2024-2025 Reflection Art Contest
This year’s Reflections theme is “Accepting Imperfection” which is intended to inspire students to express their creativity while embracing their unique perspectives. WCHS students may submit original works of art in response to this year’s theme in categories including film production, music composition, visual arts, dance choreography, literature, and photography
Congratulations to WCHS Reflections Winners!
Congratulations to our 3 Churchill winners in this year’s Maryland Free State PTA Art Reflections Contest! Honorees will be recognized and their achievements celebrated at a ceremony later this spring.
Sophia Campbell (11th grade) Award of Excellence in Dance Choreography
Isabella Donato (11th grade) Award of Merit in Dance Choreography
Lavanya Ravi (11th grade) Award of Merit in Literature
2024-2025 Reflections Art Program:
Montgomery County Finalists!
Congratulations to all our 5 Churchill winners in this year’s Montgomery County Council of PTA’s (MCCPTA) Art Reflections Program! Honorees will be recognized and celebrated at a special event this spring.
Dance Choreography
Isabella Donato, 11th grade, This is Really Me – Award of Excellence
Sophia Campbell, 11th grade, Liability – Award of Merit
Literature
Lavanya Ravi, 11th grade, Broken Glass , Honorable Mention
Music Composition
August McFeaters, 9th grade, Everest – Award of Excellence
Visual Arts
Vivian Zhang, 11th grade, Unique Beauty – Honorable Mention
These honorees will move on to the Maryland Free State PTA Reflections judging and winners will be announced in mid-March. Good luck to our students!!
First image: Isabella Donato; Second Image: Sophia Cambell; Third Image: Unique Beauty by Vivian Zhang; Fourth Image: Broken Glass by Lavanya Ravi
2024-2025 Reflection’s Art Contest:
Churchill Finalists!
Thanks to all the students who entered! We had some wonderful entries this year. Congratulations to the Churchill finalists! These entries will advance to the Montgomery County Council of PTA’s (MCCPTA) Reflections Contest for judging in January 2025. Finalists from Montgomery County will advance to the Maryland state level.
Literature
Sophia Campbell, 11th grade, Faces of the Swan
Jemmie Pollack, 10th grade, Perception of Perfection
Lavanya Ravi, 11th grade, Broken Glass
Visual Arts
Kara Huang, 9th grade, Embracing Your Flaws
Opal Siegal, 10th grade, For There Is Always Light
Vivian Zhang, 11th grade, Unique Beauty
Photography
Troy Chou, 10th grade, Peace Within the Mess
Ahniia Kiriushyna, 11th grade, Illuminated Shadows
Lawrence Wu, 12th grade, Looking Up
Dance Choreography
Sophia Campbell, 11h grade, Liability
Isabella Donato, 11th grade, This is Really Me
Jennifer Ku, 10th grade, Unmasked
Music Composition
August McFeaters, 9th grade, Everest
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.
2022-23 National Winners
Three WCHS students won awards in the National PTA’s Reflections Program in 2022-23! Sabeen Kirwi – Literature (Merit Award), Katie Wen – Visual Arts (Award of Excellence), and Sebastian Tulin – Photography (Outstanding Interpretation Award). The winners received the following prizes from the National PTA based on award level: Merit Award: Bronze Medal: Certificate of Merit; work featured in the National PTA Reflections Virtual Exhibition Award of Excellence: $200 Young Artist Scholarship; Silver Medal; Certificate of Excellence; work featured in the National PTA Reflections Virtual Exhibition Outstanding Interpretation Award: $800 Young Artist Scholarship; Gold Medal; Certificate of Outstanding Interpretation; Work Featured in the National PTA Reflections Virtual Exhibition; $200 Prize for Local PTA Unit