Lake Washington PTSA Council students honored in arts in education program

Out of nearly 1,100 students around the state, 20 students in the Lake Washington PTSA Council (LWPTSA) have been honored by the Washington State PTA for achievement in this year's National PTA Reflections arts in education program.

May 3, 2016 3:04 pm

Out of nearly 1,100 students around the state, 20 students in the Lake Washington PTSA Council (LWPTSA) have been honored by the Washington State PTA for achievement in this year’s National PTA Reflections arts in education program.

Four of these students — Johanna Astle, Mia Glaister, Trevor Kunzweiler and Kalista Schultz — received first-place awards and have advanced to the final round of competition at National PTA. The awards honor imagination, creativity and interpretation of this year’s theme “Let Your Imagination Fly.”

These 20 winners, along with 98 other award winners from around the state, were honored at an awards ceremony on April 30 in Bellevue. National award winners will be announced in May.

“There are many opportunities for students to be recognized for academic and athletic excellence, but not quite so many for those with artistic talent. Our local and council PTSAs are so pleased to be able to give our creative students this chance to shine and share their amazing work with our community and our state”, said Caroline Eclipse, LWPTSA Council Reflections co-chairperson.

The local honorees are:

• Maya Adelman, Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning, Dance – Middle School, Award of Merit, third place

• Ujjawal Agrawal, Christa McAuliffe PTSA, Visual Arts – Intermediate Grades, Award of Merit, third place

• Tvishi Ahluwalia, Laura Ingalls Wilder PTSA, Literature – Intermediate Grades, Award of Merit, third place

• Anaya Ahuja, Samantha Smith PTSA, Dance – Intermediate Grades, Award of Merit, third place

• Afeefa Asif, Redmond Elementary PTSA, Film – Intermediate Grades, Award of Excellence, second place

• Johanna Astle, Margaret Mead PTSA, Music – Primary Grades, Outstanding Interpretation, first place

• Camille Brennan, Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning, Photography – Middle School, Award of Merit, third place

• Ian Craig, Norman Rockwell 2.8.47, Music – Intermediate Grades, Award of Merit, third place

• Jenna Everard, Juanita High School PTSA, Dance – High School, Award of Excellence, second place

• Mia Glaister, Emily Dickinson PTSA, Photography – Primary, Outstanding Interpretation, first place

• Audrey Liv Gruian, International Community School PTSA, Literature – Middle School, Award of Merit, third place

• Jillian Jackson, Eastlake High School PTSA, Literature – High School, Award of Merit, third place

• Cheyna Kiakona, Inglewood PTSA, Photography – Middle School, Award of Excellence, second place

• Trevor Kunzweiler, Juanita High School PTSA, Special Artist (Visual Arts), Outstanding Interpretation, first place

• Maximus Pang, International Community School PTSA, Film – High School, Award of Excellence, second place

• Joy Pound, Samantha Smith PTSA, Photography – Intermediate Grades, Award of Merit, third place

• Layasri Ranjith, Evergreen MS PTSA, Visual Arts – Middle School, Award of Excellence, second place

• Kalista Schultz, Lake Washington High School, Photography – High School, Outstanding Interpretation, first place

• Milana Veera, Audubon PTSA, Film – Intermediate Grades, Award of Merit, third place

• Irene Vega-Hernandez, Margaret Mead PTSA, Music – Intermediate Grades, Award of Merit, third place