ARTS IN EDUCATION
This Year's Theme is "I Belong"
Every year, students across the country and in U.S. schools abroad participate in the Reflections Theme Search Contest – a competition where students submit unique and inspiring theme suggestions to inspire a future Reflections program cycle.
State PTAs select the top five finalists and advance the submissions to National PTA, where they go through multiple stages of review by National PTA volunteer leadership.
Reviewers look for submissions that are focused, without being too narrow or too broad, inspiring and unique from past program themes.
Additionally, because Reflections themes are selected two years in advance, reviewers also seek themes that will be relevant in the future.
With these considerations in mind, reviewers selected the theme “I Belong!,” which was submitted by Ben Morgan, a 6th grader from Lewis and Clark Middle School PTSA in Boise, Idaho! Ben’s winning theme, “I Belong!” was selected from over 75 other entries from 17 state PTAs.
As the Theme Search Contest winner, Ben has earned $100 and will inspire thousands of students across the country to create artwork during the 2025-2026 Reflections program.
Idaho PTA surprised Ben with the news during class at school. The celebration included Lisa Morgan, Idaho PTA Reflections Chair, and Monty Hyde, Lewis and Clark Middle School principal.
To learn more, please click on the photo ...
Reflections
Calling all PGE Cheetahs!
Do you like to dance, sing, write, create music or videos, take photographs, or create works of art? This is your opportunity to show your creativity!
Students of ALL ages and abilities are encouraged to create and submit original works of art in any of the following categories:
Dance Choreography
Film Production
Literature
Music Composition
Photography
Visual Arts
Accessible Arts Division (STACC Students)
Each year, over 300,000 students in Pre-K through Grade 12 create original works of art in response to a student selected theme. This 50+ year-old program helps them explore their own thoughts, feeling and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful in school and in life.
General rules and entry forms are available on this page and on the PTA Reflections Table located in the main hall at school.
You may submit your entry directly to your teacher or place them in the Reflections drop box PTA Reflections Table.
Entries are due by December 1, 2025. For more information, please contact [email protected].
Please click on the links below to download a printable copy of the entry form and category rules:
Reflections Results
Texas PTA State Awards have been posted!!!
Congratulations to our 4 Park Glen Cheetahs for earning these state level recognition and awards.
Texas PTA received over 800 entries for state-level judging this year and only 2 students were selected from Keller ISD to advance to the national level and final round of judging.
We are IMMENSELY proud of all the hard work and spectacular effort ALL of the students at Park Glen Elementary School exhibited this year!
For those eager students who want to get a head start...NEXT YEAR'S theme is ..."Accepting Imperfections". More information about the 2024-2025 Park Glen PTA Reflections Contest will be available on our website in August...Stay Tuned!!