REFLECTIONS

The 2025-2026 National PTA Reflections Theme Winner is from right here in Idaho

Ben Morgan

Lewis and Clark Middle School, Meridian

IDAHO PTA REFLECTIONS WINNERS

2025 - 2026

Congratulations to all of the PTA Reflections winners from Idaho!

Visual Arts

Primary

Award of Excellence

Gionni Arambul - Pioneer

Award of Merit

Remington Murphy - River Valley

Laila Homen - Paramount

Lorelei Stutzer - Discovery

Brooklyn Nix - CDSA

Honorable Mention

Scout Koenig - Orchards
Alice Sorensen - Chubbuck

Havish Basabathina - Andrus

Dorothy Hoof - Prospect

Emma Wise - Seven Oaks

Intermediate

Award of Excellence

Cali Tuttle - Chubbuck

Sabella Fugitt - Pioneer

Award of Merit

Lorelei Reisinger - River Valley

Amelia Daniels - Discovery

Honorable Mention

Hannah Smith - Prospect

Remi Jester - Paramount
Ryan Jones - Andrus

Audrey Wise - Seven Oaks

Windsor Neagle - CDSA

Jonquil Bowen - Camelot

Finley Koenig - Orchards

Middle School

Award of Excellence

Mina Nguyen - Idaho PTA

Accessible Arts Division

Award of Excellence

Henry Bennett - Seven Oaks

Award of Merit

Roman Martinez - Chubbuck

Dance Choreography

Primary

Award of Excellence

Livia Johnson - CDSA

Intermediate

Award of Excellence

Riley Frampton - Paramount

Award of Merit

Kennedy Johnson - CDSA

Honorable Mention

Eloise Thompson - Pioneer

Sophia Brun - Andrus

Photography

Primary

Award of Excellence

Beck Buttars - Chubbuck

Intermediate

Award of Excellence

Peter Malabuyo - Andrus

Award of Merit

Della Foss - CDSA

Honorable Mention

Lila Buttars - Chubbuck

Emma Hubel - Pioneer

Ellie Linscheid - Orchards

Parker Gray - Prospect

Film Production

Primary

Award of Excellence

Ayden Jones - Chubbuck

Intermediate

Award of Excellence

Aubrey Johnson - Pioneer

Award of Merit

Lincoln Strength - Chubbuck

Literature

Primary

Award of Excellence

Amira Burright - Pioneer

Award of Merit

Tate Buttars - Chubbuck

Oakley Creech - CDSA

Intermediate

Award of Excellence

Emerie Palfreyman - Andrus

Award of Merit

Eleanor Hall - River Valley

Emerson Miller - Orchards

Sanvi Dasam - Discovery

Honorable Mention

Elle Castellaw - Seven Oaks

Piper Rowe - CDSA

Chris Taylor - Paramount
Pierce Burton - Chubbuck

Musical Composition

Primary

Award of Excellence

Sage Firkins - Pioneer

Award of Merit

Zoey Hight - Orchards

Intermediate

Award of Excellence

Kai Chi Morel - Discovery

Hyrum Huish - Andrus

Award of Merit

Aspen Firkins - Pioneer

Honorable Mention

Colt Schneider - Orchards

Emily Price - Camelot

2026-2027

Theme:

Reflections Materials

What My Culture Means to Me

If you have any questions regarding reflections, please email Reflections@IdahoPTA.org

Reflections Overview

Welcome to the Idaho PTA Reflections program!

Reflections is a National PTA arts recognition program that helps students explore their own thoughts, feelings, and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence, and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful not only in school but in life.

Students in pre-K through grade 12 create original works of art in response to a theme. The theme for the 2025-2026 program is “I Belong!”

Students submit their completed works of art in one or more of the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Visual Arts, and Accessible Arts. While the primary focus of Reflections is a celebration of creativity through positive recognition, finalists from local PTAs will move on to the state round.

Young artists get involved by contacting their local PTA leaders. The deadline for turning in artwork to your local PTA will typically be in late autumn. Local PTAs can choose to accept physical or virtual entries. Only virtual submissions will be sent to the Idaho PTA level for judging.

Getting Started

Register your PTA

Local Leaders Guide (en español)

PDF Student Packet (en español)

Word Student Packet (en español)

Fillable Student Entry Form (en español)

(This is the same form as found in the Student Packets, just independent of the rules.  This might be helpful if students are submitting more than one piece.)

Sharable Promotions

Category Guidelines

Promotional Videos

2025-2026 Deadlines

Dec. 5th - Suggested deadline for students to submit art to local PTAs

Jan. 9th - State Submissions Due Date

*There will not be a Regional Competition this year. All winners at the local level will be submitted directly to the State Competition.

Jan. 20th - State submission pieces will be displayed at the Idaho Capitol Building during the Idaho PTA Day on the Hill event

NEXT YEAR’S THEME SEARCH

The 2028-2029 REFLECTION’S THEME SEARCH

Each year, students are invited to submit themes for the annual Reflections Art Program that will inspire young artists to create original works. We are currently collecting student-generated theme proposals for the 2028-2029 school year. The deadline for submitting Reflections Theme Ideas to Idaho PTA is November 20, 2026.

Please review themes from previous years before submitting a theme for 2028-2029, as past themes will not be considered for future submission.

Review past themes here

Submit your unique theme idea to Idaho PTA by clicking on this form.

All submissions will be reviewed by our Idaho PTA Reflections Committee, and the top five theme suggestions will be sent to the National Theme Search Committee.  The student who submits the winning entry on the national level will receive a $100 prize from National PTA.

Questions?

For additional questions, please contact the Idaho PTA Reflections Chair