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Young artists get involved through their local PTSA. A student may submit an entry in any of six arts areas. Only original works of art are accepted.
2025-26 Call for Entries
2025-26 Call for Entries
Submit your entry via this 👉 online submission form
Choose from 1 of 6 categories to show your interpretation of the theme “I Belong!” Please include a brief, but important, artist’s statement, explaining your interpretation.
Enter by November 14, 2025. This year, each KMS participant will be entered to win a $25 gift card to MOD pizza 🍕 and we will celebrate our artists at a gallery this winter. 🎉
Physical art should be submitted in the office. Digital work can be submitted through an online link that will be available soon.
For more information:
📧 Email reflections@kenmoreptsa.org
Time to get creative, Colts!
Entries are judged on creative ability and interpretation of the theme. The six art areas are:
Entries are judged on creative ability and interpretation of the theme. The six art areas are:
Literature: Works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, drama, short stories and lyrics.
Music Composition: Original musical composition, with or without words.
Photography: Color or black and white, included techniques: photogram, negative sandwich, and multiple exposure.
Visual Arts: Drawing, painting in tempera, oil, acrylic, watercolor & t-shirt paints, computer generated art, two-dimensional collage, printmaking, needlework & leather tooling.
Film/Video: Original works, with or without sound, of animation, narrative, documentary, experimental or music video/film.
Choreography/Dance: Originally choreographed dance composition.
For more details, including student entry rules per category, please visit https://www.wastatepta.org/events-programs/reflections/
Participation is organized by student age and grade levels. Student works are critiqued against others in the same grade division. This allows recognition and judging of artworks by appropriate developmental age and skill levels. The grade divisions are:
Primary: Pre-school – Grade 2
Intermediate: Grades 3 – 5
Middle School: Grades 6 – 8
High School: Grades 9 – 12
(For special artist information, see Accessible Arts)
Entries are judged on creative ability and interpretation of the theme.
Reflections 2024-2025 Update
Reflections 2024-2025 Update
2024-25 National PTSA Reflections art competition
Thank you to our ten KMS artists who submitted entries for the 2024-25 annual Reflections art competition. Each of our participating KMS students received a treat and a Colt card. Aram Shiva's name was drawn for the grand prize. All students were entered into district competition and we are excited to announce that FOUR of our KMS students will be moving on to state competition! Congratulations to Aram Shiva (music composition), and Gianna Smuda, Sasha Guerrero, and Camden Phelps (visual arts).
For questions email reflections@kenmoreptsa.org
*Please note that due to security settings from the district, documents cannot be downloaded from a Northshore student device or while logged into a Northshore student account. Please log into another gmail account to access the forms or email reflections@kenmoreptsa.org for a copy.
For questions or additional help, please email reflections@kenmoreptsa.org.
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