Four District 54 students advance to National PTA Reflections Contest
Four District 54 students qualified for the national level in Reflections, a PTA writing and fine arts competition. The winners of the national competition are announced in June.
• Karina Shah, a fifth-grade student at Campanelli, qualified in the literature category for her entry A Hero Can Be Anyone.
• Aditya Kashyap, a third-grade student at Lincoln Prairie, qualified in the musical composition category for his entry Heavenly Heroes.
• Airi Ito, a seventh-grade student at Mead, qualified in the musical composition category for her entry Hero.
• Jacy Fu, a sixth-grade student at Campanelli, qualified in the visual arts category for her entry Ordinary Heroes.
Other District 54 students received honorable mentions at the state competition. They are as follows:
Film Production
• Allison Capota, Heroes in My World, seventh grade, Lincoln Prairie
Literature
• Alan Krzepisz, Heroes Around Me, fifth grade, Collins
Musical Composition
• Sanjana Kashyap, Heroic Horizons, eighth grade, Lincoln Prairie
Visual Arts
• Aoi Takata, My Teacher, fifth grade, Collins
• Anya Chauhan, Bapu: Father of Modern India, seventh grade, Keller
• Tamya Podlin, My Mom, eighth grade, Addams
The theme of the 2018-19 Reflections program was "Heroes Around Us." District 54 students were able to submit an entry in the following six arts areas: film production, dance choreography, literature, musical composition, photography and visual arts.