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Katelyn Smith“What a Good Book Can Do” Reflections Award of Merit

Visual Arts - Middle School DivisionBeck Junior High School PTA, Texas

2013 NATIONAL PTA®

AWARDS CEREMONY117th Annual National PTA® Convention and Exhibition – Cincinnati, OH

Xan McPherson“Maroon Magic”

Reflections Award of Excellence Visual Arts – Middle School DivisionThe Manning School PTA, Colorado2

2013 NATIONAL PTA® AWARDS CEREMONy

Table of Contents National PTA Reflections® Program •Overview Page4 •SpecialArtist Page5 •DanceChoreography Page6 •FilmProduction Page8 •Literature Page10 •MusicalComposition Page12 •Photography Page14 •VisualArts Page16

2013 State PTA Membership Page18Awards

2013 National PTA Male Page18Participation Award (MP3)

2013 Jan Harp Domene Page 19 Diversity and Inclusion Awards

2013 Family Engagement Page 20Awards and Grants •2013PhoebeApperson Page20 Hearst Awards •2013NationalPTAUrban Page20 FamilyEngagement Network Grants •2013NationalPTATake Page20 YourFamilytoSchool Week Grants

2013 National PTA Advocacy Page24 Awards

2012 National PTA White Page25 House Champions of Change

2013 National PTA Page26 Superstorm Sandy Relief Grants

Natalia Arguelles“CaptureaMoment”

Reflections Award of Merit Visual Arts - Middle School Division

SilverTrailMiddleSchoolPTSA,Florida

Siena Frankland“BrotherlyLove”

Reflections Award of Excellence Photography-PrimaryDivision

SheltonElementarySchoolPTA,Colorado

Abby Wilt “JoyfulSunshine”

Reflections Award of Excellence Photography-IntermediateDivisionElkCreekElementaryPTA,Colorado

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About National PTA Reflections® AwardsSince1969,theReflectionsprogramhasencouragedmillionsofstudentsacrossthenationandinAmericanschoolsoverseastoexploretheirartistictalentsbycreatingworksofartforfunandrecognition.The2012-2013studententriesaroundthetheme,The Magic of a Moment,remindusoftheimportanceoffamily,simplicityofnature,andfeelingsofhope,adventure,andachievement.

2014-2015 Reflections Theme Search ContestEachyear,ReflectionschallengesstudentsfromacrossthecountrytosubmitthemeconceptsfortheReflectionsprogram.Thestudentwhosubmitsthewinningentryreceivesacashawardandhis/hertheme isusedasthefoundationfortheReflectionsprograminafollowingyear.The2014-2015 National PTA Reflections Theme Search ContestwinnerisMercedesMesser,ofEzraMeekerElementaryPTA,Puyallup,WA.

2014-2015 Theme: “Theworldwouldbeabetterplaceif…”

2013 Mary Lou Anderson Reflections Arts Enhancement GrantsTheMaryLouAndersonReflectionsArtsEnhancementGrantprogramisdesignedtoencouragePTAstoimplementstudent-centeredprogramsfocusedonartseducation.Matchinggrantsofupto$1,000aregiventhroughacompetitivegrantprocesstoPTAstoenhanceartseducationthroughactivities,materials,newtechnologies,techniques,andvisitingartistsprograms.

2012-2013MaryLouAndersonReflectionsArtsEnhancementGrantees: •D.A.GroutElementaryPTA,Portland,OR •HarveyScottPTA,Portland,OR •MadronaPTSA,Seattle,WA

In1969,ColoradoPTApresidentMaryLouAndersondevelopedthefirstReflectionsprogramtoencouragestudentstoexploretheirtalentsandexpressthemselvesbygivingpositiverecognitionfortheirartisticefforts.SpecialthankstothefamilyofMaryLouAndersonfortheirongoingsupportofthisgrantprogram.

TolearnmoreaboutReflections,visitPTA.org/Reflections.

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2013 Reflections Awards Special ArtistOutstandingInterpretationWinner

Sarah Khan“Sarah’sFriendship”DanceChoreographyShermanElementarySchoolPTARoselle Park, NJ “Ithasn’tbeeneasyformetomakefriendsandkeepthem.WhenIamabletomakeaconnectionwithsomeoneandtheyremainaloyalfriend,it’swonderfulandaswesayhere,magical.ThewayIdanceismostlyballet.IliketotakewhatIlearn,andembracethemeaningofthemusicandwords.ItakewhatIamfeelinginsideandshowindanceandthelessonsIlearnedinfriendship.WhenIamdancing,thefeeling,thestepsItake,andthemeaningIhaveinsidejoinedtogetherthatismagicforme.WhenIdanceitexpresseshowIfeelandusesthestepsthatIhavelearnedinballetduringtheyear.”–Sarah Khan

About National PTA Special Artist Division of Reflections ProgramTheNationalPTAReflections’SpecialArtistDivisionbeganin2012towelcomestudentsinallgradeswhosephysical,cognitiveormentalhealthchallengesmeetguidelinessetforthintheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct. WeappreciatethededicationofthousandsofvolunteersacrossAmericaandinmilitaryschoolsoverseastoprovideaccesstoartslearningforallstudents,includingthosewithspecialneeds.WealsocongratulateallparticipantsinthefirstNationalPTAReflections’SpecialArtistDivision.

