Deadline for Entry

October 28, 2022

Students can participate in any of or all the following arts categories:

  • Visual Arts (2D only)
  • Photography
  • Literature
  • Music Composition
  • Dance Choreography
  • Film Production

For Official Rules visit:


Bulverde Creek Elementary

Arts in Education

Reflections Program

Reflections is a National PTA art recognition program that encourages students of all ages and abilities to experience the benefits of creative expression to tell their unique stories.

Students can receive prizes and recognition for their art. Approximately 20% of students who participate at our campus will advance to Council PTA. Some may advance to TX PTA or National PTA.

Each entry must be the original work of the participating student and created based on this year’s theme, Show Your Voice!

A good artist statement about how your piece relates to the theme is an important part of your entry form and part of what judges consider when evaluating your work.

Please find the Student Rules Packet

and Entry Form at

The arts are a vital element of a complete

and competitive education.


Bulverde Creek Elementary

Arts in Education

Reflections Program


  • Visual Arts (2D only)
  • Photography
  • Literature
  • Music Composition
  • Dance Choreography
  • Film Production

Students can participate in any of

or all the following arts categories:

All entries are due by October 28, 2022.

For more information, please contact:


Bulverde Creek Elementary


Arts in Education

Reflections Program

Students can participate in any of or all the following arts categories:

  • Visual Arts (2D only)
  • Photography
  • Literature
  • Music Composition
  • Dance Choreography
  • Film Production

Submit your original work and completed entry form to in the designated box located by the front office of Bulverde Creek Elementary.

To have your artwork picked up, send your name and addretss to the email listed below to arrange date and time.

All entries are due by October 28, 2022.

For more information, please contact:

Label

reflections

PTA

Arts in Education

Program

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TEXAS Awards and Recognition

Outstanding Interpretation - 7 total

  • An expense-paid trip for him or herself and one adult to present their entry at the Texas PTA LAUNCH Leadership Seminar
  • A crystal award from Texas PTA
  • Special Gift from Whataburger
  • All recognition listed below for receiving an Overall Award of Excellence

Overall Award of Excellence - 30 total

  • Entry advances to national-level judging
  • Invitation to the Texas PTA award ceremony
  • A frame award from Texas PTA
  • Gold Colored Medallion
  • Letter signed by the Texas President
  • Recognition on the Texas PTA website and social media
NUmber 1 gold

Award of Excellence - about 10%

  • Invitation to the Texas PTA award ceremony
  • A frame award from Texas PTA
  • Gold Colored Medallion
  • Letter signed by the Texas PTA President
  • Recognition on the Texas PTA website
NUmber 1 gold

Award of Merit - about 15%

  • Invitation to the Texas PTA award ceremony
  • Silver Colored Medallion
  • Letter signed by the Texas PTA President
  • Recognition on the Texas PTA website

Honorable Mention - about 25%

  • Invitation to the Texas PTA award ceremony
  • Bronze Colored Medallion
  • Letter signed by the Texas PTA President
  • Recognition on the Texas PTA website

Participation - about 50%

  • Letter and certificate signed by the Texas PTA President
  • Recognition on the Texas PTA website
Gold number 4

Visual Arts

Primary

Gold Ribbon Award

Award of Excellence

i can be bigger

cameron owens

1st grade

Congratulations Text
Gold Medal

Council Award of:

Overall Excellence

sports award

Texas PTA Award of:

Honorable Mention

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You do not have to be big to have a big voice. Don't be scared.

Art Materials on a Table

cameron owens

1st grade

I can be

bigger

Visual Arts

intermediate

Gold Ribbon Award

Award of Excellence

Elephant help

reese loehr, 5th grade

Congratulations Text
Decorated Golden Blue Badge

Council:

Award of participation:

Elephant help

reese loehr, 5th grade

Visual Arts

intermediate

Silver Medal with Ribbon

Award of merit

nature is all around us

danielle rodriguez

3rd grade

Congratulations Text
Bronze Medal with Ribbon

Award of honarable mention

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loren loehr

5th grade

Gold Badge Award Illustration

Award of participation

awww...

reese loehr, 5th grade


they are not what you think

loren loehr, 5th grade

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Nature is all around us and very beautiful. I want it to stay this way and not be destroyed. Sometimes we need to use our voice to protect it. I loke to show my voice by saving nature, helping take care of it and just seeing its beauty everyday, even the littlest ants and ladybugs to the biggest lions.

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danielle rodriguez

3rd grade

Nature is all

around us

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Nature

is all

around us

danielle rodriguez

3rd grade

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Nature is all around us and very beautiful. I want it to stay this way and not be destroyed. Sometimes we need to use our voice to protect it. I loke to show my voice by saving nature, helping take care of it and just seeing its beauty everyday, even the littlest ants and ladybugs to the biggest lions.

