Congratulations to all our Maryland Free State winners in the National PTA Art Reflections Contest!
Eliza Labat (Stronger Together – Dance Choreography), Troy Chou (Nature’s Haven – Film), and Noah Schainker (Freedom – Photography) all won Outstanding Interpretation. They will move on to National judging with results in May!
Bella Donato (I Belong – Dance) and Chloe Zhang (The Lee’s Sisters Dressed Pretty for Performance – Accessible Arts) won Award of Excellence.
Sophia Campbell (Headlock – Dance) won Award of Merit.
At this year’s MCCPTA Celebration of Excellence on May 1st at Northwood High School, we are also celebrating the student artists who participated in the 2025-2026 Reflections Arts Program!
Congratulations to all our Montgomery County finalists in the National PTA Art Reflections Contest! Churchill dominated and had winners in all 6 categories! There will be a Celebrations Ceremony in April to honor the finalists. Finalists will be moving onto Maryland judging. State winners will be announced in March.
Dance Choreography – Sophia Campbell, Bella Donato, Eliza Labat
Film – Troy Chou
Literature – Sophia Campbell, Qwyen Le, Ethan Qin
Music Composition – Rodas Belay
Photography – Mattia Boselli, Noah Schainker
Visual Arts – Angela Zhang
In our Accessible Arts Division, the Finalists are
Visual Arts – Fire Akinfe, Noah Ilishaev, Chloe Zhang
About the Reflections Program
National PTA’s Reflections program has helped students explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful in school and in life.
Each year, over 300,000 students in Pre-K through Grade 12 create original works of art in response to a student-selected theme. In response to this theme, students create works of art in one or all the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts.
Student winners from the local level have the opportunity to move up through their district, region, council, and state PTA programs to the national level. Student entries submitted to the national level go through two rounds of review by esteemed arts professionals across the country. National Reflections winners are announced in May and celebrated annually at the National PTA’s Convention & Expo in June. Over 200 students are recognized for their achievements in the arts with prizes and scholarships, and their works are showcased and exhibited throughout the year.