The National PTA Reflections competition has long been a unique celebration of Cobb County student creativity, showcased at a local, state and national level. For the coming school year, students will have the opportunity to create interpretations of the theme, “I Belong,” using film, photography, visual arts, literature, music composition and dance.
The last week of summer break is a fantastic time to get a head start at creating a masterpiece to represent the theme of belonging. Please encourage the young people in your world to consider being a part of this incredible artistic journey that brings joy and inspiration to our communities and across our country.
The Reflections competition is free to enter and judging takes place in waves throughout the school year. Local school entries will likely be due mid-fall semester. The East Cobb County PTA will receive local school finalists at the beginning of November and judged finalists will advance to the state PTA in early December. State finalists are typically announced mid-spring semester, with winners advancing to the national PTA for judging at the end of the school year.
The East Cobb County PTA Reflections committee is led by Alanna Foxwell, a parent of middle school and elementary school students at three East Cobb schools, and co-vice chaired by Veena Raj and Chandrima Bandyopadhyay, also parents of current East Cobb students and veteran PTA committee volunteers.
While all entries will be collected digitally, the information in the student entry form found here contains helpful details about the categories and rules for students beginning to work on entries over the summer.
More information about timelines and submissions will be available from local East Cobb County public schools via local PTA committee chairs in the fall. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact your local school PTA officers. Please contact reflections@ecccpta.org for any questions about the Reflections program.
