REFLECTIONS PROGRAM
Elementary winners announced

Pictured above are the Higgins Intermediate Reflections winners: (third grade) Lauren Bryant, First in Literature; Juan Galuan, Second in Literature; Zain Yousaf, Third in Literature; Ronnie Fountain, First in Literature; Kaitlyn Killian, First in Photography; McKaela Shirley, Second in Photography; Daniel Barrera, Third in Photography; Amana Oureshi, First in Visual Arts; Elizabeth Cayer, Second in Visual Arts; Madalyn Garrett, Third in Visual Arts, (fourth grade) Mallorie Shirley, First in Visual Arts; Megan Strother, Second in Visual Arts; Laura Adams, Third in Visual Arts.

The arts are often the key that unlocks the door to learning and success for children. Author Elliot W. Eisner summarized that the arts, "teach children to make judgments in the absence of rules, that problems can have more than one solution and that neither words nor numbers define the limits of our cognition; we know more than we can tell."

The PTA Reflections Program is an additional means to encourage the ar ts in our children's education. With the 2006-07 theme "My Favorite Place," the Higgins Holloway PTA received almost 100 contest entries.

The following are the 2006- 2007 Reflections winners:

Kindergarten: Matthew Ministrelli, first in Visual Arts; Meredith Campbell, second in Visual Arts; Jonathan Sdorza, third in Visual Arts.

First Grade: Elaina Yeager, First in Literature; Meagan Killian, Second in Literature; Tommy Acker, Third in Literature; Abbie Killian, Honorable mention in Literature; Chloe Kennemer, First in Photography; Nicole Jones, Second in Photography; Betsie Killian, Third in Photography; Nicolas Means, Honorable mention in Photography; Wade Linscott, First in Visual Arts; Brandon Bullard, Second in Visual Arts; Kathryn Solorea, Third in Visual Arts; Abbie Killian, Honorable mention in Visual Arts.

Second Grade: Kailey Clarke, First in Literature; Rebecca Weathers, Second in Literature; Caleigh Reese, Third in Literature; Kaitlyn Thompson, Honorable mention in Literature; Emily McCarty, Honorable mention in Literature; Zachary West, Honorable mention in Literature; Anna Williams, Honorable mention in Literature; Bailey Corbell, First in Photography; Joshua Lively, Second in Photography; Jennifer Carter, Third in Photography; Caleb Grounds, First in Visual Arts; Hope Herring, Second in Visual Arts; Jennifer Carter, Third in Visual Arts.

Third Grade: Lauren Bryant, First in Literature; Juan Galuan, Second in Literature; Zain Yousaf, Third in Literature; Ronnie Fountain, First in Literature; Kaitlyn Killian, First in Photography; McKaela Shirley, Second in Photography; Daniel Barrera, Third in Photography; Amana Oureshi, First in Visual Arts; Elizabeth Cayer, Second in Visual Arts; Madalyn Garrett, Third in Visual Arts.

Fourth Grade: Mallorie Shirley, First in Visual Arts; Megan Strother, Second in Visual Arts; Laura Adams, Third in Visual Arts.

Fifth Grade: Jeffrey Yeager, First in Literature; Alyssa Blanton, First in Photography; Alyssa Blanton, Second in Photography; Alyssa Blanton, Third in Photography; Sarah Grounds, Second in Visual Arts; Lindsey Legler, First in Visual Arts; Sidney Parker; Third in Visual Arts.

Sixth Grade: Troy Hayden, First in Visual Arts ; Molly Henderson, Second in Visual Arts; Sophia Wade, First in Literature; Taylor Lucas, Second in Literature; Amy Enlaw, Third in Literature; William Garrett, Honorable mention in Literature; Emily Glover, Honorable mention in Literature; Molly Henderson, Honorable mention in Literature; Anna Pittman, Honorable mention.

The PTA believes all children deserve a quality arts education and encourages students to pursue artistic expression through participation in its annual arts Reflections Program. The Texas Reflections program has the most participation of any PTA program with entries totaling over 75,000 across the state.

Young artists participate in the Reflections Program through their local PTA or PTSA. A student may submit an entry in any of the six arts areas listed below. Only original works of art are accepted. Arts areas are: literature, musical composition, photography, the visual arts, dance choreography, and film/video.

Participation in the Reflections Program is organized by school grade. This allows recognition and judging of artworks by appropriate developmental age and skill levels.