Chesak, Martin Art Program Winners Recognized

Each year, the National PTA Reflections Program challenges students to create art inspired by a specific theme.

The program is one of the largest student arts recognition programs in the country and allows children to learn to look at things, people and experiences in a fresh and exciting way, as well as helps parents to encourage and to recognize the continuous self-discovery process through their children.

Based on this year’s theme, “Diversity means …”, students at Chesak and Martin elementary schools expressed themselves through dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, or the visual arts — drawing, painting, print-making, and collage.

The Chesak/Martin PTA recently announced this years’ winners.

Students who advanced to the district level were: Ava Jones (kindergarten) from Chesak Elementary School; Gabrielle Wiki (third grade), Jonah Cox (fourth grade), Josh Guyer (fourth grade), Lily Borgert (fourth grade), and Anthony Hani (fifth grade) from Martin Elementary School.

 Students advancing to the state level from Chesak include: Riley Mullany (kindergarten), Sarah Cross (second grade), Paige Olszewski (second grade), and Teagan Thompson (second grade); and those advancing to the state level from Martin include: Carly Callanan (third grade), Emma Cross (fourth grade), Paige Thompson (fourth grade), Courtney Mills (fifth grade), and Sophia Rivera (fifth grade).

The Chesak/Martin PTA will hold a recognition ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 10, for all participants from the Reed Road campus schools. The ceremony will be held in Room 411 at , 10910 Reed Road, Lake in the Hills.

Artwork for this year’s contest from the Reed Road Campus schools can be viewed on the Chesak/Martin PTA website. 

Source: District 158 press release