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2013 Reflections Awards Dance ChoreographyOutstandingInterpretationWinner

Demiana Remick“ThePowerofJustOneMoment”High School Division Gilford District PTAGilford, NH “Thissong[‘AllTheSametoMe’byAnyaMarina],dealswithamoment intimewhenyouneedtochooseyourcourseofaction.Thissonghas personalmeaningtomebecausemylifeasadancerconsistsofmomentaftermomentofmakingchoicesthatcancreatemagicorpossiblehavoc. Forexample,selectingacertaindanceprospectcancreateopportunity orcauseinjury;andIhaveexperiencedboth. Danceis‘allIlivefor,theairIbreath,’asthesongsays,‘Ikeepon shufflingonandon’fromonemomenttothenexttryingtocreatethemagicandavoidtheturmoil.”–Demiana Remick

PrimaryDivisionDakota Hasty“Dreamer”WindsorHillArtsInfusedElementarySchoolPTANorth Charleston, SC

Ellie Suo-Anttila“MagicalJourneyUndertheSea”S.Y.JacksonElementaryPTAAlbuquerque, NM

Mackenzie Welch“GiveitAllfortheMoment”Gallardo PTAFolsom,CA

IntermediateDivisionJeevika Adda “MagicalMoments”BrewerIslandElementaryPTAFosterCity,CA

Sara Gallardo“FlytoYourHeart”AbiaJuddElementaryPTAPrescott, AZ

Tatiana Tipton“Dancing With the Moon”MacFarlaneParkPTATampa,FL

Middle School Division Megan Bishop “Beautiful World”Delta Woods Middle School PTSALee’sSummit,MO

Gracie Otto“OneMomentMore”Midvale Middle School PTSASouthJordan,UT

Averi Ulanoff“LivingintheMoment”Alston Middle School PTSASummerville,SC

High School DivisionRachel Barker“To Live”CambridgeHighSchoolPTAAlpharetta,GA

Kiara Burns“TheMagicoftheMoment”FairfieldLudloweHighSchoolPTASouthport,CT

Cassidy Miller“Gasp…”North Harford High School PTAStreet, MD

SpecialArtistDivisionJessica Clay“BorntoBeSomebody”Buena High School PTSAVentura, CA

Jeevika Adda,“MagicalMoments,”AwardofExcellence,DanceChoreography–IntermediateDivision,BrewerIslandElementaryPTA,California

Dance Choreography Award of Excellence Winners

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2013 Reflections Awards Film ProductionOutstandingInterpretationWinner

John General“Painted Love”High School DivisionWarren Hills PTSA Hackettstown, NJ “Abroken-heartedgraffitiartistisshockedtofindhisartworkcometolifeandtellthestorybehindhisbrokenlovelife.Afterhardworkandovercomingtheobstaclesinhiswayduringafailingromance,theartistfindsthetruemagicinamomentwhenhefindsthesensationandhappinessinfulfillinghisheart’sdesire.Hisswellingheartbasksinthemagicofthemomentwhenhisheartisputbacktogether.”–John General

PrimaryDivisionCaleb Han“MyTinyLittleBrotherJayden”FarragutPrimarySchoolPTAKnoxville, TN

Emerald Jackson“Magical Voting”MeadowParkElementaryPTANorth Little Rock, AR

Alison Pfaff“The Magic of Drawing”WaddellElementarySchoolPTALexington, VA

IntermediateDivisionChristianne Alvarez “MagicinaMoment:OutintheFieldswithGod”BlueGrassElementaryPTAKnoxville, TN

Craig Martin II“ICanFly”WoodridgeElementaryPTADesoto, TX

Aubrey Weaver“Fall...TheMagicofaMoment”FinneytownElementaryPTAFinneytown,OH

Middle School Division Sydnie Ramos “Homecoming!”Twin Peaks Middle School PTSAPoway,CA

Alice Stodghill“TimeandTimeAgain”BookerT.WashingtonMiddleSchoolPTANewportNews,VA

Will Wright“Eric:HisMagicalMoment”ChambleeMiddleSchoolPTAAtlanta, GA

High School DivisionKalie Chebib“Life’sMoments”Lakeside High School PTAAtlanta, GA

Lauren Finlinson“At Present”MurrayHighSchoolPTSAMurray,UT

Kelly Marcelo“TheBeautyofaSecond”PerryMeridianHighSchoolPTAIndianapolis,IN

SpecialArtistDivisionDemetria Carlos“Photos in Motion”IndianCreekElementaryPTASan Antonio, TX

Alison Pfaff,“TheMagicofDrawing,”AwardofExcellence,FilmProduction–PrimaryDivision,WaddellElementarySchoolPTA,Virginia

Film Production Award of Excellence Winners

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2013 Reflections Awards LiteratureOutstandingInterpretationWinner

