The PTA Reflections program is a national contest that provides students with opportunities for recognition and access to the arts. Each year students in Pre-K through Grade 12 are encouraged to create original works of art in response to a student-selected theme. This 50+ year-old program enables students to express themselves through various categories including visual arts, photography, music composition, literature, film production, and dance choreography.
 
The 2023-2024 National PTA Reflections Theme is "I Am Hopeful Because..." This year we set a school record with 88 Creek View Cheetahs participating in the contest! On Wednesday, October 25th, we celebrated the participants and announced the winners at our annual Donut Reception with donuts provided by Da Vinci's Donuts in Alpharetta. The Alpharetta High School String Quartet performed for reception attendees, and we announced the 46 entries that will be advancing to the PTA North Fulton Council Regional Competition. A big thank you to our judges including award winning Atlanta-based photographer Hayley Johnson of Hayley Jo Photo, self-taught Georgia artist Colleen Leach, children's author June Akers and former CVES teacher Kayli Fuller! And, a big thank you to our CVES business partner Four Fat Cows in Alpharetta for providing ice cream certificates for all our participants!
 

We are happy to announce 25 Creek View Cheetahs placed on the district level of competition. These entries will move on to the State PTA Reflections Contest. 

 

2023 North Fulton Council PTA Winners:

 

FILM

Kindergarten 

1st Place: Sedona Hochhauser

 

5th Grade

1st Place: Mehul Tarte

 

DANCE

Kindergarten 

1st Place: Sahana Mutha

 

1st Grade

1st Place: Sehaj Khural

 

2nd Grade

2nd Place: Ananya Aravind

 

MUSIC COMPOSITION

1st Grade

1st Place: Mahima Lokesh

 

2nd Grade

2nd Place: Andrew Liu

 

4th Grade

1st Place: Santhosh “Santi Sai” Sairajesh

 

5th Grade

1st Place: Iksha Kalwal

 

LITERATURE

2nd Grade

1st Place: David Lebedinsky

 

4th Grade

2nd Place: Arlyn Markham

 

5th Grade

2nd Place: Lucy Ullman

 

Visual Arts 2D

Kindergarten

1st Place: Aiden Klippel

 

1st Grade

1st Place: Kristen Lim

 

4th Grade

2nd Place: Mia Fan

 

5th Grade

1st Place: Sravika Thota

 

Visual Arts 3D

2nd Grade

1st Place: Rose Richman

 

4th Grade

2nd Place: Maddie Bell

 

PHOTOGRAPHY

2nd Grade

1st Place: Rose Richman

 

3rd Grade

1st Place: Shreekha Praveenkumar

2nd Place: Azeem Imtiaz

 

4th Grade

1st Place: Ishvin Garg

2nd Place: Kate Rothlisberger

 

5th Grade

1st Place: Leo Richman

 

SPECIAL ARTIST

PHOTOGRAPHY

5th Grade

1st Place: Kristen Merrill

 

Overall Winners:

The overall 1st and 2nd place winners listed below are the top scoring winners for the category/grade group they were in.  The category/grade groups are broken down in to two groups for the elementary school level; Primary (PreK-2nd Grade) and Intermediate (3rd-5th Grade). The students listed below received the highest aggregate judges scores for their entire group.  

 

FILM

1st Place OVERALL (K-2)

Sedona Hochhauser

 

2nd Place OVERALL (3-5)

Mehul Tarte

 

DANCE

2nd Place OVERALL (K-2)

Ananya Aravind

 

MUSIC COMPOSITION

2nd Place OVERALL (K-2)

Andrew Liu

 

1st Place OVERALL (3-5)

Iksha Kalwal

 

LITERATURE

1st Place OVERALL (K-2)

David Lebedinsky

 

Visual Arts 2D

1st Place OVERALL (3-5)

Sravika Thota

 

Visual Arts 3D

1st Place OVERALL (K-2)

Rose Richman

 

PHOTOGRAPHY

1st Place OVERALL (K-2)

Rose Richman

 

1st Place OVERALL (3-5)

Leo Richman

 

SPECIAL ARTIST- PHOTOGRAPHY

1st Place OVERALL (K-5)

Kristen Merrill

 
 
2023 CVES PTA REFLECTIONS WINNERS:
 
Kindergarten Winners:
Anaisha Agrawal – Visual Arts
Aiden Klippel – Visual Arts
Myra Rajput – Visual Arts 3D
Sahana Mutha – Dance Choreography
Sedona Hochhauser – Film Production
 
1st Grade Winners:
Kristen Lim – Visual Arts
Enosh Kalwal – Visual Arts
Sehaj Khural – Dance Choreography
Mahima Lokesh – Music Composition
Pavit Sobti – Literature
 
2nd Grade Winners:
Lianaa Alfred – Visual Arts
Julia Chen – Visual Arts
Rose Richman – Visual Arts 3D and Photography
Ananya Aravind – Dance Choreography
Andrew Liu – Music Composition
Bertina Goldgin – Photograph
David Lebedinsky – Literature
Connor Lane – Literature

3rd Grade Winners:
Olivia Mello – Visual Arts 3D
Callum Lapid – Visual Arts 3D
Shreekha Praveenkumar – Visual Arts and Photography
Swacha Devunuri– Visual Arts
Amira Titus – Literature
Ninoshka Tony – Literature
Azeem Imtiaz – Photography
 
4th Grade Winners:
Maddie Bell – Visual Arts 3D
Mia Fan – Visual Arts
Melek Tiryaki – Visual Arts
Navita Keshava Prasad – Music Composition
Santhosh Sairajesh – Music Composition
Arlyn Markham – Literature
Ishvin Garg – Literature and Photography
Kate Rothlisberger – Photography
 
5th Grade Winners:
Avneesh Pradhan – Visual Arts
Sravika Thota – Visual Arts
Mehul Tarte – Film Production
Delaney Chang – Music Composition
Iksha Kalwal – Music Composition
Lucy Ullman – Literature and Photography
Iksha Kalwal – Literature
Leo Richman – Photography
Kristen Merrill – Photography