Reflections

Congratulations to our Gulledge Gators who participated in the PTA Reflections Program!

The students worked very hard using different mediums of art to express the theme "I Belong."

Round of applause for our wonderful students for sharing their creativity! 

 

Reflections Winners (at the Plano Council level)

Name Arts Category Title of Work Award
Farrah Rahman Visual Arts I belong to my kindness Overall Award of Excellence (advances to state)
Karen Lee Visual Arts I Belong Award of Excellence
Aahana Jain Visual Arts Earth we all belong Award of Merit
Karen Lee Music Composition I Belong Honorable Mention
Jeiya Jain Photography Where my heart creates - I belong Honorable Mention

 

 

 

Reflections Winners (at the school level)
Award Name Grade
     
LIterature
1st Riya Ramachandra 5th
2nd Jeiya Jain 5th
     
Visual Arts
1st Karen Lee 5th
2nd Aahana Jain 3rd
     
Photography
1st Jeiya Jain 5th
2nd Riya Ramachandra 5th
     
Music Composition
1st Karen Lee 5th
2nd Jeiya Jain 5th
     
Accessible Art
1st Farrah Rahman 2nd   

 

                                 Participants
Name Grade
   
Gemma Bassford 1st
Tobitaka Kitamura 2nd
Vivian Jain 2nd
Adela Malik 3rd
Kaeesha 3rd
Emma Chuang 4th
Aadhyay Gupta 4th
Oliver Bassford 5th
Melvin Li 5th
Olivia Kiefer 5th

 

Congratulations Gulledge Gators

Photographed from left to right:

Karen Lee, Riya Ramchandra, Jeiya Jain, Aahana Jain, Farrah Rahman

Pictured with the PTA Reflections/Arts in Education Chair, Dhara Parakh


 


 

 

The Reflections program encourages students of all ages and abilities to explore and be involved in the arts. Through the program Gulledge PTA and PTAs across the country urge students to create and submit original works of art in the medium of their choice, reflecting on the year's specific theme.

 

To participate, students reflect on the theme "I Belong" and create an original work in any of the six categories!

 

All entries must be submitted in the Gulledge front office no later than October 3, 2025.
 
All entries must be submitted in the box provided for Reflections 2025 in the Gulledge front office. 
 
For more information on who can participate, rules and how to submit your entries, please see below or go to:

 

Important Links:

Introductory Video

PTA Reflections 50th Anniversary

 

Student Participation

The Reflections program is open to all Texas students who meet the necessary requirements below:

 

Schools Supported by a Local PTA/PTSA:

  • Students must attend a school with a Local PTA/PTSA, or students must attend a school which is defined within the service area of a community-based Local PTA/PTSA; and
  • The student or at least one person from their primary household must be a current member of the Local PTA/PTSA where the student is participating. Each Local PTA/PTSA may determine a date by which the member must join.

Entry Forms and Rules

Students should download the Program Rules to ensure their art meets the requirements for each art category. Each entry must be accompanied by a completed Student Entry form.

 

Student Program Rules Packet  English | Spanish
Student Entry Form   English | Spanish

 

 

Category Rules

If you wish to download the category rules individually, they are linked below:
 
General Rules English | Spanish
Dance Choreography  English | Spanish
Film Production  English | Spanish
Literature  English | Spanish
Music Composition  English | Spanish
Photography  English | Spanish
Visual Arts  English | Spanish
Accessible Arts Rules  English | Spanish
Single Page Rules English | Spanish
Student Entry Form  English | Spanish

 

 

Visit the gallery to see examples of entries that were awarded by Texas PTA in past years.

Last year's State and National results are available here.

 

Express your artistic talent and tell us how you plan to show your voice through Reflections!