Do you enjoy art, music, and dance or have an interest in writing, producing films, and taking photos? Then join us and have fun unleashing your inner artist with PTA Reflections!
The 2024-2024 theme is, “Accepting Imperfection” and calls for your own unique interpretation through the arts.
What is the Reflections program?
The Reflections program was founded by Mary Lou Anderson in 1969 and provides students an opportunity for recognition and access to the arts which boosts student confidence and success in the arts and in life. Each year, students in pre-K through grade 12 create and submit original works of art in response to a student-created theme selected through the annual Reflections Theme Search Contest.
Based on state PTA rules and guidelines, art is submitted to the local PTA (Columbia Elementary PTA) and may advance from the local PTA level up through district/region/council and state PTA competitions to the national level for awards and recognition opportunities.
See the videos below for more about Reflections and this year's theme:
What is the Reflections program?
The Reflections program was founded by Mary Lou Anderson in 1969 and provides students an opportunity for recognition and access to the arts which boosts student confidence and success in the arts and in life. Each year, students in pre-K through grade 12 create and submit original works of art in response to a student-created theme selected through the annual Reflections Theme Search Contest.
Based on state PTA rules and guidelines, art is submitted to the local PTA (Columbia Elementary PTA) and may advance from the local PTA level up through district/region/council and state PTA competitions to the national level for awards and recognition opportunities.
See the videos below for more about Reflections and this year's theme:
How can my student participate?
Students participate in the appropriate division for their grade: Primary (Pre-K - Grade 2), Intermediate (Grades 3-5), Middle School (Grades 6-8), High School (Grades 9-12), Special Artist (All grades welcome). Students submit their completed works of art in one or all of the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Visual Arts.
How can I register my student?
1. Review the Official Rules carefully to be sure your planned work meets the requirements:
Official Rules
2. Create an original work and prepare your entry.
- Dance choreography must be an MP4 or AVI file under 1,000 MB.
- Film production must be an MP4 or AVI file under 1,000 MB.
- Literature must be a PDF file.
- Music composition must be an MP3 or WAV file under 1,000 MB. Middle and high school students must also submit a score, tabulature, or technical explanation on how the music was written as a PDF file.
- Photography must be a JPG, JPEG, or PNG file at least 640x960 pixels at 300 dpi.
- Visual arts must be submitted as digital photos of the work as a JPEG, JPG, or PNG file.
3. Complete an entry form:
Reflections Entry Form
or Formulario De Entrada De Datos
- Do not write in the top "to be completed by PTA section".
- Scan or take a photo with your cell phone camera.
- Save as a PDF or image and submit in the next step.
4. Click the appropriate link below to upload your work and entry form. A Google account is required, which can be a parent or student account. All entries must include the Entry Form linked above. Most entries will be uploaded electronically. Entries in the visual arts category will be physically turned into your child's teacher or the front office at CES during the time frame announced later.
Visit Madison City Schools' Reflections website for details. Click HERE.
Where can I see previous award-winning submissions for inspiration?
-Click HERE to see the 2022-2023 National PTA winners' submissions, including Madison City Schools' own student, Alice Grieve, from Mill Creek Elementary School. Alice won the National Award of Outstanding Interpretation for her submission titled, "Paved the Way," in the category of Visual Arts.
-Madison City 2022-2023 Reflections Winners can be see featured HERE. Not to brag, but.... Madison City Schools won more total awards and more 1st place awards in the PTA Reflections Contest than any other state school district. Wow!
-Columbia PTA Winners are pictured below.
-The Reflections virtual art gallery for 2022-2023 features ALL submissions that received awards on the National PTA level. View the gallery HERE.
Best of luck and happy creating!
2022-2023 Winners at the Columbia Elementary PTA level who advanced to the Madison City Schools PTA level.
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2022-2023 Columbia Elementary Reflections Winners who advanced from the MCS PTA level to the Alabama State PTA level. The 3 right-most contestants also advanced to the National PTA level. We are so proud of all of our Columbia Astros contestants!
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Previous Years'
Alabama PTA State Reflections Winners
2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019
2016-2017
2015-2016
Click the image above to download a Reflections coloring book to get your creativity flowing!
