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2024-2025 National Reflections Awards

 

Congratulations National Reflections Winners

From Vision to Victory: Award-Winning Voices

From 40 state PTA congresses, National PTA received over 850 student entries inspired by the 2024-2025 Reflections theme, "Accepting Imperfection." 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! Click to navigate and be inspired by their talent and creativity.

Congrats to all winners! 



Reflections Artists Spotlights

 

Hear from the student artists themselves! Check out this special playlist featuring a selection of interviews, artwork and spotlights from the 2024-2025 National PTA Reflections winners.

The arts play an invaluable role in students' lives. The insights these students share about their creative process, inspiration and what the Reflections program means to them highlights the importance of celebrating the arts during National Arts and Humanities Month.

Learn how you can get involved at PTA.org/ArtsEd!


"Accepting Imperfections" Reflections Virtual Exhibit

 

Reflections Realized: Imperfections Became Art


This virtual exhibit recognizes all 200+ student artists who won national-level awards for their PTA Reflections artwork, inspired by the theme, Accepting Imperfection. Use the arrows to move through the pieces and visit the full album to read each inspiring artist statement.

Dance Choreography 

Dance Choreography - National Awardees

Explore Their Art

Dance Choreography - Artist Bios

Artist Profiles

Film Production 

Film Production - National Awardees

Explore Their Art
Film Production - Artist Bios

Artist Profiles

Literature 

Literature - National Awardees

Explore Their Art
Literature - Artist Bios

 

Artist Profiles

Music Composition 

Music Composition - National Awardees

Explore Their Art
Music Composition - Artist Bios

 

Artist Profiles

Photography 

Photography - National Awardees

Explore Their Art
Photography - Artist Bios

Artist Profiles

Visual Arts 

Visual Arts - National Awardees

Explore Their Art
Visual Arts - Artist Bios

Artist Profiles

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 2024-2025 PTA Reflections theme "Accepting Imperfection," achieved the highest scores for interpretation of the Reflections theme.

Click on each student’s photo to dive into their Artist Spotlight! Get to know their creative mind, discover the inspiration behind their art and explore their national award-winning piece.

Jessica Awuah


Jessica Awuah Ref-Icon-Writing 

"Tpyo"

Literature

Academies of Loudoun PTSA

Virginia

Niko Gomez


Niko Gomez Ref-Icon-Photography 

"Accepting Imperfections"

Photography

Steenrod PTA

West Virginia


Isabella Juarez-Padilla


Isabella Juarez Ref-Icon-Painting 

“Unapologetically Imperfect”

Visual Arts, Accessible Artist Division

Corona del Mar High School PTA

California

Adrit Pradeepkumar


Adrit Pradeepkumar 

“Stars and Scribbles”

Music Composition

Lakeridge PTSA

Washington


Quinlan Tian


Quinlan Tian Ref-Icon-Painting 

“Find Joy in the Journey”

Visual Arts

Medina PTA

Washington

Edie Whitehead


Edie Whitehead Ref-Icon-Film 

"The Mistakes"

Film Production

Parents at West PTA

South Dakota


Rowan Zollars


Rowan Zollars Ref-Icon-Dance 

“What is it to be Perfect?"

Dance Choreography

Sycamore Canyon School PTSA

California

Transform Ideas to Outstanding Art


Ready to join the ranks of our top Reflections winners! 

Visit our Craft an Entry page to discover what makes an entry stand out. 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.

2025- 2026 Reflections Theme

2025-2026 Reflections Theme: "I Belong!"

The Art of Celebration 

 

Share the Spotlight: Highlight Our Talented Artists 


Use these Reflections winner graphics and use the template messaging in this promotion toolkit for PTAs to spread the word about these awesome student artists. To download, right-click on image and save as.

Remember to tag @NationalPTA and use #PTAReflections to share the celebration with us!

Congrats to all Reflections Winners

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