25-26 National Winners

Congratulations National Reflections Winners

From Vision to Victory: Award-Winning Voices

From 42 state PTA congresses, National PTA received over 900 student entries inspired by the 2025-2026 Reflections theme, "I Belong!" After two rounds of national level review, we are thrilled to recognize over 200 student artists with Awards of Excellence and Merit and honor seven students with the top Outstanding Interpretation Award.

This page is dedicated to honoring and celebrating these talented student artists! Stay tuned as we continued to update the page with artwork from all our national winners!

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Outstanding Interpretation Awardee Spotlights

National Winner Celebration Graphics

I Belong Winner Announcement

Outstanding Interpretation Awardee Spotlights

Meet the Masters: Discover Our Top Artists

These seven students earned the PTA Reflections Outstanding Interpretation Award, the top, national-level Reflections honor. Their artworks, inspired by the 2025-2026 PTA Reflections theme "I Belong!," achieved the highest scores for interpretation of the Reflections theme.

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Shailesh Vimal

“Between Two Worlds I Belong”

Literature

Riverdale Heights Elementary School PTA

Iowa

Peter Malabuyo

“I Mala-Belong”

Photography

Andrus PTA

Idaho

Fernando Nunez

“My Life in Puzzle Pieces”

Film Production, Accessible Arts

El Dorado High School PTSA

California

Zachary Foss

“Home”

Music Composition

Shawnee Mission South High School PTSA

Kansas

Celena Zhang

“Outside the Glass”

Visual Arts

Mount Si High School PTSA

Washington

Mika Chang

"The Village of Balloons"

Film Production

Norman Rockwell PTA

Washington

Maurice Ironheart

“Siyo Waci”

Dance Choreography

South Canyon Elementary PTA

South Dakota

Transform Ideas to Outstanding Art

Ready to join the ranks of our top Reflections winners!

Visit our Craft an Entry page to learn how judges evaluate submissions based on unique interpretations of the theme, and get tips for writing compelling titles and artist statements that capture hearts — and earn top honors.

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