Jenny Pham“ACupofHope”Middle School DivisionCreekland Middle School PTALawrenceville, GA “Losinghope,anorphanembarksonajourneytoanewlifeandmeetsawomanwhoteacheshimthatthereisalwaysasilverlininginathundercloud.Thetheme,‘MagicofaMoment,’isproventhroughtheforeverchangedlivesoftheboyandwomanbecauseoftheirselflessactions.Thisstorywasinspiredbyeventsinmyhomecountry,Vietnam,andHowardKelly’smilkstory.ItrulyhopethatthisstoryinspiresotherstodokinddeedswithouteverexpectingarewardbecauseIknowthatthebestthingsinlifearenevergiven—theyareearned.”–Jenny Pham

A Cup of Heart Warming HopeTherewasnothingsopeculiaraboutNewYorkCityonabone-chilling,wintermorning.Likeasetofringingalarms,NewYorkCitywassetadriftubiquitouslyattheexactlyprescribedtime.Theenthusiasticstreetsellerswereseducingthepassingcrowdwithflashymerchandiseandthensome,whilethebustlingstreetswererowdywithimpatientbusinessmenandwomen,curious,quick-pacedtourists,andavidshopperswhowereallanxioustoarriveattheirdestinations,whetheritisthenextgrandsaleatthenearestmall,themajesticEmpireStateBuilding,orthedesolateofficesandcubiclesthatengulfitsprisonersinfatigueandboredom.Notsurprisingly,theear-deafeningnoisesmajorlyconsistedoffrustratedandhostileyellshurryingthecarstomove,withthecarbarkingbackanabruptbeep!asanoutragedresponse.Nowtotheeyeofthesimplebeholder,everythingintheBigApplewas,allinall,initsspecifiedpositionandcompletelynormal-butitabsolutelywasn’t. Becausenotmanypeoplehavetakenthelong,cobble-stonedpaththatmeandersbehindthethickshrubberyoftheparkaboutfourmilesfromthecityitself,theymightnothavediscoveredtheheaten-down,handwrittenadvertisementsignofalocalbakeryattheedgeofthebleakandsemi-erodedfountainthatneverseemedinthespirittospitoutanywater.Becausetheydonotseethesign,theymaynothavefollowedthealleywaybetweenthetwotowering,stoutbuildingsthatovershadowthestreetandtakenasharpleftto13Baker’sBoulevard.There,theywouldfmdthequaintestoffsetofbuildingstheyhaveeverwitnessedbutsmackedinthemiddle,wouldbethegrandprizewinner.Paintedperiwinklepurplewithvarious-colorpaintedcupcakesinsoftvanilla-whitepolkadots,thebakerywaspetite,crammedinbetweenbyanoddly-shapedbuildingoneachsideofitssquarestructure,andbehindalucidglasswindow,therewasatrayofjust-out-of-theovencupcakesandcustards.Ifyouwereluckyenoughtohavecomeatroughly8o’clockinthemorning,youwouldseeamid-agedbrunettedressedinadarkblue,over-washedtrenchcoatandaripped-up,pitch-blackscarfwalkintotheforestgreendoorofthebakery.Ifyoustoodtherelongenough,youwouldseeherwalkoutwithawoodenboxofsteaming-hotbreadeverysingledaydespitetheweatherconditions.Ifyoufollowedhertoseeifsheneededanyhelpontheway,youwouldbeledtoamelancholic,hauntedlookinghousewithasignhammeredintotherockygroundnexttoitsgravelroadthatweavesintothewoodenstairsoftheentrance,readingOrphanage.Theorphanageresembledacut-outVictorianhousefromanarchaic,black-and-whitephotograph. Itscreaky,ashenmahoganystairs,squeakinginexcitementeverytimesomeonewalkedintothehouse,ledtothewolf-grayfrontporchwhoseloftydoorhunghesitantlyonitshinges,almostabouttocollapsebecauseofthehouse’soldage.Theblood-redroseswereprotectedbehindblackgothictrelliseswhilerestingonthebrickbackgroundandsoaredtothesecondflooroftheorphanage,paralleltothetympanum.Outofallthebeautifulandoldcomponentsthatmadeupthisbuilding,therewassomethingelsemissing.Thistime,itwasnotjusttemporarily. Pit.Pat.Pit.Pat.Thegentlefootprintsonthesnowwerewindingthemselvesacrosstheemptystreetsthatexitedeastoftheorphanagewitheachstepgettingheavieranddiggingdeeperintotheground.Gaspinghuffsanddesperatepuffsescapedfromthemouthofablemishedboyofonlyabouttenyearsofage.Heran.Forthefirsttimeever,heran.Hesprintedlikethemajesticwinddancingthroughtheair,likeaglorioushorsegallopingintothehorizonoftheembracingeggyolk,andaboveall,likeafreechild.Theboywantedtodepartfromhismeekandcontrolledlifeintheorphanageandstartanewonewhereheheldthereinofhisownlife.Hehadtotakehisfateinhisownhands.Thisisjustthebeginning,hetoldhimself.]candothis.Hehadrememberedthosedaysofsittingontheinglenookbythefireplaceoftheupstairslibraryoftheorphanage,gazingsadlyoutofthewindowtotakeaglimpseofanewlyfonnedfamily,enviousoftheirapparenthappiness.Hestared,withinvisibleeyesofemeraldgreenbeneathhiswashed-out,grayorbs,atthesmilesandlaughterfromthem.Whycouldn’thebehappy?Lookingoutexcitedlyandeagerlyeverytimenewcouplescameinforanewrecruitfortheirfamilywithrejectionalwaysbeingthereply,theboysoonlosthope.Hislion-sizedheartwasshatteredandhisonce-believingsoulwascrushedtooblivion.Hefeltneglected,unloved,andworthlesseven.Itwasawhileuntilhesnappedoutofhisdepressingdazeandfmallyoptedtorenderuparoadmaptoanewlife.Thatwaswhenheplannedhisescape.(continued)

