Nine From Smithtown Advance to NYS Reflections Contest

Nine students from the Smithtown Central School District have advanced to the state level of the National PTA Reflections program.

Reflections provides pre-K-12 students with an opportunity to demonstrate their creative talents and express themselves through original works of art in dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts.

Smithtown’s state qualifiers were honored at the March Board of Education meeting. They are pictured above being congratulated by Superintendent of Schools Dr. James Grossane (far left), Board Vice President Joanne McEnroy (second from right) and Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Jennifer Bradshaw. Congratulations to the following students (from left): Abby Fain (High School West, literature), Tiffany Holtje (High School West, visual arts), Monica Philbin (High School West, photography), Ilysa Sirota (High School East, visual arts), Savannah Keenan (St. James Elementary School, visual arts), Leah Kelly (Branch Brook Elementary School, music and dance), Josie Muratore (Smithtown Elementary School, film production), Mackenzie Cooper (Smithtown Elementary School, film production) and Skyler Gherardi (Great Hollow Middle School, photography).

Tiffany also won a New York State Award of Merit for her work titled “The World Would Be a Better Place If Mr. Miller Was Still in It,” in honor of the late Great Hollow Middle School teacher Arty Miller, who lost his battle with cancer.

Photo courtesy of the Smithtown Central School District