Reflections Program
Congratulations to the Blind Brook students who have been recognized by the New York State PTA Reflections 2024 program with Awards of Excellence and Merit! The theme for this year was “I Am Hopeful Because…”
| STUDENT | AWARD |
|---|---|
| Riley Brauntuch | Award of Excellence for Photography, Primary Division* |
| Amanda Macedo Olino | Award of Merit for Film Production, Middle Division |
| Darren Guo | Award of Merit for Music Composition, Middle Division |
| Shireen Kaul | Award of Merit for Visual Arts, Primary Division |
*Advanced to the National level of judging.
Thank you to all of our participants in this year’s PTA Reflections Program! All submissions are available to view in the gallery below.
Full list of New York State PTA Reflections 2024 Winners
Stay tuned for details coming in the fall for next year's PTA Reflections contest with the theme, Accepting Imperfection.
Learn about the National PTA Reflections Program
For more information, please email BBPTAReflections@gmail.com.
Congratulations 2024 PTA Reflections Participants!
Congratulations to the 2024 Blind Brook PTA Reflections Participants!
Riley Brauntuch - Award of Excellence for Photography, Primary Division*
Amanda Macedo Olino - Award of Merit for Film Production, Middle Division
Darren Guo - Award of Merit for Music Composition, Middle Division
Shireen Kaul - Award of Merit for Visual Arts, Primary Division
*Advanced to the National level of judging.
Thank you to the following Blind Brook students who submitted work for consideration.
Visual Arts
Primary Division (K-2)
Sheena Aoyama Kitano - "Kindness Surrounds the World"
Emma Harris - "The Rose of Hope"
Teodoro Favarin - "Friendship in My Soccer Team"
Intermediate Division (Grades 3-5)
Gabi Ferdschneider - "Art Gives Me Hope"
Laura Malzyner - "Every Day is a New Start"
Middle School Division (Grades 6-8)
Samantha Geller - Cardboard Armor
Casey Craighead - "Hope" (Visual Arts and Literature)
Arianna Kovoor - "Kindness Still Exists"
Photography
High School Division (Grades 9-12)
Jason Schwartzman - "Blue Skies Ahead"
Charlie Sindell - "A Fresh Start"
Music Composition - High School Division (Grades 9-12)
Brandon Schwartzman - "Fresh Flow"
Jason Schwartzman - "Listen"
Jason Schwartzman - "Into the Night"
Jason Schwartzman - "Future of the Stars"
Literature
Primary Division (Grades K-2)
Sharon Heaps - A Warm Drink on a Cold Day
Intermediate Division (Grades 3-5)
Maggie Moore - Hopeful for the Houseless
Jake Schorr - My Soccer Dream
Annabelle Zigler - A World of Hope
High School Division (Grades 9-12)
Michael Hamlet - America
Michelle Hamlet - Hope Is Me
2023 PTA Reflections Participants
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,
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!
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
Jordan Stemschein (Photography, High School Division), Love Conquers All
Emily Rosen (Visual Arts, Intermediate Division), Ways of Expressions
Justin Crasper (Visual Arts, Intermediate Division), Show Your Voice Through Equal Vote
Chloe Crasper (Visual Arts, Primary Division), Show Your Voice by Being Thankful and Love
Brett Crasper (Visual Arts, Primary Division), Show Your Voice Through Music and Song
Hayley Parnes (Visual Arts, Primary Division), Creatures of the Wild