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Demetria Carlos,“PhotosinMotion,”AwardofExcellence,FilmProduction–SpecialArtistDivision,IndianCreekElementaryPTA,Texas

Literature Award of Excellence WinnersPrimaryDivision

Ishan Dasgupta“MagicalMoment”LaurelMountainElementaryPTAAustin, TX

Shirin Ghorbani“The Bluebirds”PotomacElementarySchoolPTAPotomac,MD

Benjamin Hodson“MyMomandI”MeadowLarkPTA,GreatFallsPTAGreatFalls,MT

IntermediateDivisionColleen Cooke“TheMagicofMyMoment”TimothyDwightSchoolPTAFairfield,CT

Alexa Crowe“Michigan Was Listening”Harlan PTABloomfieldHills,MI

Griffin Garcia“He’s Here”JohnR.BeattyElementarySchoolPTALas Vegas, NV

Middle School Division

Natalie Kubicki“TheWebofMagicMoments”KempsLandingMagnetSchoolPTAVirginia Beach, VA

Michela Michielli“Night Lights”Holliston PTSAMedway,MA

Cameron Steilen“HerLove,MyLove,OurMoment”Bode Middle School PTSASaintJoseph,MO

High School DivisionAnna Britton Madden“TheMagicofaMoment”Greenville High School PTSAGreenville, SC

Lydia Turnage“TheMagicofaMoment”Wheeler High School PTAMarietta, GA

Ariana Yeatts-Lonske“WhereIFindPoems”ThomasS.WoottonHighSchoolPTSARockville, MD

SpecialArtistDivisionMadison Coleman“TheMagicofaMoment”Needwood Middle School PTABrunswick, GA

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2013 Reflections Awards Music CompositionOutstandingInterpretationWinner

Savannah Du“DaybreakOveraPond”High School DivisionRichardMontgomeryHighSchoolPTAPotomac,MD “Sometimes,Igetupearlyinthemorningandwaitforthesuntorise.Mostdays,theskyiscloudygrey,thewaterstillandunclear,thesunhiddenfromview,andIwalkhomecoldanddisappointed.Butonceinawhile,theskyisdeepmaroon,thewaterhitstheshoreinripples,andducksdanceacrossthesurfaceofthepond.Andwhenthefirstlightofthesunrestsuponmyface,therearenosoundstodescribethewarmthofthemagicalmomentofsunrise.”–Savannah Du

PrimaryDivision

Margaret Chen“The Magic Leaves”Hudson PTAHudson, OH

Eliza Hart“PonyPlaytime”RosecrestElementaryPTASaltLakeCity,UT

Petrina Steimel“SunsetatMyWindow”MaryvaleElementaryPTAGermantown,MD

IntermediateDivisionIris Gould“Sunset”ColonialHillsElementaryPTAWorthington, OH

Shashaank Narayanan“Olympian’sPride”Roessleville PTAAlbany,NY

Christopher Ramsey“When the Magic Released”MillCreekElementaryPTAShawnee, KS

Middle School Division

Aki Anand“TheMagicofaMoment”Central High School PTSASpringfield,MO

Reed Chen“SonatinainCMajor”Solon Council of PTAsSolon, OH

Ariel Hsieh“SnowFalling”Chinook Middle School PTSABellevue, WA

High School DivisionMatthew Greene“AMagicalMoment”MassapequaJunior/SeniorHighSchoolPTSAMassapeqa,NY

Vaibhav Mohanty“Altitude”Charleston School of the Arts PTSACharleston, SC

Daphne Yu“A Letter to Heaven”Rock Bridge High School PTSAColumbia,MO

SpecialArtistDivisionStuart Burke“MagicalMusicalMoments”Mercer Island High School PTAMercer Island, WA

Caleb Han,“MyTinyLittleBrotherJayden,”AwardofExcellence,FilmProduction–PrimaryDivision,FarragutPrimarySchoolPTA,Tennessee

Music Composition Award of Excellence Winners

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2013 Reflections Awards PhotographyOutstandingInterpretationWinner

