(May 26, 2026) LWPTSA Council congratulates the following five LWSD students who are among the National PTA award winners in this year’s Reflections art program:
- Mika Chang of Rockwell PTA — Outstanding Interpretation, Film Production (Gr 3-5), “The Village of Balloons”
- Christine Le of Redmond High PTSA — Award of Excellence, Music Composition (Gr 9-12), “I Will Find Home”
- Liam Valentin of Emily Dickinson PTSA — Award of Merit, Accessible Arts (All Grades), “I Belong in The Beats”
- Maria Sagalaeva of Renaissance School PTSA — Award of Merit, Film Production (Gr 6-8), “Flutter”
- Iris Wang of Rockwell PTA — Award of Merit, Visual Arts (Gr 3-5), “Whenever You Wander, Wherever You Go—Home is the Place That Welcomes You Back”
For the 2025–2026 year, student artists were tasked with creating original works of art in any of six arts categories, as an interpretation of the theme, “I Belong!“
LWPTSA Council also extends congratulations to all 16 of our exceptional Washington state winners who earned accolades at the state level in the WSPTA results, showcasing the incredible depth of talent in our community!
Our state continues to shine on the national stage with multiple national award winners. (See National PTA’s announcement and the full list of winners)
Congratulations, and thank you to all our participating PTAs and local chairs for supporting this arts program. We look forward to next year’s Reflections season!
What’s Next?
- Virtual Exhibition: National PTA will be showcasing all national winners in a virtual exhibit throughout the year. Keep an eye on PTA.org/ReflectionsAwards to see our students’ work featured.
- National Awards: Outstanding Interpretation winners receive an $800 scholarship and a gold medal, and their local PTA unit receives a $200 prize to support further arts programming.
LWPTSA Council received 287 local finalist entries from 39 of our PTAs in this year’s program, and 89 works were selected from among these to advance to the WSPTA round. From those, 16 entries from our council earned state-level honors, positioning our top entries to compete against the best across the country, ultimately culminating in our 5 national winners. National PTA received more than 900 submissions from 42 state PTAs.