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HCC PTA 2025-2026 Reflections Awards program
Theme: I Belong . . .
Grade Divisions
Primary (PreK - 2nd grade)
Intermediate (Grades 3-5)
Middle School (Grades 6-8)
High School (Grades 9-12)
Accessible Arts (All Grades)
Art Categories
Dance Choreography
Film Production
Literature
Music Composition
Photography
Visual Arts
How it Works
Students submit their completed work with an artist statement to their local school PTA in the fall.
Local PTAs celebrate winners at the school level, then forward the winning entries in each age division and art category to HCCPTA by December 15th.
HCCPTA's judges will select their outstanding winning entries for each age division and art category to VAPTA by January 24th.
HCCPTA participants and winners will be recognized at our Reflections Award Ceremony on February 19th at 6:30pm at Greenwood Elementary School.
VAPTA will select the state winning entries, and submit them to National PTA. VAPTA will hold a Student Awards Celebration in March/April.
National PTA selects and announces winners of the national level contact in May.
Helpful Resources:
*Oustanding Interpretation winners at the County level moved to the State level competition*
Dance
Outstanding Interpretation Award of Excellence Merit Award
Thaaragai Aravindhan Katriona McPherson Karina Merchant
Primary Primary Primary
Twin Hickory ES Tuckahoe ES Nuckols Farm ES
Yazhini Kathiravan Saanvi Sarangi Aishani Biswas
Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate
Nuckols Farm ES Springfield Park ES Rivers Edge ES
Nag Sahana Illa
Middle
Wilder Middle
Hailey Manion
Middle
Pocahontas Middle
Film Production
Outstanding Interpretation Award of Excellence Merit Award
Thaaragai Aravindhan Sricharan Krishnan Hrithvik John
Primary Primary Primary
Twin Hickory ES Jackson Davis ES Springfield Park ES
Aditi Valiyattil Ridhaan Chatterjee
Intermediate Intermediate
Jackson Davis ES Rivers Edge ES
Karthik Murali
Intermediate
Twin Hickory ES
Laveen Vishnu
Middle
Wilder Middle
Literature
Outstanding Interpretation Award of Excellence Merit Award
Grace Zeidan Sricharan Krishnan
Primary Primary
Tuckahoe ES Jackson Davis ES
Aakrithi Naveen
Primary
Twin Hickory ES
Karthik Murali Praythush Dinesh Balaaji
Intermediate Intermediate
Twin Hickory ES Springfield Park ES
Advik Chakrabarty
Intermediate
Rivers Edge ES
Janet Dennekew Amy Song Vallini Aravindhan
Middle Middle Middle
Holman MS Pocahontas MS Short Pump MS
Music Composition
Outstanding Interpretation Award of Excellence Merit Award
Isha Nair Sricharan Krishnan Hrithvik John
Primary Primary Primary
Rivers Edge ES Jackson Davis ES Springfield Park ES
Virginia Snow
Primary
Short Pump ES
Aarfa Rajib Khan Lokitha S Kantamneni Praythush Dinesh Balaaji
Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate
Shady Grove ES Colonial Trail ES Springfield Park ES
Karthik Murali
Intermediate
Twin Hickory ES
Samik Shah Vallini Aravindhan
Middle Middle
Wilder Middle Short Pump MS
Photography
Outstanding Interpretation Award of Excellence Merit Award
Olisha Gupta Navira Kumaran Quincy Martin
Primary Primary Primary
Rivers Edge ES Short Pump ES Nuckols Farm ES
Harmony Eva Sloan Robertson Aditi Valiyattil Adelyn Cahoon
Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate
Twin Hickory ES Jackson Davis ES Echo Lake ES
Raaghav Dixit Myles Hunt Parker Bowman
Middle Middle Middle
Short Pump MS Wilder MS Pocahontas MS
Visual Arts
Outstanding Interpretation Award of Excellence Merit Award
Siyona Mishra Yelyzaveta Hrechana (Liza) Vivaan Vinoth
Primary Primary Primary
Jackson Davis ES Colonial Trail ES Twin Hickory ES
Arish Arko Anish Swain
Intermediate Intermediate
Springfield Park ES Nuckols Farm ES
Tanisha Mishra
Intermediate
Rivers Edge ES
Carter Wade Powers Vallini Aravindhan Keerthi Sampath Kathirvelu
Middle Middle Middle
Pocahontas MS Short Pump MS Wilder MS
National PTA 2026-2027 Reflections theme: What My Culture Means to Me...
*HCC PTA Reflections Co-chairs, Neha Jalan & Stacy Xiang -
email at reflections@hccpta.com with any questions.*