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  • Congratulations to the Blind Brook winners of the 2023 New York State PTA Reflections Award of Merit!

    Thirteen student submissions were sent to the Westchester-East Putnam Region 2023 Reflections program. 

    The following students have been recognized by the New York State PTA Reflections 2023 program with an Award of Merit! The theme for this year was Show Your Voice!

    • Maggie Moore, Award of Merit for Literature in the Primary Division
    • Darren Guo, Award of Merit for Music Composition in the Middle Division
    • Sheena Kitano, Award of Merit for Visual Arts in the Primary Division

     

    A full list of winners is available here: NYS PTA Reflections Winners 2023.

     

    The Blind Brook PTA would like to congratulate all of the students who participated in the Reflections Program this year!

    Stay tuned for details coming in the fall for next year's PTA Reflections contest with the theme, I Am Hopeful Because…

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  • Congratulations to the 2023 Blind Brook PTA Reflections Participants! 

    MAGGIE MOORE, NYS PTA Reflections 2023 Award of Merit for Literature - Primary Division for an original short story,

    Stand Up! 

    DARREN GUO, NYS PTA Reflections 2023 Award of Merit for Music Composition - Middle Division for an original piano piece titled, Misty Valley Music Composition. Listen here:

     

    SHEENA KITANO, NYS PTA Reflections 2023 Award of Merit for Visual Arts - Primary Division, for a drawing titled, Drawing is Amazing!

    a child's drawing in pencil and crayon of people, birds, ice cream, rainbows, rockets, trees, unicorn, hearts, flowers

    Additionally, the following Blind Brook students submitted work for consideration.

    Brooke Sosin (Literature, High School Division), Escaping the Negative

    Sharon Heaps (Music Composition, Primary Division), Show Your Voice Show Your Voice

     

    Charlie Sindell (Photography, Middle School Division), Enlightened 

    clouds spread across the sky over a full moon against a dark blue night sky

    Jordan Stemschein (Photography, High School Division), Love Conquers All

    a couple walking along a long wooden bridge

    Emily Rosen (Visual Arts, Intermediate Division), Ways of Expressions

    child drawing in markers of people painting, doing sign language, singing and dancing

    Justin Crasper (Visual Arts, Intermediate Division), Show Your Voice Through Equal Vote

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    Chloe Crasper (Visual Arts, Primary Division), Show Your Voice by Being Thankful and Love

    child's drawing in marker of a persion, a rainbow and animal

    Brett Crasper (Visual Arts, Primary Division), Show Your Voice Through Music and Song

    child's drawing with markers

    Hayley Parnes (Visual Arts, Primary Division), Creatures of the Wild

    child's drawing in marker of various wild creatures