girl who Persevered! Brooklands PTA, Michigan

Harshtha Chander East West Fusion Heritage Elementary PTA, Alabama

Kate Baldwin Sunshine Canyon Elementary PTA, Utah

Awards of Merit

Arianna Lexi Miller 100 Turns To Find A Dream Landstuhl Elementary Middle School PTSA, European Congress

Elisha L. Castillo Your Dreams Are Within Reach If You Work Hard! Duncan Creek Elementary School PTA, Georgia

Jaylin White Don't Give Up! Leawood Elementary PTA, Colorado

Jenna Le My Rainbow is Within Reach Tony Tobin Elementary PTA, California

Trisha Shrestha My Heart's Desires Forest View PTA, Washington

Intermediate Division


Alexander McDaniel Dreamer Dixie Canyon Elementary PTA, California

Ari Jazz Mayer Hope 2 Against 2000 Rogers Park Elementary PTA, Alaska

Ellie Badrock The Climb Parsley Elementary School PTA, North Carolina

Awards of Merit

Elise Trimble Coming Home Rosa Parks Elementary School PTA, Kentucky

Joshua Martin Breakin' to the Top Mills Elementary PTA, Texas

Riley Zahorchak Reaching for the Stars Olmsted Falls Intermediate School PTA, Ohio

Sarah Bloomingburg Make a Change Bell's Crossing Elementary School PTA, South Carolina

Sophie Baldwin Play Your Part Canyon Elementary PTA, Utah

Middle School Division


Erin E. Bailey One Day Great Neck Middle School PTA, Virginia

Sasha Plowman Getting Through Together Bernard Campbell Middle School PTSA, Missouri

Vivian Lang The Return Access Academy PTA, Oregon

Awards of Merit

Chloe Furnstahl Your Future is Unwritten North Tapps Middle School PTSA, Washington

Eva Schluter Overcoming Fontainebleau Jr. High PTA, Louisiana

Grace Johnson Dancing My Way to My Dreams NorthStar Middle School PTSA, Wisconsin

Jason Shuman Fantasy vs. Reality Clarksville Middle PTSA, Maryland

Kara Elizabeth Moy Reach for Redemption Murchison Middle School PTA, Texas

High School Division


Benjamin Peralta Tremors Douglas Anderson School of the Arts PTSA, Florida

Haylee Richter Try a Little Tenderness duPont Manual High School PTSA, Kentucky

Mikaila Murphy All They Know is Hate Churchill High PTSA, Michigan

Awards of Merit

Dasia Amos Suddenly Things Fall Apart Weaver Education Center PTA, North Carolina

Isabel Koontz Imagine Unity Standley Lake High School PTSA, Colorado

Kelsey Gilbert Dreams Long Reach High School PTSA, Inc., Maryland

Sophia Gaudiano Dancing Toward My Dreams Science Hill High School PTSA, Tennessee

Spencer Stringham No Labels, No Limits Layton High School PTSA, Utah

Film Production Awards


Porter Christensen HELP PineView High School PTA, Utah

Primary Division


Asha Gigani My Ultimate Ninja Dream Highland School PTA, Illinois

Letao Tao Mia the Horse Jockey Garden City PTA, New York

Lukas Althoff Within Reach Monterey El PTA, Ohio

Awards of Merit

Emma Bogle Sadie's Soccer Game Oakview Elementary PTA, South Carolina

Landon Gribar Never Give Up, Up, Up! Hahntown PTA, Pennsylvania

Samuel Bae My Journey to Black Belt Columbia Elementary PTA, Alabama

Sanjana Beedupalli Making Peace with Your Sister is Within Reach Eden Gardens Fundamental PTA, Louisiana

Matteo Lambert Lesson From Tommy Wolftrap Elementary PTA, Virginia



Carson Palmer Love Within Reach: A Hamster Tale Castle Heights Elementary PTA, Utah

Javon Leonard Within Reach: The Story of MJ Varner Elementary School PTA, Georgia

Shriya Iyer Power of Education Beverly Elementary PTA, Texas

Awards of Merit

Alysse Davis Puppy Fort Dorchester Elementary School, South Carolina

Hannah Symonds My Dream of Becoming a Firefighter is Within Reach Bethel Elementary PTA, Virginia

Noah Taylor Within Reach: The Adventures of Education Stickbot Stillwater Public School PTA, Oklahoma

Abe VanDevender Slappy Fish Battle Lewis and Clark Elementary PTA, Washington

Chase Friedman Anything is Within Reach North Polk West Elementary PTA, Iowa



Griffin Hon The Great Drought of Causbotania Harry B Thompson Middle School PTSA, New York

