School Artists Awarded for 'Reflections' Pieces

Hundreds of students from all 20 unleashed their artistic talents this school year to participate in the popular Reflections art program. Reflections is a National PTA program designed to enhance art education. Students photographed, danced, composed, painted or drew pieces that fit in with this year's theme, "Together We Can..."

Students participate by submitting entries to their school PTA or PTSA.  Top entries advance to the district level coordinated by the Rochester Community PTA Council and to the state level coordinated by the Michigan PTSA.

Many of the works are on display this week at in Rochester Hills. The .

Here are the 2011 award winners at the district and state levels:

Visual arts

• MAXWELL E. PRESTON, Award of Excellence, Baldwin Elementary
• HANNAH YOON, Award of Merit, Hamlin Elementary
• SIMON A. NEJMAN, Award of Merit, Delta Kelly Elementary
• LILY A. MACKLEY, Award of Merit, Reuther Middle School
• AUDREY BENJAMINSON, National Entrant, Award of Excellence, Stoney Creek High School
• CATHERINE E. WALLIS, Award of Excellence, Stoney Creek High School

Photography

• PAIGE M. MISNER, Award of Merit, University Hills Elementary
• HOPE I. SNOWDEN, Award of Merit, Howard L. McGregor Elementary
• LILY MACKLEY, Award of Merit, Reuther Middle School
• SAMANTHA M. BOROWSKI, Award Of Merit, Rochester Adams High School

Music composition

• HOLLIS C. COOK, Award of Excellence, University Hills Elementary
• DANIELLE PHILLIPS, Award of Merit, Delta Kelly Elementary
• EVAN R. POLOSKY, Award of Excellence, Van Hoosen Middle School
• ALIX E. LABELLE, Award of Merit, Hart Middle School
• ERIC S. WANG, Award of Merit, Rochester Adams High School
• MATTHEW R. HEIM, Award of Merit, Rochester Adams High School

Film production

• DELANEY V. RUTHERFORD, Award of Excellence, Meadow Brook Elementary
• MAX RANDELS, Award of Merit, Brooklands Elementary
• ANDREW J. MACK, National Entrant, Award of Excellence and Best of Theme, Hart Middle School
• DEEKSHA M. PAI, Award of Excellence, Hart Middle School
• ANNICA T. STEEN, Award of Merit, Hart Middle School

Dance choreography

• SAMANTHA Q. BERRY, Award of Excellence, Brewster Elementary
• MEGAN S. LOREN, Award of Merit, Meadow Brook Elementary
• ROHIT R. MITAL, Award of Excellence, Long Meadow Elementary
• KAITLYN K. ARNOLD, Award of Merit, Brooklands Elementary
• NEVIN R. MITAL, Award of Excellence, West Middle School
• SYDNEY R. BAMMEL, Award of Merit, Reuther Middle School

Literature

• SAMIR M. YACTEEN, Award of Merit, Baldwin Elementary
• DEEPTHA T. ANANTHALWAN, Award of Excellence, Hampton Elementary
• DAVID S. MCINTYRE, Award of Merit, Van Hoosen Middle School
• ROSHNI G. KALBARI, Award of Excellence, Stoney Creek High School

Visual Arts

• Max Preston, First Place, Baldwin Elementary
• Grace Soliven, Second Place, Baldwin Elementary
• Gabriella Fleming, Third Place, Brooklands Elementary
• Joaquin Torres, Honorable Mention, McGregor Elementary
• Isabella Duhanaj, First Place, Hampton Elementary
• Sage Soliven, Second Place, Baldwin Elementary
• Eugenia Song, Third Place, Brooklands Elementary
• Danielle Lee, Honorable Mention, North Hill Elementary
• Vanessa Lee, First Place, West Middle School
• Jenna John, Second Place, Van Hoosen Middle School
• Jenna John, Third Place, Van Hoosen Middle School
• Kuvam Shahane, Honorable Mention, Reuther Middle School
  
• Audrey Benjaminsen, First Place, Stoney Creek High School
• Salinda Matthews, Second Place, Stoney Creek High School
• Catherine Wallis, Third Place, Stoney Creek High School
• Mia Swanton, Honorable Mention, Adams High School