Tatum Long“SkiinginStyle”IntermediateDivisionHubbellElementaryPTADes Moines, IA “Thispastyear,Ilearnedtobothsnowskiandwaterski.Iwasthinkingitfeelsmagicalthemomentyoulearnhowtodosomethingdifficultfortheveryfirsttime.IwantedtoshowmyselfsnowskiingbutIcouldn’tfigureouthowtotakeapictureofmyselfwhileIwas‘actually’skiing.That’swhenIdecidedtocreateanimaginaryworldofskiinginmybedroomwiththingsIcouldfindaroundmyhouse.”–Tatum Long

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PrimaryDivision

Augie Altes“ColdestSplooshySurprise”CharlesHelmersElementaryPTAValencia, CA

Siena Frankland“BrotherlyLove”SheltonElementarySchoolPTAGolden, CO

Launey Walker“Without Training Wheels”CenturyPTAofNixaNixa, MO

IntermediateDivisionBethany Barnes“Winter Magic”WhitefishPTAWhitefish,MT

Karlie Key“The Magical Morning Sunrise”EdenGardensElementaryMagnetPTAShreveport,LA

Abby Wilt“JoyfulSunshine”ElkCreekElementaryPTABailey,CO

Middle School Division

Hayden Goertz“FirstontheField”Mandeville Middle School PTAMandeville, LA

Tyler Thompson“FromMyHand”Kawananakoa Middle School PTSAHonolulu, HI

Jay Vaidyanathan“MagicalMomentsofMyDay”Ordean East Middle School PTADuluth, MN

High School DivisionAmy Dennis“Wishful Thinking”BookerT.WashingtonMagnetHighSchoolPTSAMontgomery,AL

Mary Lauletta“Tea for Who”Hudson PTAHudson, OH

Ashlyn Stead“ChildhoodDreams”Wasatch High School PTSAMidway,UT

SpecialArtistDivisionJoseph Lapham“IAmSunshine”Ft.CouchMiddleSchoolPTAPittsburgh, PA

Jessica Clay,“BorntoBeSomebody,”AwardofExcellence,DanceChoreography–SpecialArtistDivision,BuenaHighSchoolPTA,California

Photography Award of Excellence Winners

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2013 Reflections Awards Visual ArtsOutstandingInterpretationWinner

Alice Abrams“Imagination”High School DivisionOlympusHighSchoolPTSAHolladay,UT “Mypaintingreflectstheexcitementandwonderthatcomeswithayoungimagination.Inmypainting,thelittlegirlisescapingherdull‘Black&White’worldandsteppingintoacolorfulworldfueledbyherimagination.Oneofthemostmagictimesofayoungchild’slifeisthatmomentwhentheyrealizethattheyaren’ttrappedinthisworldandcanbeanddowhatevertheycanimagine.Thislittlegirlisjustrealizingthattheskyisthelimitwithherdreams.”–Alice Abrams

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Bradley Mauger,“OntheRainyRiver,”AwardofExcellence,VisualArts–SpecialArtistDivision,CroomsAcademyofInformationTechnologyPTSA,Florida

Visual Arts Award of Excellence WinnersPrimaryDivision Emma Dunwoody“MermaidAdventures”WilchesterElementaryPTAHouston, TX Darlyng Valladares-Martinez“When Leaves Change Color”EmeryParkElementaryPTAAlhambra,CA Haley Young“TheCatWhoSmellsFlowers”AltonHallElementaryPTAGalloway,OH

IntermediateDivisionCayden Bennett“ComingHome”Russell-McDowellIntermediateSchoolPTAArgillite, Ky Benjamin Leese“HomecomingDad”NaplesElementarySchoolPTAFPO,ArmedForcesEurope Melody Yeh“MagicMoment—MeetingtheBeluga”NorthStarElementaryPTAAlbuquerque, NM

Middle School Division

Catherine Huang“ComingBackHome”CommunityMiddleSchoolPTAPrinceton Junction, NJ

Xan McPherson“Maroon Magic”The Manning School PTAEvergreen, CO

Cynthia Yang“TheUnionofTwoBecomingOne”EtiwandaIntermediateSchoolPTSARanchoCucamonga,CA

High School DivisionJohanna Cord-Cruz“TheMomentofanArtist”ThorntonFractionalSouthHighSchoolPTALansing, IL

Samrath Kaur“FrozeninTime”Cinco Ranch High School PTAKaty,TX

Brieanne Trevorrow“StarFilledDreams”Catoctin Senior High School PTAThurmont,MD

SpecialArtistDivisionBradley Mauger“OntheRainyRiver”CroomsAcademyofInformationTechnologyPTSALongwood,FL

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2013 Membership Awards2012-2013BuildingToday’sPTAContestMembersarekeytothesuccessandfutureofPTA.CongratulationstoStatePTAsreportingexemplaryachievementinrecruitingandretainingmembershipgrowthinthe2012-2013membershipyearandwinnersoftheBuildingToday’sPTAContest.

State PTA and Local PTA recipients will be recognized at the Annual National PTA Convention and Exhibition.

2012-2013NationalPTAMaleParticipationAward(MP3)NationalPTAcelebratestheThirdAnnualNationalPTAMaleParticipationAward(MP3).Fathersandmalementorsengaginginschoolsandcommunitieshelpnurturechildren’sintellectual,physicalandsocialdevelopment.CongratulationstothestatePTAachieving outstandingmaleengagementandmembershipgrowthin2012-2013.

