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Welcome to the new school year! We're thrilled to kick off another Reflections program with all of you! This year's theme, "Accepting Imperfection," is bound to inspire some truly unique works of art from our students. We can't wait to see their creativity shine! 🎨 Our Council is here to support you every step of the way as you lead your school's Reflections program. 📌 Be sure to bookmark our Northshore Council Reflections page where you'll find everything you need—program details, next steps, and important timelines! 📧 You'll also receive periodic email updates from us with reminders and helpful tips along the way. 🙋♀️Got questions? Feel free to reach out to Laura Templeton, our Reflections Chair, at [email protected]. She's here to help!
The 2023-2024 Reflections state finalists list is here!  Congratulations to the 2024 statewide Reflections finalists. Over two dozen judges evaluated nearly 700 entries and were blown away by the incredible talents demonstrated by Washington students. Those awarded Outstanding Interpretation will move on to National. View list of WSPTA Finalists. Congratulations to the following Northshore Students: Dance Choreography Intermediate (Grades 3-5)
Literature High School (Grades 9-12)
Music Composition Primary (Pre-K -Grade 2)
Visual Arts Special Artist (all grades)
Council is Excited to Invite You to This Year’s Reflections Art Reception! Please join us at this year’s event for an engaging presentation of art from our school community.
*Please consider arriving at the time listed for the beginning letter of your last name to assist with flow of event.
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It is an annual tradition to bring together our community from across the district and showcase the Art that was submitted from our K - 12th grade participants. We hope that this reception can continue to broaden our impact on education, the arts and family engagement. Council will provide coffee, tea and cookies for everyone's enjoyment. We look forward to seeing you at this special event!  Volunteers Needed for this Event!
Please consider signing up for a volunteer shift. We have various volunteer shifts available throughout the day starting at 10:00 am when we gain access to the building and concluding at 9:00 pm when we return the venue to its original condition. Your support would be greatly appreciated. Sign up to volunteer at the event. 
 Congratulations to all the students who made it to the Council Level for judging!! CONGRATULATIONS to all our talented Northshore artists who participated in Reflections this year! The students demonstrated creativity and passion while keeping with the 2023-24 theme of "I am Hopeful Because..." Judging Results: There were 51 State Qualifiers who continued on to Washington State PTA for further judging. There were also 9 pieces that received the honorable Judge's Choice Award. 2023-2024 Council Reflections Resultsclick images to enlarge
SAVE THE DATE:
2024 Reflections Reception Thursday, March 14, 2024
 Hi Reflection Chairs and PTA Presidents, Thank you for your enthusiastic participation in this year's Reflections program! We appreciate your dedication and the incredible effort students have put into the art submissions, each reflecting this year's theme: "I am hopeful because..." We are excited to announce that we will be hosting an in-person celebration for all the submissions received on March 14th, 2024. This will be our first in-person celebration since the onset of the pandemic, and we are looking forward to sharing this special event with you. More details will be coming out soon. Stay tuned! If you haven't already done so, please collect the original artwork from the students. To ensure that your artwork is displayed beautifully, please follow these submission guidelines: Visual Arts
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SAVE THE DATE:
2024 Reflections Reception Thursday, March 14, 2024 More Details to Follow Questions? Contact Council's Reflections Co-Chairs at [email protected]. Reflections Update: Save Entries, Join the Reception Planning Committee, and Theme Winners Announced12/5/2023
 Important Notice: Save Your Entries Thank you for submitting all the entries! We loved witnessing the beautiful interpretations of the theme from the students. Please take note that we will be hosting an in-person celebration on March 14, 2024, and we kindly request participants save all their entries. This is especially crucial for visual art and photography submissions. More details about the mounting of the artwork and printing requirements will be shared soon to ensure we can display all the wonderful creations. Stay tuned for further information! * Save the Date: Reflections Reception * Thursday, March 14, 2024 - In-Person Celebration! Join our Reflections Reception Planning Committee (Meetings will start in January 2024) Be part of the excitement - our first Reflections Reception in person since 2019! We'll need lots of hands in organizing this very special event to honor our Northshore School District Artists. Email Council's VP of Events, Melissa Quinonez Bennett, at [email protected] to be included in the Zoom meeting email. Message from WSPTA Reflections WSPTA Reflections Theme Search Winners This year WSPTA had over 45 Reflections theme search entries. The judges selected the following students' theme ideas to advance to the National level for a chance at being the winner of the 2025-26 Reflections theme.
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Northshore Council PTSA Reflections Co-Chairs: Jasmine Lee Fry and Foram Shah
Reflections 2023-24 Student Entry Form for Local Reflections Chairs
Each PTA may submit 20 pieces plus 6 Special Artist pieces to the Northshore Council PTA. Friendly reminder: Each Reflections category comes with specific rules. Please ensure your Reflections piece adheres to these guidelines when submitting to Council PTSA. Unfortunately, if a submission is non-compliant, we won't be able to forward it to the State PTA for additional judging, regardless of its exceptional quality. Thank you for your attention to detail! SAVE THE DATE Districtwide Council Showcase March 14, 2024 We are excited to announce that our in-person celebration of our Northshore Reflections participants will be held on March 14. We are still in the early planning stages and will provide more information soon. Resources:
Northshore Council PTSA Reflections Co-Chairs: Jasmine Lee Fry and Foram Shah
Below is the slide deck from the Reflections Roundtable on September 25th.
Click to pause slides or choose slides from thumbnails at bottom. Links from Slide 3: STEP 1: Register STEP 2: E-learning / Attend Trainings STEP 3: Promote STEP 4: Judging Resources: Northshore Council PTSA Reflections Co-Chairs: Jasmine Lee Fry and Foram Shah
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