Kameron Owens Hope Is Within Reach North Gwinnett Middle School, Georgia

Rumaisa Bhatti Success is Within Reach Murphy Middle School PTA, Texas

Awards of Merit

Benjamin Sauer The Conductor Florence Pope PTA, Washington

Lauren Mirenda Remembrances Terrill Middle School PTA, New Jersey

Mark Owens Oosiboos Camp Road Middle School PTA, South Carolina

Owen Keller The Golden Acorn Shore Middle School PTSA, Ohio

Sereen Yusuf How I Portrayed the Voices of the People Gunston Middle School PTA, Virginia



Ariella Nelson Reaching for Health Mercer Island High School PTSA, Washington

Julian Bass Take It Brookwood High School PTSA, Georgia

Nina Sehgal Within Reach: The Video Game Apex Friendship High School PTSA, North Carolina

Awards of Merit

Ash Martinez Urquiza Within Reach Wakefield High School PTSA, Virginia

Brian Lachowski Brain Lachowski's "Within Reach" Fairview Park High School PTA, Ohio

Ellison Mitchum Hang Time Summerville High School PTA, South Carolina

India Smith Coping with Stress duPont Manual High School PTSA, Kentucky

Iseult Lyons Drawing Conclusions Santa Monica High School PTA, California

Literature Awards


Emily Liu A Portrait of a Traveler Neuqua Valley High School PTSA, Illinois

Primary Division


Annvi Patnala Happiness Within Reach Henry P. Mohr Elementary PTA, California

Emma Lindsay Freedom Within Reach Windy Ridge PTA, Florida

Nikemi Aworeni Hope in the Storm Austin Parkway Elementary PTA, Texas

Awards of Merit

Chloe Marks Sophi Reaching for the Stars Robert Harris Elementary PTA, Indiana

Joseph Hester From Age 7 to Age 28 Danville Elementary School PTA, New Hampshire

Julia Malsam Isabella and the Dream Within Reach CC Lee Elementary PTA, South Dakota

Olivia Gabor Happiness Delran Elementary School PTA, New Jersey

Oriana Thomas I Can Do Anything Bower HIll Elementary PTA, Pennsylvania



Brian Zhang Within My Reach Amerman Elementary PTA, Michigan

Joshua Johnson Creation Within Reach Fox Hills Elementary PTA, Utah

Sarah Koshy Imagination Within Reach Eden Gardens Fundamental PTA, Louisiana

Awards of Merit

Anna Ling Finally Free Tarpon Springs Fundamental Elementary PTA, Florida

Danika Curtin A Different Sky Daniels Farm PTA, Connecticut

Elinor Cummings The Last Apple Brookside PTA, Washington

Ishya Bhavsar Stars in the City Briarwood Elementary PTA, Kansas

Nina Howards A Letter to My Future Self Vienna Elementary PTA, North Carolina



Kiara Wright In the Worst of Times Louise Archer Elementary PTA, Virginia

Mazie Johnson Impossible J.W. Williams Middle School PTA, Texas

Quinn Mulvey Wildfire Bedford Middle School PTA, Connecticut

Awards of Merit

Charimaine Schlosser Within Reach Herndon Magnet PTSA, Louisiana

Delaney Fitzgerald The Speck Bridgeview Elementary PTA, Iowa

Lily Tierney The Spirit of the Wind Chime Woodhull School PTA, New York

Reese Nelson Mountain Boy Collierville Middle School PTA, Tennessee

Reiyah Jacobs A Baby's Understanding Edison PTA, Wisconsin



Morgan Miller Cross County - The Only True Sport Pleasant Valley High School PTA, Iowa

Sarah Kang The Dinner Table Hopkinton PTA, Massachusetts

Skyler Wu Thank You, Belly Del Norte PTSA, California

Awards of Merit

Brooke Elliott Among the Pearls Little Rock Central High School PTSA, Arkansas

Karl Miller Is a Just World Within Reach? Newtown High School PTSA, Connecticut

Laura Miley The Berlin Wall Byron Nelson High School PTSA, Texas

Rishab Haldar 60 Seconds North Star Unit - Minnesota PTA, Minnesota

Tess O'Brien Not Anymore Blind Brook PTA, New York

Music Composition Awards


Michael Sears Salam Perry Meridian High School PTSA, Indiana

Primary Division


Elina Ojha Reaching for the Stars Elizabeth Haddon PTA, New Jersey

Seth Landers Greyhound Racing: Saving Them is Within Reach George Whitlow Elementary PTA, Georgia