Photography

• ANNA GAUDREAU, First Place, McGregor Elementary
• CATHERINE POLULAK, Second Place, Hugger Elementary
• ANDREA WAACK, Third Place, Musson Elementary
• ELLIOTT HEUGHENS, Honorable Mention, Brewster Elementary
• JESLYN REVENAUGH, First Place, Van Hoosen Middle School
• TYLER BAKER, Second Place, Van Hoosen Middle School
• CARLY STEEN, Third Place, Hart Middle School
• JORDAN REVENAUGH, Honorable Mention, Van Hoosen Middle School
• MADELINE BOROWSKI, First Place, Delta Kelly Elementary
• ZAHRA AHMED, Second Place, Hampton Elementary
• KEN WAJCIK, Third Place, Meadow Brook Elementary
• ASHLEY JACOBSON, Honorable Mention, Delta Kelly Elementary
• JENNIFER SCHOLDING, First Place, Stoney Creek High School
• CAROLINE KLETZIEN, Second Place, Adams High School
• DARBY BARBER, Third Place, Stoney Creek High School
• DARBY BARBER, Honorable Mention, Stoney Creek High School

Musical composition

• TEJAS AYYAGARI, First Place, Brooklands Elementary
• HOLLIS COOK, Second Place, University Hills Elementary
• EVAN DICOSMO, Third Place, North Hill Elementary
• NAINA NAGAR, Honorable Mention, University Hills Elementary
• EVAN POLOSKY, First Place, Van Hoosen Middle School
• ALIX LABELLE, Second Place, Hart Middle School
• MELISSA HOUGHTON, Third Place, Hart Middle School
• NATASHA DESAI, Honorable Mention, Hart Middle School
• LIA CATALLO, First Place, North Hill Elementary
• MADISON MARSHALL, Second Place, Hugger Elementary
• ERIC YANG, Third Place, Hampton Elementary
• SOPHIA WAHL, Honorable Mention, North Hill Elementary
• ERIC WANG, First Place, Adams High School
• ALEXA GIOVANATTI, Second Place, Adams High School
• MATTHEW HEIM, Third Place, Adams High School
• FILIP STAROSTKA, Honorable Mention, Rochester High School

Film production

• Joelle Petrotta, First Place, North Hill Elementary
• Soodong Kim, Second Place, Brewster Elementary
• Spencer Dork, Third Place, Meadow Brook Elementary
• Parker Reed, Honorable Mention, Brooklands Elementary
• Mary Cunningham, First Place, North Hill Elementary
• Amanda Babiak, Second Place, University Hills Elementary
• Taylor Jackson, Third Place, Delta Kelly Elementary
• Lucas Beutler, Honorable Mention, Hugger Elementary
• Florencia Janicke, First Place, West Middle School
• Annica Steen, Second Place, Hart Middle School
• Andrew Mack, Third Place, Hart Middle School
• Deeksha Pai, Honorable Mention, Hart Middle School
• Ivan Fucich, First Place, Rochester High School

Dance choreography

• Megan Loren, First Place, Meadow Brook Elementary
• Samantha Berry, Second Place, Brewster Elementary
• Rohit Mital, First Place, Long Meadow Elementary
• Janie Finn, Second Place, Meadow Brook Elementary
• Kaitlyn Arnold, Third Place, Brooklands Elementary
• Diego Perez, Honorable Mention, Baldwin Elementary
• Nevin Mital, First Place, West Middle School
• Sydney Bammel, Second Place, Reuther Middle School
• Carisa Covins, First Place, Adams Senior High School

Literature

• Claire Donahoe, First Place, Brewster Elementary
• Sam Blanchet, Second Place, North Hill Elementary
• Aisha Fayyaz, Third Place, Hampton Elementary
• Adeel Ansari, Honorable Mention, Hampton Elementary
• Rachel Pfarrer, First Place, Baldwin Elementary
• Elisa Meyer, Second Place, University Hills Elementary
• Michael Xi, Third Place, North Hill Elementary
• Isha Mendonza, Honorable Mention, Hugger Elementary
• David McIntyre, First Place, Van Hoosen Middle School
• Thomas Anglim, Second Place, Hart Middle School
• Jordan Revenaugh, Third Place, Van Hoosen Middle School
• Sofia Alidina, Honorable Mention, Hart Middle School
• Chaoyi Feng, First Place, Adams High School
• Jessica Constantini, Second Place, Adams High School
• Molly Rubbins, Third Place, Stoney High School
• Emily Giedzinski, Honorable Mention, Rochester High School