* = 2nd year participant,   + = work chosen to proceed to Regional

Aaron Schaible   Film Production Wow! A Visual Video Poem  * +

Adam Kujawski  Visual Arts  Untitled  +

Alex McDonald   Visual Arts  Untitled

Alexandria Raplee   Visual Arts  Real Beauty is Natural

Allison Kovaleski   Visual Arts  Amazing Fall

Alyssa Partington  Photography  Wow! Which Puppy is Real?  * +

Alyssa Torlish    Visual Arts We’re All Just People

Amy Kovaleski    Photography  View of an Ant +

Andrew Kovaleski   Visual Arts  Big Red Fire Truck

Annie Heath  Visual Arts We Need a Change We can Believe In

Barbara Hansen Music Composition We’re Mamma’s Babies +

Betsy Diacatos    Visual Arts  Eiffel Tower

Brad Pearson    Visual Arts  WOW USA Thank You!

Brooklyn Rogers  Visual Arts  Mommy and Me Building a Fire

Cassandra Ballard  Literature  39 Miles  +

Chance Hansen Literature  Halloween Night  +

Chris Sacheli    Visual Arts  Attack on Pearl Harbor

Christa Caggiano Literature Memoirs of a Sixth Grader  * +

Cole Partington Photography Wow! My Family was Lucky Today!  * +

Collin Gates   Visual Arts  The Alien Attack

Danielle DiSabato  Visual Arts  Flower

Elaine Chuang  Visual Arts  Wow! I Cannot Believe the Heart Can Fly!

Elizabeth White  Visual Arts The Daughter’s Greatest Fear

Emily Wild   Visual Arts Global Warming +

Emma Doran Visual Arts Looking Down Bear Mt. in the Fall

Eva Doran   Visual Arts  Musical Art

Gina Chapman   Visual Arts  Simply WOW +

Haley Taylor   Visual Arts  Simple Beauty

Hannah Lockwood Visual Arts  Attack on the Record Books

Jackson Rogers   Visual Arts  A Birthday Party

James MacDonald  Photography Wow! What an Air Show +

Jenna King   Visual Arts  Ka-Boom

Joanna Maressa  Dance Composition  Polka Dotted Reel +

Kali Baker   Visual Arts Defeat by Statistics

Kelsey  Kober Visual Arts  Self Realization

Laura DiMarco   Visual Arts  Four Seasons

Margaret Henderson Visual Arts  The Fruits of Discovery

Martha McGrath   Visual Arts  At the Pond

Mary Turner   Visual Arts  Mary

Mason Rogers    Visual Arts  My Family Room

Michael Reyes    Visual Arts  Rebubula

Quin Glaess   Visual Arts  Window of WOW!  *

Sarah Ballard    Visual Arts  Kaleidoscope of Life

Shannon Mallows Visual Arts Second Chance, Beauty in Death

Sydney Prescott  Dance Composition, Visual Arts * +

Tara Gilbert   Visual Arts  Painted Lady

Taylor Rodbourn    Visual Arts  Soldier’s Legacy

Tegan Hilliard Visual Arts Body

Tori Philipson    Visual Arts The Beatles

Tricia Di Marco   Visual Arts Untitled

Zackary Birkemeier  Visual Arts Tower Light

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Awards were mailed home on Friday, December 5th.  There are four categories of awards:

Outstanding Interpretation of Theme

Award of Excellence

Award of Merit

Honorable Mention

We had a total of 51 participants this year.  14 entries were chosen to proceed to the regional level: 3 visual arts, 3 literature, 4 photography, 2 dance choreography, 1 music composition, and 1 film production. 

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   The Victor Central School District is participating in the annual National PTA Reflections Program.  Reflections is an art program which offers students the opportunity to create works of art for fun and recognition.  Each year, a new theme is chosen from thousands of ideas submitted by students from around the country. The theme for the 2009-2010 school year is "Beauty Is..."

In its nearly 40 year history, the PTA Reflections Program has encouraged millions of students across the country, in preschool through grade 12 to explore their artistic talents.  Children are encouraged to create original works of art based on the year’s theme.  Entries are accepted in six categories; Dance Choreography, Film/Video Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts.  Under the related files below, you will find the student rules, the rules for each category, and the entry form. 

All completed works with the completed entry form attached will need to be brought to the student’s main office anytime before (to be determined).  All projects are to be completed independently at home unless specified as an in school project by their teacher.  All students who participate in this year’s Reflections program will receive recognition during the second and third weeks of November.  A gallery of this years participants works was on display in the Victor Education Center (VEC) Boardroom from Thursday, November 13th through Thursday, November 21st.  Participants were recognized during our second annual Reflections Night at 7:00pm on Monday, November 17th, 2008 in the VEC Boardroom.  In addition, the Victor Board of Education recognized students during the monthly meeting on Thursday, November 13th at 7:30pm in VEC Boardroom.  On Friday, January 16th, there was a Genesee Valley Regional Reception at the School of the Arts to honor students whose work made it to the regional level. 