Violet Rivers Transformation Eagle Rock Elementary PTA, California

Awards of Merit

Adam Starling Car Line Jennie Moore Elementary PTA, South Carolina

Julia Amato Magical Mountain Tuckahoe Elementary School PTA, Virginia

Keshav Kaushik Gopal Cat and Mouse Blind Brook PTA, New York

Thomas Frazier Change to Rain Grovecrest Elementary PTA, Utah

William Maeda A Violinist's Journey Dooley Elementary PTA, Illinois



Latham Young Change Lone Star Statewide PTA, Texas

Lucas Kreitlow A Man on Mars: Time to Build a New World… From Scratch Landstuhl Elementary Middle School PTSA, European Congress

Rebecca Eifrid Moonflight Haley PTA, Indiana

Awards of Merit

Elijah Crist Upgrading Music Meadow Lark PTA, Montana

Jarrett Galzki The Unexplored World: It's a Little Out There, but Still Within Reach Park Rapids Century School PTA, Minnesota

Jashan Ahuja My Grandma is Within Reach Fairfield Elementary Magnet PTA, Louisiana

Lydia Marden My Dreams are In Reach Windham PTA, Maine

Rachel Rutherford Part of Me Plain Elem PTA, South Carolina



Aidan Scheuer Fluid Dynamics Lee Burneson Middle PTA, Ohio

Minjae Eum Grasp the Abrupt Snow Baldwin Arts and Academic Magnet PTSA, Alabama

Shawn Nakayama First Steps Vancouver School of Arts & Academics PTSA, Washington

Awards of Merit

Albert Wang The Adventurous Voyage - Hope Within Reach Falcon Cove Middle School PTA, Florida

Brendan Rardon Almost There Oakbrook Middle School PTSA, South Carolina

Emily Fitzgerald It's Possible Hayfield Elementary School PTA, Virginia

Mason Parker The Ride Ramstein Middle School PTSA, European Congress

Tiffany Johnson Reach For Your Family Parents at West Middle School PTA, South Dakota



Alexander Behura Une Vie a Paris - A Life in Paris Valencia High School PTSA, California

Jenny Xiong Dream Girl Inglemoor High School, Washington

Nandita Dey It is Calling Davidson High School PTSA, Alabama

Awards of Merit

Abigail Salamera Bold Beginnings Standley Lake High School PTSA, Colorado

Benjamin Davis Although the Grass Withers (Hope Remains) Emsley Laney High PTSA, North Carolina

Chloe Frantz R.H. Newark High School, Delaware

Connor Squellati Cycle of Transcendence Rock Bridge High School PTSA, Missouri

Thomas Jensen Circa Finem Newtown High School PTSA, Connecticut

Photography Awards


Josh Luboski I will. Just Watch Me Mentor High PTSA, Ohio

Primary Division


Lincoln Hodson Magical Reach Sacajawea PTA, Montana

Lowri Rogers Girls Can Do Anything Flocktown-Kossmann PTA, New Jersey

Sydney Jenkins Gold Medal Gymnast Rosa Parks Elementary School PTA, Kentucky

Awards of Merit

Audrey Anne Spiceland Girl Power Lakeland Elementary School PTA, Tennessee

Micah Hamill My Future is Within Reach Cascade Elementary PTA, Utah

Noah Anding Just Hanging Around Nikiski Northstar Elementary PTA, Alaska

Pierra Rozen-Nowac A Helping Hand Third Street School PTA, California

Sawyer Walter Within Reach Cook Elementary PTA, Arkansas



Ella Lindenberg A Friend is Always Within Reach Kenbrook Elementary PTA, Michigan

Isabela McMillan Reach For My Dreams Rabbit Creek Elementary PTA, Alaska

Nicholas Shortridge Role Models Within Reach Hackensack Middle School PTA, New Jersey

Awards of Merit

Addison King Soon I will Be... Southwest Elementary School PTA, North Carolina

Adelaide Flint Stronger George Mason Elementary School PTA, Virginia

Ava MacDowell Dream Big by Reaching High in the Sky Hendricks Avenue PTA, Florida

