Kansas PTA Reflections Award Recipients 2022-23
Kansas PTA is proud to announce the following Reflections awards for work created to this year’s theme “Show Your Voice!”
All Award of Excellence winners will be judged at the National PTA level, with results available in early May.
Congratulations to our talented Kansas students and their families!
Dance Choreography – Award of Excellence
Primary division: “Wild” by Heidi Francia, Overland Park Elementary
Intermediate division: “I Feel Brand New” by Maxwell Deane, Trailwood Elementary
Middle School division: “Something Wild” by Brecklyn Harrison, Trailwood Elementary
High School division: “Light of Love” by Kira Wagner, Shawnee Mission West High School
Film Production – Award of Excellence
Intermediate division: “I Roar for Hank the Polar Bear” by Patrick Zueckert, Highlands Elementary
Middle School division: “The Great Pen Ban of Lego City” by Walker Cobb, Belinder Elementary
High School division: “The Voices in our Head” by Cheighton Smith-Allaire, Shawnee Mission West High School
Literature – Award of Excellence
Primary division: “Two Best Friends” by Willa Merklein, Briarwood Elementary
Intermediate division: “The Little Bird” by Lily King, Trailwood Elementary
Middle School division: “One Song” by Brynn Weiss, Trailwood Elementary
High School division: “Modulate” by Morgan Tate, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Music Composition – Award of Excellence
Primary division: “Finding The Sheikah Slate” by Blue Tuley, Westwood View Elementary
Intermediate division: “Unspeakable” by Jiya Bhavsar, Briarwood Elementary
Middle School division: “Autumn Leaves” by Laney Sofia McGill, Santa Fe Trail Elementary
High School division: “Amalgamation” by Ishya Bhavsar, Shawnee Mission East High School
Music Composition – Award of Merit
Primary division: “I Love Soccer” by Tobias Gamboa, Starside Elementary
Photography – Award of Excellence
Primary division: “Night Lights” by Louisa Dayani, Belinder Elementary
Intermediate division: “Every Voice Matters” by Katie Barnes, Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Middle School division: “Let Your Light Shine” Darius Bean, Westridge Middle School
High School division: “Lost in the Green Eye” by Chloe Cowley, Shawnee Mission South High School
Visual Art – Award of Excellence
Special Artist division: “Swirly” by Arianna Aguilar Rainwater, Overland Park Elementary
Primary division: “Use Your Voice and Make the Right Choice” by Olivia Staab, Lenexa Hills Elementary
Intermediate division: “A Storm is Coming This Way” by Campbell Rigsby, Prairie Elementary
Middle School division: “Ripples of Encouragement” by Afsana Kangas, Brookwood Elementary
High School division: “Voice of Passion” by Kimi Ayisho-Capule, Shawnee Mission West High School