State PTA recipient will be recognized on location at the Annual National PTA Convention and Exhibition.

2013 Male Engagement ConferencePhotographedbyandusedwithpermissionofLifetouchSchoolPhotography/NationalPTA

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2013 Jan Harp Domene Diversity and Inclusion Awards JanHarpDomeneservedasNationalPresidentfrom2007to2009.Aspresident,JanwascommittedtoreachingouttofamilieswithmanydiversebackgroundsandbringingthemintothePTAfamily.TheJanHarpDomeneDiversityandInclusionAwardcelebratesandrecognizesastatePTAandaregion,district,council,orlocalPTAthataredoingremarkableworkintheareasofdiversityandinclusion.Therecognitionofdiversityisvaluingdifferencesandsimilaritiesinpeoplethroughactionsandaccountability.PTAvaluesandappreci-atesdiversitybecauseitenrichesandstrengthensoursociety.

2013JanHarpDomeneDiversityandInclusionAwardRecipients: •OhioStatePTA •Thirty-ThirdDistrictPTA,LosAngelesCounty,CA

Past National PTA President Jan Harp Domene and National PTA President Betsy Landers

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Family Engagement Awards and Grants2013NationalPTAPhoebeAppersonHearstAwardsTheNationalPTAPhoebeAppersonHearstAwardforinnovationinfamilyengagement,namedafterourco-founderPhoebeAppersonHearst,recognizesandcelebratesachievementinbuildingeffectivefamily-schoolpartnerships.TherecipientoftheHearstAward receivesacashprizeandisrecognizedattheAnnualNationalPTAConventionandExhibition.

2013PhoebeAppersonHearstOutstandingFamily-SchoolPartnershipAwardRecipient: •NorthropHighSchoolPTSA,FortWayne,IN

Inaddition,NationalPTApresentsfourAwardsofMerittoapplicantswhodemonstratedexemplaryfamilyengagementinitiatives.

2013PhoebeAppersonHearstFamily-SchoolPartnershipAwardofMeritRecipients: •RainbowElementaryPTA,Madison,AL •PaseoHillsPTSA,Phoenix,AZ •DouglasL.JamersonElementaryPTA,SaintPetersburg,FL •MiltonHighSchoolPTSA,Milton,GA

2013NationalPTAUrbanFamilyEngagementNetwork GrantRecipientsThegoaloftheNationalPTAUrbanFamilyEngagementNetwork,supportedbyTarget,istoincreasethenumberoffamiliesinurban areaswhounderstandspecificwaystocollaboratewithschoolstosupporttheirchildren’seducation,whilenavigatingschoolsystems toinformcontinuousschoolimprovements.

NationalPTAUrbanFamilyEngagementNetworksGrantRecipients: •BrowardCountyCouncil,FortLauderdale,FL •16thDistrictCouncil,Lexington,KY •PrinceGeorge’sCountyCouncil,CapitalHeights,MD •RochesterAreaCouncil,Rochester,MN •Mid-CumberlandRegion,Nashville,TN •SeattleCouncil,Seattle,WA

2013TakeYourFamilytoSchoolWeekGrantRecipientsNationalPTATakeYourFamilytoSchoolWeekencouragesPTAsandschoolleadersacrossthecountrytoopentheirdoorstofamiliessothattheyareengagedintheirchild’seducationandoverallwell-being.Thetimingoftheweek—inFebruary—honorsthedayPTAwasfounded:February17,1897.TheAXAFoundation,thephilanthropicarmofAXAEquitable,andaProudNationalSponsorofPTAsince 2005,wasagainthesponsorofthisyear’sTakeYourFamilytoSchoolWeek. Tosupportthisprogram,NationalPTAprovidedgrantsof$500to100PTAstohostfamily-focusedeventsthroughouttheweekwithanemphasisonthisyear’stheme,“Safetyathomeandatplay.”

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NationalPTATakeYourFamilytoSchoolWeekGrantRecipients:

•NetzabergMiddleSchoolPTA,APO,AE •RobinsonElementarySchoolPTA,Fairfield,AL •WeatherlyHeightsElementarySchoolPTA, Huntsville,AL •CouncilTraditionalSchoolPTA,Mobile,AL •DozierElementarySchoolPTA,Montgomery,AL •WestEndAcademyPTA,Birmingham,AL •HallHighPTSA,LittleRock,AR •EastlakeHighSchoolPTSA,ChulaVista,CA •ChaparralHighSchoolPTSA,Temecula,CA •CamelliaBasicPTA,Sacramento,CA •SelbyLaneElementaryPTA,RedwoodCity,CA •MonroeElementaryPTA,SanFrancisco,CA •LeroyGreeneAcademyPTA,Sacramento,CA •HerkBourisElementaryPTA,LakeElsinore,CA •CharlesW.CadmanElementaryPTA,SanDiego,CA •CanyonViewPTA,Irvine,CA •OrangeElementaryPTA,Corona,CA •LaMariposaPTA,Camarillo,CA

