Calling for Everett PTSA Council Reflections Chair 2025-2026
Please contact Cam-Tu if interested: [email protected]
Please contact Cam-Tu if interested: [email protected]
Congratulations to the following students who won an award at state level. Those who are awarded with Outstanding Interpretation will be moving on to national.
Dance - Outstanding Interpretation Award
Pehal Thacker
Heatherwood Middle PTA 7.3.71
Literature - Award of Excellence
Brendan Rusher
Cedar Wood PTA 7.3.3
Music - Outstanding Interpretation Award
Ishit Dua
Gateway Middle PTSA 7.3.72
Music - Award of Merit
Sophia Hauge
Heatherwood Middle PTA 7.3.71
Visual Art - Outstanding Interpretation Award
Callia Park
Henry M. Jackson High PTSA 7.3.95
Visual Art - Outstanding Interpretation Award
Elan Yang
Heatherwood Middle PTA 7.3.71
The awards ceremony this year is at the Washington State PTA's convention on May 3rd at 6:30pm at the Lynnwood Event Center and the winners will be receiving official invitations in April.
Dance - Outstanding Interpretation Award
Pehal Thacker
Heatherwood Middle PTA 7.3.71
Literature - Award of Excellence
Brendan Rusher
Cedar Wood PTA 7.3.3
Music - Outstanding Interpretation Award
Ishit Dua
Gateway Middle PTSA 7.3.72
Music - Award of Merit
Sophia Hauge
Heatherwood Middle PTA 7.3.71
Visual Art - Outstanding Interpretation Award
Callia Park
Henry M. Jackson High PTSA 7.3.95
Visual Art - Outstanding Interpretation Award
Elan Yang
Heatherwood Middle PTA 7.3.71
The awards ceremony this year is at the Washington State PTA's convention on May 3rd at 6:30pm at the Lynnwood Event Center and the winners will be receiving official invitations in April.
Thank you to the 15 schools, plus Everett Special Education PTSA, who participated in this year’s Reflections program. We had 204 entries submitted.
Forty-two entries have advanced to state. Check out the Celebration program below for information about the participating artists.
Forty-two entries have advanced to state. Check out the Celebration program below for information about the participating artists.
THANK YOU to all the volunteers who came to help with set-up and clean-up at the Celebration. Special THANKS to JHS Key Club for continuing to provide student volunteers to help with Everett PTSA Council Reflections. Thank you to all the students, families, teachers, local PTA Reflections chairs, PTA members and Everett School District board members and administrative staff for your support and attendance at the Celebration. Here are some pictures from the event:
2025-2026 Reflections
It’s never too soon to think about next year’s Reflections. The theme for 2025-2026 Reflections will be “I Belong.”
Important Dates and Announcements
Only students who attend a school with an active PTA/PTSA may participate in the theme search contest.
For more information and entry form, please go here: Reflections Art Program
Check Out Resources for Reflections Chairs:
It’s never too soon to think about next year’s Reflections. The theme for 2025-2026 Reflections will be “I Belong.”
- Keep students engage and thinking about Reflections before school ends
- Partner with art teachers to share about Reflections and encourage students' participation
- Hold an after-school art workshop
- Coordinate with your elementary school Art Docent program to talk about Reflections
- Keep students engage and thinking about Reflections during the summer
- Hold an art contest between different grade levels or different classroom; perhaps the grade or class with the most art submission will win a pizza/ice cream/donut party
- Do a drawing - any student who submit an entry at the start of the school year (like on the first day or within the first week of school) will get a chance to enter a drawing for a gift card/certificate
Important Dates and Announcements
- National submission deadline was March 1, 2025
National awardees will be announced on May 1st and are celebrated throughout the following calendar year. Students will be recognized with the following awards from National PTA: Award of Merit, Award of Excellence and Award of Outstanding Interpretation.
Learn more about the awards and prizes offered to national level winners by National PTA at PTA.org/ReflectionsAwards
- WSPTA Student Awards Celebration will be held during WSPTA Convention at Lynnwood Convention Center on May 3, 2025 at 6:30PM. State winners have been announced!
- Theme Search Contest
National PTA seeks a theme for the Reflections program each year. The student submitting the winning entry receives $100 and their theme is presented at the annual National PTA Convention. Go here for a list of past themes.
Only students who attend a school with an active PTA/PTSA may participate in the theme search contest.
For more information and entry form, please go here: Reflections Art Program
- Celebrating students and their artwork
Here are some options you can use to recognize the students at your school for their participation.- Art display celebration, similar to council, where you display students’ artwork for everyone to see
- Give all students who participate a certificate. If you end up going through judging to advance up to 20 entries to council, you can also recognize those students with another certificate or just those who placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.
- General student participation certificate
- You can change wording and make this into 1st, 2nd, and/or 3rd place certificate as you see fit).
- Announce students’ name through the school-wide morning announcement and/or newsletter for those who advance to council, state, and/or national
Check Out Resources for Reflections Chairs:
- Where to register with national for 2025-2026 Reflections?
Registration opens April 1 at PTA.org/Reflections and runs until Feb. 1 of the following year. Due to the high volume of registrants, please note you will not receive a confirmation email. - Where do I find my PTA’s state and national ID number?
National PTA number can be found at https://member.pta.org/Get-Involved/PTA-Local-Unit-Lookup.
WSPTA number can be found at https://www.wastatepta.org/get-involved/find-your-pta/ - State PTA website at: State PTA Reflections Page for Leaders
- Click the down arrow next to the word “Leader Resources” for lots of helpful documents such as the: “Local Leaders Guide”
- Under “Logos” drop-down get logos and flyers like the one above!
- VIDEOS!!! Under the Videos tab
- More resources & logos available at National PTA site: National PTA Reflections Site
- 2024-2025 National Training Video: Reflections Local Leaders Training
- 2024-2025 Council’s training presentation: Reflections Training PowerPoint
2024-2025 Reflection Submission to Council Deadline: Artwork was due to WSPTA council on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.
Congratulations to our local WSPTA Reflections winners!