Reflections
Congratulations to our 2023-2024 Wake County Reflections Winners!
Photography
2nd: Cathy Wang
Music
Honorable Mention: Gretta Hayden
Honorable Mention: Alena Kamholz
Literature
Honorable Mention: Vea Primak
Congratulations to our 2023-2024 AFHS Reflections Winners!
Thank you to all that participated in this year's Reflections Arts Contest. The standard of work that our judges have seen this year has been incredible. Everyone should be very proud of their talents! The results for AFHS PTSA Reflections 2023-24 are as follows:
Photography
Cathy Wang
Music
1st: Gretta Hayden
2nd: Alena Kamholz
Literature
1st: Vea Primak
2nd: Madeline Powers
3rd: Gianna Joslin
Honorable Mention: Nishita Krishnaswamy Jayakumar
Visual Art 2D
1st: Gordon Wilson
2nd: Anna Hammond
Visual Art 3D
1st: Lily Strout
2nd: Giada Copersito
3rd: Addison Kenne
Honorable Mention: Rey Baran
The top two highest scoring entries in each category will be going through to Wake County Judging. 2D and 3D Visual arts are counted as one category at the Wake County level. The top two scoring entries for Visual Arts as a whole, and going through to Wake County judging are by Lily Strout and Giada Copersito.
Congratulations to everyone!! Details on a celebration still to come!
Calling all Patriot Student-Artists!
Do you have a passion for art, music, dancing, writing, film production, and photography? Then come join us for a fun time expressing your creativity through PTA Reflections!
Check out the links below to find out more about the rules for each category.
And don't forget to check out the inspiring Reflections virtual art gallery and all the amazing awards and scholarships available here.
Questions? Contact Reflections Chair, Michaela Tosh at reflections@afhsptsa.org.
Submission Tips & Judging Criteria
local-leaders-guide-judging.pdfDeadline for submission is Sunday, October 15, 2023
Past Winners
2023-2024 AFHS
Photography
Cathy Wang
Music
1st: Gretta Hayden
2nd: Alena Kamholz
Literature
1st: Vea Primak
2nd: Madeline Powers
3rd: Gianna Joslin
Honorable Mention: Nishita Krishnaswamy Jayakumar
Visual Art 2D
1st: Gordon Wilson
2nd: Anna Hammond
Visual Art 3D
1st: Lily Strout
2nd: Giada Copersito
3rd: Addison Kenne
Honorable Mention: Rey Baran
2023-2024 Wake County
Photography
2nd: Cathy Wang
Music
Honorable Mention: Gretta Hayden
Honorable Mention: Alena Kamholz
Literature
Honorable Mention: Vea Primak
2020-2021 AFHS
Music Composition
1st Place: Zachary Chase Bonin
Dance
1st Place: Maximiliano Fernandez Escalona
Visual Arts
1st Place: Kailyn Becker
2nd Place: Jeraldine McGhee
3rd Place: Madison Stovall
Honorable Mention: Stephanie Morgan
Honorable Mention: Lila Harsbburger
Honorable Mention: Amishi Goel
Honorable Mention: Aurea Michael
Honorable Mention: Meredith Purdy
Literature
1st Place (tied): Genevieve Matlovsky
1st Place (tied): Zion Abebe
Photography
1st Place: Devin Sehgal
2020-2021 Wake County
Music Composition
1st Place: Zachary Chase Bonin, "Symbiosis"
Dance
Honorable Mention: Maximiliano Fernandez Escalona, "Golden"
2D Visual Arts
1st Place: Lila (Ellis) Harshbarger, "We are Human"
3D Visual Arts
1st Place: Jeraldine McGhee, "Lapis Lazuli Moon"
2nd Place: Madison Stovall, "Stand In Your Love"
3rd Place: Stephanie Morgan, "I’ll Support You"
2019-2020 AFHS
Music Composition
1st: Zachary Chase Bonin (11th), "Sonder"
Visual Arts 2D
1st: Olivia Allen (12th), "One Man’s Trash"
2nd: Amishi Goel (10th), "Perspectives of Life"
3rd: Aurea Michael (9th), "I See With a Heart"
Honorable Mention: Apprecia Lassiter (10th), "the emotions inside"
Honorable Mention: Kailyn Becker (9th), "You Know My Name, Not My Story"
Visual Arts 3D
1st: Jaden Slattery (12th), "Internal Beat"
2nd: Emma Markusen (10th), "Judgment"
3rd: Olivia Rudd (10th), "A Beautiful Mind"
Honorable Mention: Anna Durnin (12th), "Open-Minded"
Honorable Mention: Sydney Nguyen (12th), "Persona"
Literature
1st: Michele Jennings (12th), "Soul of Shards"
2nd:Serkute Abebe (11th), "We the People"
3rd: Jackson Haycraft (9th), "Within the Mind"
Photography
1st: Devin Sehgal (10th), "The backyard we should all have"
2nd: Cole Swain (11th), "Realization of a Dragonfly"
2019-2020 Wake County
Music Composition
1st: Zachary Chase Bonin, "Sonder"
2D Visual Arts
3rd: Amishi Goel (10th), "Perspectives of Life"
3D Visual Arts
1st: Jaden Slattery (12th), "Internal Beat"
2nd: Sydney Nguyen (12th), "Persona"
Honorable Mention: Olivia Rudd (10th), "A Beautiful Mind"
Reflection Theme Search Competition
The application is now open for this year's Reflection Theme Search Competition. Themes are selected two years in advance. Students across North Carolina are invited to suggest a theme to be used for the 2025-2026 Reflections Program. Duplicates of past year's themes will not be accepted.
For more guidelines and to submit your idea, visit the NC PTA Reflections Theme Search page. The student who submits the winning entry will receive a $100 prize from National PTA.
2024-2025 Theme: Accepting Imperfection
Deadline: November 1, 2023