•OakHillElementaryPTA,Escondido,CA •BergesonPTA,LagunaNiguel,CA •EleanorJ.TollMiddleSchoolPTA,Glendale,CA •JohnCabrilloElementaryPTA,Sacramento,CA •MeylerElementaryPTA,Carson,CA •WilsonElementaryPTA-TwentyThird,Corona,CA •DesertTrailsElementaryPTA,Adelanto,CA •GrapelandElementaryPTA,RanchoCucamonga,CA •LorinEdenPTA,Hayward,CA •TomokaElementaryPTA,OrmondBeach,FL •PaxonSchoolforAdvancedStudiesPTSA, Jacksonville,FL •CampCreekMiddleSchoolPTSA,Atlanta,GA •DublinHighPTSA,Dublin,GA •ArthurElementaryPTA,CedarRapids,IA •GoodingPTA,Gooding,ID •BrookwoodSchoolDistrict167PTA,Glenwood,IL •DeweyElementaryPTA,Quincy,IL •NorthSchoolPTA,VillaPark,IL

Samrath Kaur,“FrozenInTime,”ReflectionsAwardofExcellence,VisualArts–HighSchoolDivision,CincoRanchHighSchoolPTA,Texas

•RooseveltElementarySchool,Broadview,IL •CentralRoadElementarySchoolPTA, RollingMeadows,IL •ColonaSchoolPTA,Colona,IL •LesterSchoolPTA,DownersGrove,IL •McCartyElementarySchoolPTA,Aurora,IL •NorthropHighSchoolPTSA,FortWayne,IN •RussellMcDowellIntermediateSchool,Flatwoods,KY •NorthshoreHighSchoolPTSA,Slidell,LA •BayouLacombeMiddleSchoolPTSA,Lacombe,LA •MiddleboroughElementaryPTA-HBB,Middleboro,MA •BradfordAcademyPTA,Southfield,MI •RauppSchoolPTA,LincolnPark,MI •CookeSchoolPTA,Northville,MI •GoodviewPTA,Winona,MN •BrownElementaryFlorissant,MO •KellybrookPTA,KansasCity,MO •HazelwoodGalacticPTA,Hazelwood,MO •DavisMagnetPTA,Jackson,MS

•JacobJ.McClainHighSchoolPTSA,Lexington,MS •JimHillHSPTSA,Jackson,MS •CarverElementarySchool,Indianola,MS •DavidJonesPA,Greensboro,NC •MyrtleGroveMiddleSchoolPTA,Wilmington,NC •Tommy’sRoadElementarySchoolPTA,Goldsboro,NC •EdnaAndrewsElementarySchoolPTA,Hamilton,NC •ReedyCreekElementaryPTA,Cary,NC •BerewickElementaryPTA,Charlotte,NC •BaileyMiddleSchoolPTSA,Cornelius,NC •PineyGroveElementary,Kernersville,NC •HillsboroughElementarySchoolPTA,Hillsborough,NC •BrassfieldElementaryPTA,Raleigh,NC •EnglewoodCliffsPTA,EnglewoodCliffs,NJ •DrumPointPTA,Brick,NJ •CharlotteHillPTA,LasVegas,LV •R.E.Tobler,LasVegas,NV •AmaniCharterLeadersPTA,Mt.Vernon,NY •GrindstoneElementaryPTA,Berea,OH

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Linden Pohland,“Serenity,”ReflectionsAwardofMerit,Photography–HighSchoolDivision,GermantownHighSchoolPTA,Wisconsin

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•StilesElementarySchoolPTA,Columbus,OH •ValleyVistaElementaryPTA,NorthRoyalton,OH •SherwoodElementaryPTA,Cincinnati,OH •BuchtelCLCPTA,Akron,OH •EdgemereElementaryPTA,OklahomaCity,OK •RooseveltElementarySchool,Norman,OK •JohnAdamsElementary,OklahomaCity,OK •RidgecrestElementaryPTA,Lawton,OK •TheReaganVoicePTA,Norman,OK •PeninsulaK-8PTA,Portland,OR •StephensonElementaryPTA,Portland,OR •WinterhavenSchoolPTSA,Portland,OR •BanksvillePTA,Pittsburgh,PA •WilliamAllenHighSchoolPTSA,Allentown,PA •TrexlerPTA,Allentown,PA •MarshallSchoolPTA,Harrisburg,PA •SunsetValleyPTA,NorthHuntingdon,PA •PennKidderPTA,Albrightsville,PA •MCAPTA,SabanaGrande,PR

•ValleyViewPTA,RapidCity,SD •RozelleCreativeandPerformingArtsElementaryPTA, Memphis,TN •BarretsElemPTA,Arlington,TN •DorindaPillowElementary,Austin,TX •CurtisteneS.McCowanMiddleSchool, GlennHeights,TX •OakmontElementarySchool,FortWorth,TX •DiscoveryElementaryPTA,Vernal,UT •BraddockElementarySchool,Annandale,VA