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danielle rodriguez

3rd grade

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My art is about me using my voice to speak about elephants and people coexisting in present day. One side showing a now coexisting environment with plants trees and everything to do with the elephants habitat in the savanna which the other one shows humans coexisting with elephants. The difference from the no coexisting and the coexisting is in the coexisting side has a road, car and a powerlines. Humans and elephants are struggling to coexist. For example, elephants destroyed a man's crops in one night because the big animals just ran through his land. These animals are desperate for food and will break your window for it. These crops that are being harvested are in easy reach for these animals and people live off the money they make from the crops. So sometimes the elephant is wrong and sometimes the man is wrong.

Art Materials on a Table

reese Loehr

5th grade

Elephant

help

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This art is inspired by not to label someone because labels can shape expectations that are set for other people, creating stereotypes. These stereotypes can result in unrealistic expectations or expecting less from someone despite what they are capable of. For example, someone could expect a person who is Asian to be good at math, even if they aren't. Labels should only be on food and that should stay that way. Thats why I made this art, so I can share my opinion.

Art Materials on a Table

loren Loehr

5th grade

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My art piece is about a girl who tries to be someone who she is not. She wants to be beautiful in every way so she finds ways to make her perfect. In the art piece I made there are flowers to represent that if every flower is beautiful that every person is beautiful. No one is perfect, everyone wants to look like this person but these people want to look like this person to me, this cycle goes on and on forever. I am using my voice to say that no one is perfect and that you're enough.

Art Materials on a Table

Reese Loehr

5th grade

awww...

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They are not

what you think

Quote Box Text Speech Border
Art Materials on a Table

This art is inspired by the look that most pitbulls get when people look at them. As most of you know Pitbulls are known as viscious, scary and mean dogs, but as I see it they are caring, loving, and sweet. I have a pitbullat home that most people are scared around, but she is a loving dog. They have bad reputation for biting kids because of their original purpose to fight, but they are actually really good with kids. Sometimes they look like they want to fight you because they feel threatened, but isn't that a instinct that all animals should all have? Just because some pitbulls are mean doesn't mean that they all are. That's why I think you should not judge the look, and learn to get to know the character. I am using my voice to let people know that pitbulls are like any other dog.

Loren Loehr

5th grade

photography

intermediate

Congratulations Text
Gold Ribbon Award

Award of Excellence

You are not alone

Loren Loehr

5th grade

Gold Medal

Award of Excellence

You are not alone

Loren Loehr

5th grade

photography

intermediate

Silver Medal with Ribbon

Award of merit

colors go together

Loren Loehr

5th grade

Congratulations Text
Bronze Medal with Ribbon

Award of honarable mention

halito

reese loehr

5th grade

Gold Badge Award Illustration

Award of participation

zoey

reese loehr

5th grade

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you are not alone,

stand up and

use your voice

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When I originally took this picture it was because I liked the way the plant looked. But when we put it in the computer, one part of it stood out among the other parts of the flowers. The succulent in the middle represents using your voice to stand up for yoursel and others. You can stand proud among others. You can be friends with others not like you.

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Loren Loehr

5th grade

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I thought it would be fun to cut up different colors of peppers and put them together as one. I took a photography of these and it reminded me that we are all a pepper no matter what color we are...we are the same. We should use are voice to no single are self out but to treat all people with kindness because we are the same. Setting up this picture was not as easy as I thought it would be. Also, I needed to take the picture of the peppers with good lighting so the colors would pop.

Art Materials on a Table

loren Loehr

5th grade

colors go together

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Using my voice to spread the word about being Native American. Halito is how you say Hi in Choctaw. I took this photo because that is where my native tribe settled in Oklahoma. This picture was taken at Mountain Fork River in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. I am Choctaw Indian. The doll in this picture represents what I would have worn if I lived in 1816. This photo was taken before sunset where I used the golden hour time.

Art Materials on a Table

reese Loehr

5th grade

Halito

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I took this photo of my dog to use my voice to show how some dog breeds are friendly. I used natural light to take this photo during the evening hours of golden light. My dogs looks mean on the outside, but on the inside she is sweet and kind. She loves to give kisses and shake hands. Sometimes we can use our voice through pictures to show exactly what we are talking about.

Art Materials on a Table

Reese Loehr

5th grade

zoey

2023-2024 ThemE

I Am Hopeful Because...

submissions due

in October

Thanks to Alice Meko from Hampton Cove Elementary PTA in Alabama who submitted the

2023-2024 Reflections theme.

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Contact to help with:

* collecting artwork

* judging

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Please see the videos below

to learn more about the

Arts in Education

Reflections Program

Thank You

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