14 Issaquah students raked in the awards this year at the Washington State Reflections Finals.
Once again – reasons to be SO PROUD of our students! CLICK HERE to see art
WSPTA Reflections Award Winners 2013-2014
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| Dance Choreography | |||
| High School (Grds 9-12) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Kylena Marney | Day Dreams | Liberty High PTSA 2.6.50 (00026132) |
| Award of Excellence | Madison Bristol | Resilience of the Human Spirit | Issaquah High PTSA 2.6.45 (00028342) |
| Award of Merit | Brielle Garcia | Living the Dream | Juanita High PTSA 2.8.90 (00023129) |
| Middle School (Grds 6-8) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Libbie Robinson | The Journey | Chief Joseph MS PTA 12.05.000 |
| Award of Excellence | Kaiya Arvayo | The Dream to Dance | Crestwood PTA 9.7.11 (00023104) |
| Award of Merit | Zhenhua Banfill | Firework | Jane Addams K-8 PTSA 6.15.24 |
| Intermediate (Grds 3-5) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Cassidy Swanson | A Jouney of Hope | Eisenhower PTA 3.7.10 (00012634) |
| Award of Excellence | Sarah Rosewater | Life Story | Grand Ridge PTSA 2.6.10 (00387755) |
| Award of Merit | Brooklyn Bender | Dream | Crystal Springs PTA 6.10.15 (00023073) |
| Award of Merit | Thalia Garza | Roar | Narrows View Interm PTA 10.10.15 (00023489) |
| Primary (Pre-K — Grade 2) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Sidhya Ganesh | Journey of a Blind Girl! | Spiritridge Elementary PTA 2.03.085 |
| Award of Excellence | Madison Duray | The Sound Of Raindrops | Mont Downing PTA 10.9.65 (00023440) |
| Award of Merit | Chase Bailey | This Is My Dance Floor | A. G. Bell PTSA 2.8.10 (00023134) |
| Film Production | |||
| High School (Grds 9-12) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Jenna Bellavia | The Dreamer in Each of Us | Skyline High PTSA 2.6.70 (00010701) |
| Award of Excellence | Barry Briggs | El Doggo II | Mercer Island PTA Council 2.9 (00052197) |
| Award of Merit | Riley Koidahl | BMW 2002 | Shorewood High PTSA 6.12.105 (00023293) |
| Middle School (Grds 6-8) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Ellen Mowat | “Making” Friends | Bayview PTA 8.2.10 (00030866) |
| Award of Excellence | Kennedy Peacock | Let’s Play Football | Bear Creek PTA 6.10.6 (00022184) |
| Award of Merit | Madison Lorton | “The Baby Bird That Could” | North Tapps Middle PTSA 5.2.70 (00020163) |
| Intermediate (Grds 3-5) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Trinity Brown | Believe, Inspire, Dream | Naches Trail PTA 5.3.13 (00023485) |
| Award of Excellence | Maysen Russell | The Masterpiece | Happy Valley PTA 8.3.35 (00023347) |
| Award of Merit | Aidan Dracass | Aidan’s Fiddle Dream | Hazelwood PTA 9.2.16 (00024839) |
| Primary (Pre-K through Grade 2) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Emma Oleynikova | McKenna’s First Art Competition | Moorlands PTA 6.10.35 (00023065) |
| Award of Excellence | Milana Veera | “Believe, Dream, Inspire” | Audubon Elementary PTA 02.08.005 |
| Award of Merit | Jekiah Howell | The Sky’s the Limit | Chester PTA 15.2.22 (00012727) |
| Literature | |||
| High School (Grds 9-12) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Srishti Mathur | Believing in Bravery | Bothell High PTSA 6.10.70 (00023089) |
| Award of Excellence | Mark McDonald | Building a Building | Richland High School PTA 12.05.000 |
| Award of Merit | Lindsey Coyle | Edward James | Olympic High PTSA 1.3.60 (00016139) |
| Award of Merit | Ursula Hampton | Kennel 42 | Klahowya Jr/Sr PTSA 1.3.45 (00033886) |
| Middle School (Grds 6-8) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | June Chang | The New Indian Summer | Heatherwood Middle PTA 7.3.71 (00023906) |
| Award of Excellence | Katrina Filer | Light the Spark | Maywood Middle PTSA 2.6.40 (00023186) |
| Award of Merit | Sarita Pauly | Of All That I Dream | Kenmore Jr PTA 6.10.60 (00023063) |
| Intermediate (Grds 3-5) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Catherine Rasgaitis | Jellyfish, Jellyfish, Who Are You? | Browns Point PTA 10.9.50 (00023465) |
| Award of Excellence | Hyuk Bin (simon) Kwon | American Dream | Cherry Crest PTA 2.3.25 |
| Award of Excellence | Hannah Wand | Purple Power | Apollo PTA 2.6.3 (00023183) |
| Award of Merit | Cady Johnson | Believe, Dream, Inspire | Ilalko PTA 9.2.17 (00020526) |
| Award of Merit | Nami Lindquist | Keep Calm and Dream On | Medina PTSA 2.3.57 (00029279) |
| Award of Merit | Anshita Saini | Believe, Dream, Inspire | Cherry Crest PTA 2.3.25 |
| Primary (Pre-K — Grade 2) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Elise Moe | The Little Seed | Penny Creek PTA 7.3.42 (00034556) |
| Award of Excellence | Milana Veera | The ballerina | Audubon PTSA 2.8.5 (00023153) |