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Anastasi Tsambika,“Sunrise,”ReflectionsAwardofMerit,VisualArts–PrimaryDivision,DarlingtonElementarySchoolPTA,Maryland

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2013NationalPTALegislativeConferencehonoringYouthAdvocateAwardrecipient,MeaganGardnerPhotographedbyandusedwithpermissionofLifetouchSchoolPhotography/NationalPTA

2013 National PTA Advocacy Awards Eachyear,theNationalPTApresentstheOutstandingAdvocacyAwards,whichhonorstateandlocalPTAs,aswellasindividuals fortheirdedication,leadershipandsustainedeffortstopositivelyaffectchildrelatedpolicy,regulationandlegislation.InMarch2013,NationalPTApresentedthefirstannualYouthAdvocateAwardalongsidetheShirleyIgoAdvocateoftheYearhonor.ShirleyIgo, aPastNationalPresidentofNationalPTA(2001-2003),wasamodelofpublicserviceandvolunteerismthroughoutherlife.Shewas animpassionedandcompassionateleader,dedicatedtomovingPTAforwardandcommittedtoensuringthatotherswouldfollow. TheNationalPTAAdvocacyAwardsarepresentedduringtheNationalPTALegislativeConferenceinWashington,DCeachMarch.

2013ShirleyIgoAdvocateoftheYearAwardRecipient: •JustinRaber,WestVirginiaPTA

2013Local/District/RegionalPTAOutstandingAdvocacyAwardRecipient: •15thDistrictPTA,KY

2013StatePTAOutstandingAdvocacyAwardRecipient: •FloridaPTA

2013OutstandingYouthAdvocacyAwardRecipient: •MeaganGardner,MissouriPTA

2013 Congressional Voice for Children AwardsThePTACongressionalVoiceforChildrenAwardisgiventotwoU.S.MembersofCongresseachyearinrecognitionofoutstanding leadershiprelatedtochildandeducationadvocacy.CongressionalawardwinnersarenominatedandselectedbytheNationalPTA LegislationCommitteeandNationalPTAPresident,andtheawardsarepresentedatthePTATakesActionLuncheononCapitolHill duringtheNationalPTALegislativeConferenceinMarch.

2013CongressionalVoiceforChildrenAwardRecipients: •SenatorChrisCoons(D-DE) •RepresentativeDuncanHunter(R-CA)

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White House Champions of Change OnAugust10,2012,theWhiteHousehonored12PTAmembersasChampionsofChangefortheirworktoimprovethelivesofchildren.TheChampionsofChangeprogramwascreatedbytheWhiteHousemorethanayearago,andrecognizesordinaryAmericansacrossthecountrythataredoingextraordinaryworkintheircommunities.Duringthelastyear,theWhiteHousehashostedmorethan40ChampionsofChangeevents,honoringmorethan500Championsfromall50states.ChampionsofChangewerenominatedbytheirpeersandselectedbytheWhiteHouse.

2012WhiteHousePTAChampionsofChange: •AnaChapman,Berea,OH •AnneStafford,Phoenix,AZ •CalvinEndo,Waianae,HI •CarlinaBrown,Seattle,WA •DeirdrePierce,Atlanta,GA •EmilySack,Milford,MI •JanelleSperry,BunkerHill,WV •MandyPatterson,Cary,NC •MelissaKicklighter,Jacksonville,FL •SamMacer,GwnnOak,MD •SharonMeigh-Chang,Portland,OR •SharonWhitworth,Louisville,KY

2013 White House Champions of Change PhotographedbyandusedwithpermissionofLifetouchSchoolPhotography/NationalPTA

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Superstorm Sandy Relief InthewakeofoneofthemostdevastatingnaturaldisastersinAmericanhistory,theNationalPTAcreatedaspecialgrantprogram toassistthoseschoolsimpactedbySuperstormSandy. NationalPTAawardednearly$32,000to12PTAstorepairstormdamagetoschoollibrariesandplaygrounds,purchasenewbooksandsupplies,andhostfamilysupportevents.

ThefollowingPTAsreceivedgrantfundstosupporttheirschoolcommunitiesandPTAfamilies: •RhameAvenuePTA,EastRockaway,NY •CentreAvenueElementaryPTA,EastRockaway,NY •WhitmanHighSchoolPTA,HuntingtonStation,NY •IslandParkPTA,IslandPark,NY •WestSchoolPTA,LongBeach,NY •ParkwayElementarySchoolPTA,Plainview,NY •LittleEggHarborTownshipPTA,LittleEggHarbor,NJ •ThirteenthAvenueSchoolPTA,Newark,NJ •OceanCityPTA,OceanCity,NJ •LakeHiawathaSchoolPTA,Parsippany,NJ •LongBeachIslandPTA,ShipBottom,NJ •UnionBeachPTA,UnionBeach,NJ

2013PTAFamilyReadingExperience,PoweredbyKindlePhotographedbyandusedwithpermissionofLifetouchSchoolPhotography/NationalPTA

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Joseph Lapham“IAmSunshine”

Reflections Award of Excellence Photography–SpecialArtistDivision

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2013-2014 Reflections Theme:“Believe, Dream, Inspire”

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