INGLEWOOD REFLECTIONS 2024-2025, Accepting Imperfection

 

Reflections is a National PTA arts recognition program that helps students pre-K through grade 12

 

  • Explore their own thoughts, feelings, and ideas
  • Develop artistic literacy (by describing how their art relates to a theme)
  • Increase confidence
  • Find a love for learning that will help them become more successful not only in school but in life.

 

Students create original works of art in response to a theme. The theme for 2024-2025 is “Accepting Imperfection.” Themes are selected from student submissions (see: Theme Search Contest, below).

 

Students may enter in one or more of the available arts categories: visual arts, photography, literature, film production, dance choreography and music composition. Finalists from IMS will move on to Lake Washington Council Reflections, then finalists from councils will advance to the state round. Washington State PTA finalists who receive an “Outstanding Interpretation award will advance to the National PTA round.

 

The deadline for turning in artwork for Inglewood's Reflections program is November 4th at 6PM. Physical pieces will be collected at a later date

 

Instructions for entry:

  1. Download rules for chosen category
  2. Make a piece of art, a photograph, dance choreography, film production, music composition or a piece of literature using this year's theme: Accepting Imperfection as your inspiration. 
  3. Download and fill out an entry form from the Inglewood PTSA website. 
  4. Take a good quality photo of your piece (if visual arts or photography) and have a high quality file ready to upload. For music, you will also need your score.
  5. Take a photo of your filled out entry form.
  6. Submit your entry virtually using the Google Form link below.
  7. Turn in physical art to the main office anytime before November 18th.

 

  LINK TO FORMS FOR ENTERING REFLECTIONS

ONLINE FORM

PRINTABLE FORM

 

 

Category Rules:

 

Visual Arts (ONLY 2D VISUAL ART ACCEPTED)

 

Photography

 

Literature

 

Music Composition

 

Dance Choreography

 

Film Production

 

Accessible Arts Division

  

QUESTIONS:

Email: reflections@inglewoodptsa.org

 

2025-2026 Theme search Due Monday, November 4.


PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS THE SUBMISSION FOR THE THEME SEARCH FOR NEXT YEAR, NOT AN ENTRY FOR THIS YEAR'S REFLECTIONS COMPETITION.


Each year, National PTA seeks a theme for the Reflections program year to be held two years from now. The student submitting the winning entry receives $100 and their theme is presented at the annual National PTA Convention. Click here for a list of past themes.


WSPTA holds an annual contest to determine Washington’s entries to the national theme search. The deadline for the 2026-2027 WSPTA Reflections Theme Search Contest is Monday, November 4, 2024.

 

Only students that attend a school with an active PTA/PTSA may participate in the theme search contest.


Click here to go to the Reflections Theme Search online entry form.


Click here to watch a 5-minute video walking through the entry form.