This program is hosted by the National, Washington State and Mercer Island PTAs. Your contributions to our Mercer Island High School PTSA Ask Campaign and PTSA volunteers help support this program for our students.
Reflections is a National PTA arts recognition program that helps 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 not only in school but in life.
Students in grades K-12 create original works of art in response to a theme. The theme for the 2024-2025 program year is “Accepting Imperfection” Students submit their completed works of art in one, or more, of the six arts categories:
- Dance Choreography
- Film Production
- Literature
- Music Composition
- Photography
- Visual Arts
The theme for 2024-2025 is “Accepting Imperfection.”
While the primary focus of Reflections is a celebration of creativity through positive recognition, finalists from MISD will move on to the state round. Washington State PTA finalists who receive an “Outstanding Interpretation” award will advance to the National PTA round.
Please read the Reflections rules carefully - students may only submit one submission per category. However, students can and are encouraged to participate in multiple categories.
Deadline for 2024 submission: December 4, 2024 by 3:45 pm - please submit all entries electronically with this link. For visual arts and photography categories, please also submit the physical copy to your school’s front office in the Reflections box.
Reflections Art Award Ceremony: March 5, 2025 5-8 PM at IMS Commons
All participants and winners will be recognized at the ceremony with certificates and awards. Click here to see the 2023-2024 list of district winners and honorable mentions from MISD. MISD had an amazing year with 5 students winning at State and 2 (Adrit & Pranit Pradeepkumar) of these students won at the National level for music composition (primary and intermediate grade divisions)!
For more information on this year’s 2024-2025 Reflections competition, please contact Kaitlyn Lee or Kate Chung, MISD PTA Council Reflections Co-Chairs at reflections@miptacouncil.org
PTA Art Reflections Contest Winner and Award Ceremony
2/7/2026 5:11 pm
PTA Art Reflections Contest Winner and Award Ceremony
Please join us on Wednesday February 25th, 5-7pm, in the IMS Commons to celebrate our IMS artists! The evening will take the form of an art exhibition, and students will receive their respective awards. All friends and family are welcome.
Thank you for your creativity, dedication, and courage in expressing your artistic voice through the Reflections program.
Congratulations 2025-2026 PTA Reflections “I Belong" winners!
2025-26 Reflections District Winners
Film
High School (Grades 9-12)
1st Place: Heero Lim (MIHS) Good (굿)
Literature
High School (Grades 9-12)
1st Place: Phoenix Miller (MIHS) Forget-Me-Not
2nd Place: Aasha Anbalagan (MIHS) The Missing Piece
3rd Place: Evie Pyeun (MIHS) Blue Mold & Red Kimchi
Honorable Mentions: Jamie Jin (MIHS), Avani Josyula (MIHS), Christian Min (MIHS), Isabelle Min (MIHS), Evelyn Quekett (MIHS)
Music Composition
*ACCESSIBLE ARTS (6th-12th Grades)
1st Place: Joshua Chan (IMS) Mixing Voices
High School (Grades 9-12)
1st Place: Karis Huang (MIHS) Dance of the Nightshade
Photograph
High School (Grades 9-12)
1st Place: Isabelle Chung (MIHS) Back to My Nature
2nd Place: William Liu (MIHS) United Under the Sky
3rd Place:Spencer Whipple (MIHS) Rooted in Air
Visual Arts
High School (Grades 9-12)
1st Place: Isabelle Chung (MIHS) Where I Fit
2nd Place: Xintong Zhao (MIHS) Catharsis
3rd Place: Sabine Fleming (MIHS) Sprinkles Says No
Honorable mentions: Kaylee Hu (MIHS)
Read More2023-2024 PTA Reflections Art Contest Winners
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