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:
National PTA started accepting theme ideas for 2026-2027 in November.
** Congratulations to V. Aravindhan of Twin Hickory Elementary for being selected by Virginia PTA. **
Stay tuned: National PTA announces the winning theme in May 2025.
All Henrico County Council Placements: Click Here
The following students placed at Virginia PTA (State level) of the Reflections program:
Photography
Middle School | Award of Excellence | Akshaya J Rangarajan, Wilder Middle
Intermediate | Outstanding Interpretation** | Prisha Shanu, Echo Lake Elementary
Literature
High School | Award of Excellence, Regional Winner* | Deepika Alapilla, Godwin High*
Intermediate | Outstanding Interpretation** | Kathik Hariharan Murali, Twin Hickory Elementary
Intermediate| Regional Winner* | Sounil Choudhury, Springfield Park Elementary
Primary | Honorable Mention | Samarth Sharma, Rivers Edge Elementary
Primary | Regional Winner* | Matthew Moore, Springfield Park Elementary
Music Composition
Intermediate | Regional Winner* | Prathyush Dinesh Balaaji, Springfield Park Elementary
Primary | Regional Winner* | Hrithvik John, Springfield Park Elementary
Dance Choreography
Middle School | Honorable Mention | Maanvi Kavaserry, Moody Middle
Film Production
Primary | Award of Merit | Nivedh Arun, Rivers Edge Elementary
Primary | Award of Merit, Regional Winner* | Hrithvik John, Springfield Park Elementary
*Submitted directly to state as a regional participant, not through the County Council
**Advancing to National
*HCC PTA Reflections Chair, VACANT - Please contact VP of Programs
via email at programs@hccpta.com with any questions.*