The Reflections Program is structured to recognize students at local, regional, state and national levels.  Entries are first judged at the local level, where selected works are chosen to be presented at the next level.  At the national level, Awards of Excellence and Awards of Merit are presented in each grade division within each arts area.  One Outstanding Interpretation award recipient is also chosen in each art area.  For more information about the National PTA Reflections Program, visit www.pta.org/reflections.

For more information about this year’s Reflection Program at Victor Central Schools, or if you are interested in helping, please feel free to contact Wendy Glaess, Victor Central PTSA Reflections Chair, at 924-7455, email kwglaess@frontiernet.net. 

The Victor Central School District along with the Victor Central PTSA is encouraging students to participate in this program’s second year at Victor Central Schools.  As parents, teachers and community members, we all play a critical role in fostering our children’s creative process.  This program is a great opportunity for our children to create works of art for fun and expression, and to be recognized for their artistic efforts.

Participation in the Reflections Program is organized by grade level. Student works at the state and national level are critiqued against others in the same grade division. This allows recognition and judging of artwork according to appropriate developmental age and skill levels.  This program is open to all Victor students, including children with special needs.  Please refer to the Special Education Category Rules page included.  

Grade divisions

• Primary (preschool–grade 2)
• Intermediate (grades 3–5)
• Middle/Junior (grades 6–8)
• Senior (grades 9–12)

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Art Category Descriptions

(see individual rule pages for details of each category)

Dance Choreography

Dance choreography entries must be original choreographed dance composition works recorded on a VHS videotape or DVD. The choreography must be the work of one student and must demonstrate creativity and interpretation of the theme.  There may be up to three dancers performing the choreography. The choreographer may be the performer or one of the performers, but does not have to be. Costumes are not necessary. If costumes are used, however, the choreographer must also create the costumes.

Film Production

Film production entry must be original works of fiction or nonfiction relating to the current Reflections Program theme. The entry may be with or without sound.  The student submitting the entry must be the director, screenwriter, and cameraperson. If using a computer, the student must do all of the work. If the student chooses to appear in the

production, a camera on a tripod may be used. All storyboarding, editing, etc., must be done by the student.

Literature

Literature entries may be works of fiction or nonfiction.  Prose, poetry, and drama are all accepted. The entry must relate to the current Reflections Program theme.

Musical Composition

A musical composition entry may be for voice, instruments, or a combination of voice and instruments. Lyrics may or may not be included in vocal compositions. The composition is not to exceed five minutes. The entry must relate to the current Reflections Program theme.  The use of composition software is permitted. Students are strongly discouraged from submitting highly edited MIDI sequences or audio files. The recording submitted must capture performers in real-time.  The entry may not include imported MIDI or other source files, or use algorithmic composition software.  Use of notation software for the purpose of creating scores and printed parts is permitted. Whether the score is handwritten or computer-generated, appropriate instrumentation and voicing are required for the performance.

Photography

A photography entry must be an original black-and-white or color image, or a group of images, produced by a photographic process. The entry must relate to the current Reflections Program theme.  The entry may incorporate such techniques as montage, multiple exposure, negative sandwiches, and photograms. Images may be manipulated conventionally or digitally.  Images should demonstrate the student’s proper use of photographic techniques such as depth of field and exposure. The images may be created using various lenses, filters, and light sources. Photographs with added graphics over the image, including lettering, are not acceptable.

Visual Arts

A visual arts entry must be an original print, drawing, painting, collage, photographic collage, metal etching or punch work, fiber work, or computer-generated artwork that relates to the current Reflections Program theme.

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Under the Slide Show icon listed below, are the galleries of work submitted for the last 2 year's Reflections programs: 2007-2008 theme "I Can Make A Difference By...", and 2008-2009 "WOW!"  Thanks to all who participated the last 2 years!  We hope to see you participate again next year, and talk a friend into joining the program too!

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Important Instructions!

1) Please thoroughly read the General Student Participation Rules and/or the Special Education Rules below.

2) Once the student has chosen which art category he/she would like to participate in, print and thoroughly read the rules for the chosen art category listed below. 

3) Print the Student Entry Form listed below and complete.  Attach the completed form to the student's art entry before submitting it to the student's main office.

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Barbara Hansen's Music Entry (wma file)

Aaron Schaible's Film Entry (wmv file)

Sydney Prescott's Dance Entry (wmv file)

Joanna Maressa's Dance Entry (MPG file)

State Awards 2008-2009 (pdf file)

National Awards for 2008-2009 (pdf file)