Several students in the St. Joseph School District at all grade levels were awarded at the Missouri State PTA Art Reflections.

Students submit their artwork to local PTAs for initial judging. In Missouri, local winning entries then advance to the state PTA round. Top entries from our state PTA Reflections contest advance to National PTA for the final round of judging. National PTA awards are announced each May.

The National PTA Reflections program is PTA’s cornerstone arts program. It was developed in 1969 by Colorado’s PTA President Mary Lou Anderson to encourage students to explore their talents and express themselves. Since then, the Reflections program has inspired millions of students to reflect on a specific theme and create original artwork. The 2016 theme was “Let your Imagination Fly.”

SJSD’s 2016 MO PTA REFLECTIONS STATE WINNERS LITERATURE MIDDLE SCHOOL (GRADES 6­-8) 5 th Place, Neenah Bosman, Bode Middle School

PHOTOGRAPHY PRIMARY (PRESCHOOL – GRADE 2) 4 th Place, Lucille Xilone Quedensley, Bessie Ellison Elementary Honorable Mention, Talison Cierra Millikan, Bessie Ellison

HIGH SCHOOL (GRADES 9­12) 3 rd Place, Connor McElwee, Central High School Honorable Mention, Connor McElwee, Central High School Honorable Mention, Connor McElwee, Central High School VISUAL ARTS

PRIMARY (PRESCHOOL – GRADE 2) 2 nd Place, Tarisa Mori, Eugene Field Elementary Honorable Mention, Emily Penland, Eugene Field Elementary

MIDDLE SCHOOL (GRADES 6­-8) Honorable Mention, Maya Roumph, Truman Middle School