| Award of Excellence | Xochitl Diaz | I am a Dreamer | Greenacres PTA 15.2.25 (00012703) |
| Award of Merit | Madeline Weaver | Olympic Gold | Shaw Road PTA 5.7.48 |
| Music Composition | |||
| High School (Grds 9-12) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Nora DeWater | Draw My Life | Redmond High PTSA 2.8.100 (00023162) |
| Award of Excellence | Yassaer Hussaini Nazari | A Hero’s Heart | Squalicum High 8.3.110 |
| Award of Merit | Oliver Albee | Metamorphosis | Bothell High PTSA 6.10.70 (00023089) |
| Outstanding Interpretation | Aidan Rufer | My Dad and Me | Gateway Middle PTSA 7.3.72 (00020202) |
| Award of Excellence | Angelina Fletcher | The Royal -blue Star | Central Kitsap Jr PTA 1.3.35 (00023417) |
| Award of Merit | Payvand Khastkhodaei | Endless Love | Moorlands PTA 6.10.35 (00023065) |
| Outstanding Interpretation | Adam Gardner | Jig | Briarwood PTA 2.6.5 (00023190) |
| Award of Excellence | Lindsay Nims | Dream it, Believe it | Forest View PTA 7.3.7 (00757707) |
| Award of Merit | Emily Chin | Bike Riding | Mercer Island PTA Council 2.9 (00052197) |
| Award of Merit | Jenna Moon-Earle | Sound of My Dream | Lakeland Hills PTA 9.2.19 (00390530) |
| Outstanding Interpretation | Ava Yeh | I Believe in the Candy Fairy | Mercer Island PTA Council 2.9 (00052197) |
| Award of Excellence | Ashley Miner | Magic Bunny World | Glacier Park PTSA 9.14.5 (00169276) |
| Award of Merit | Irene Vega-Hernandez | Fairies in the Forest | Margaret Mead PTSA 2.8.38 (00023164) |
| Photography | |||
| High School (Grds 9-12) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Alexandra Hanesworth | The Magic of Words | Anacortes High PTSA |
| Award of Excellence | Kaitlyn Rufer | Behind These Eyes | Henry M. Jackson Hi PTSA 7.3.95 (00032512) |
| Award of Merit | Karen Lee | Freedom | Lake Washington Hi PTSA 2.8.95 (00009819) |
| Middle School (Grds 6-8) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Sarah Ward | Possibilities | Glacier Park PTSA 9.14.40 (00027978) |
| Award of Excellence | Sarah Cabarteja | Perspective | Nelsen Middle PTSA 9.11.100 (00023167) |
| Award of Merit | Liam Patrick | Fishing at Dawn | Anacortes Middle School |
| Intermediate (Grds 3-5) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Brandon Dillard | Believe, Dream, Inspire Through All the Seasons of Life | Northwood PTA 5.7.40 (00023403) |
| Award of Excellence | Madison Chapman | I Can Do Anything! | Endeavour PTA 2.6.20 (00033714) |
| Award of Merit | Jason Brockmeyer | My Broken Arms | Westhill PTSA 6.10.45 (00023062) |
| Primary (Pre-K — Grade 2) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Hannah Peterson | Morning in the web | Forest View PTA 7.3.7 (00757707) |
| Award of Excellence | Josie Jacosbon | “Mr Dream” | Lake Tapps PTA 5.2.30 (00032353) |
| Award of Merit | Jaxon Kerzie | Little Bug, Big Wall | Meeker PTA 5.7.30 (00023404) |
| Visual Arts | |||
| High School (Grds 9-12) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Erica Lee | The bloom | Bellevue High PTSA 2.3.148 (00203148) |
| Award of Excellence | Kowshal Choodi | looking for insperation in mundane world | Newport High School PTSA 2.3.155 (00029955) |
| Award of Merit | Chana KIm | Believed, Dreamed, Inspired | Henry M. Jackson Hi PTSA 7.3.95 (00032512) |
| Middle School (Grds 6-8) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Jessica M. Yu | Even the smallest bird can have the biggest dream | Brookside PTA 6.12.15 (00023271) |
| Award of Excellence | Julia Hong | The Soaring Dream | Beaver Lake Middle PTSA 2.6.33 (00032345) |
| Award of Merit | Eric Yong | The Return of the Dinosaurs | Beaver Lake Middle PTSA 2.6.33 (00032345) |
| Intermediate (Grds 3-5) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Vatsal Chandel | All Within My Reach | Endeavour PTA 2.6.20 (00033714) |
| Award of Excellence | Caden McCann | The Garden | Bear Creek PTA 6.10.6 (00022184) |
| Award of Merit | Serene Zhang | Flying in Space | Medina PTSA 2.3.57 (00029279) |
| Primary (Pre-K — Grade 2) | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Kavya Chandrasekar | A Better Future | Discovery PTSA 2.6.9 (00027342) |
| Award of Excellence | Mayukha Kannadaguli | Planting Trees for Everyone | Discovery PTSA 2.6.9 (00027342) |
| Award of Merit | Mashal Sherani | We can Make a Change | Cougar Ridge PTSA 2.6.8 (00025016) |
| Special Artist(All Grades) | |||
| Visual Arts | |||
| Outstanding Interpretation | Kealii-Alex Tofilau | Red, Green & Blue Color Dream | Browns Point PTA 10.9.50 (00023465) |
| Award of Excellence | Forrest Neander | Racing | Einstein Middle PTSA 6.12.75 (00023288) |
| Award of Merit | Cristina Martinez-Castellanos | WOW | Bayview PTA 8.2.10 (00030866) |
| Film Production | |||
| Award of Excellence | Daijuan Rayne Harris | tapping dance | Browns Point PTA 10.9.50 (00023465) |