Kerrigan Moses NYC Dreaming Steenrod Elementary PTA, West Virginia

Makelle Madsen Catching Stars Stone Ranch Elementary PTA, California



Lucas Burton Brasher Stars Within Reach Briarhill Middle School PTA, Texas

Natalie Keckler One Moment Crosby Middle School PTSA, Kentucky

Zoe Chu Fly Further Sanford Middle School PTSA, Florida

Awards of Merit

Amanda Beard Nature's Beauty Mauldin Middle School PTA, South Carolina

Ansel LaPier Bridges Connect Our World Greenacres Middle School PTA, Washington

Jozsef Eyer Szabadsag (Liberty, Freedom) Carmel Middle School PTSA, North Carolina

Lily Vennemeyer Reaching for Freedom Heritage Middle School PTSA, Ohio

Phillip Zhavoronkov Magic is Within You Meads Mill Middle PTSA, Michigan



Ben Eskenazi Above the Below Issaquah High PTSA, Washington

Cierra Steele Smoke of the Past and Future Thomas B. Doherty PTSA, Colorado

Leah Riben Indestructible Walled Lake Northern PTSA, Michigan

Awards of Merit

Brianna Martinez Open Hand Open Mind Harrison High School PTA, New York

Matthew Benson Wet Diamonds Park Rapids Century High School PTA, Minnesota

Maya Bell Reach for the Sky Rock Bridge High School PTSA, Missouri

Rachel Suggs Chew Thin Air Staples High School PTSA, Connecticut

Zachery Key 18th Hole & Par for the Course Liberty High School PTSA, Virginia

Visual Arts Awards


Elliot Flores Synchronicity Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School PTSA, Illinois

Primary Division


Grace Cao Help is Within Reach Commonwealth Elementary PTA, Texas

Reese Marino You Cannot Say Truth Without Ruth Ridgecrest Elementary PTA, Utah

Sydney McKernan Losing a Dog Stratfield Elementary School PTA, Connecticut

Awards of Merit

Aarya Rohith Clean City, My Dream City McAuliffe PTA, Washington

Elsie Sorkin Super Dog Reaches for a Cupcake on a Table Dennison Elementary PTA, Colorado

Heidi Chen Higher and Higher I Go Englewood Cliffs PTA, New Jersey

Joseph Yoon The Dream of Reaching Out Under the Sea Poplar Tree Elementary PTA, Virginia

Sarah May Turkey Dinner Arrowhead PTA, Montana



Dinithi Senevirathna Nothing Is Impossible Camelot Intermediate PTA, South Dakota

Katie Ross Nelson Miss Phenomenally Phenomenal Ruth Dunn Elementary PTA, Kentucky

Selah Holston It's Within Reach Nelson Knights PTA, Virginia

Awards of Merit

Addison Hinson Reach Out for Creativity Sherwood Forest Elementary School PTA, North Carolina

Ava Carroll So Close But So Far Belinder Elementary PTA, Kansas

Kai Jo Ya-Ho Lakeview Elementary PTA, Utah

Kendyl Hartdegen Unity Tara Oaks Elementary School PTA, Tennessee

Tanya Rastogi Reaching for Mars Riverdale Heights Elementary PTA, Iowa



Ashini Modi Peace Within Reach Caddo Middle Magnet PTSA, Louisiana

Erewyn Limric Yearning to Breathe Free Kalles Junior High PTSA, Washington

Harshita Shet Unity Woodlands PTSA, New York

Awards of Merit

Ashley Chi Making a Change Frost Middle School PTA, Virginia

Dylan Beckett Bridging the Gap Access Academy PTA, Oregon

Ella Coash-Johnson Different Forest Westridge Middle School PTSA, Kansas

Faseeha Bashir An Immigrant's American Dream Eman School PTA, Indiana

James Farrington Endless Possibilities Westmoreland PTA, New Hampshire



Anna Lim One day... Northwood High PTSA, California

Ellis Chong Found My Paintbrush Allen High School Lowery Freshman Center PTSA, Texas

Sydney Cha Dear Rita Lake Braddock Secondary School PTSA, Virginia

Awards of Merit

Allison Sink Through the Window Olympus High School PTSA, Utah

Ava Ziche The Dreamer Behind the Story Sabah Kinder Art Academy PTSA, Georgia

Francis Ian F. Anino The Change Is In Our Hands Robert Service High School PTSA, Alaska

Moy Zhong Stars Within Reach Rock Bridge High School PTSA, Missouri

Zhuoyuan Li (Peter) Fight On Marriotts Ridge High School PTSA, Maryland

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2018 Reflections Winners Special Artist Awards - pta.org · Connor Squellati Cycle of Transcendence Rock Bridge High School PTSA, Missouri Thomas Jensen Circa Finem Newtown High School