District-wide winners of the all-volunteer Murrieta Valley Council of PTAs Reflections program were announced during a ceremony Friday at Murrieta Mesa High School's Gerswhin Performing Arts Center.
For a chance to move on to district, region, state and national competition, students at elementary, middle and high schools in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District were encouraged to submit entries to one or more of six arts categories: dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts. The original works were to incorporate this year's National PTA Reflections theme: "The Magic of the Moment."
The entries were judged by volunteers at each school site, where school-level awards were given. Those 92 winning pieces were submitted for judging at the district level.
"The Reflections chairman at each school did an amazing job at fostering the love of the arts," said Murrieta Valley Council PTA President Mary Kelley. "And the students went far beyond what we imagined possible."
MVUSD Superintendent Pat Kelley helped congratulate the district-level winners Friday night. He thanked the PTA volunteers for promoting the arts through the Reflections program.
"So often our focus is on test scores," Kelley said.
Awards of Merit and Awards of Excellence were given out during the ceremony to winning entries at the primary, intermediate, middle and senior levels, according to grade level.
Award of Excellence recipients move up to the next level of competition and judging at the 23rd District PTA level. The 23rd District Awards Ceremony is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., March 22 at John F. Kennedy Middle College in Norco.
Reflections is a National PTA program, which means students have a chance of being sent on to state and national competition.
District-Level Winners:
Dance Choreography
Award of Merit
Primary Level—Dennam Davis, Rail Ranch Elementary
Intermediate Level—Ava Miran Lardizabel, Rail Ranch Elementary
Award of Excellence
Primary Level—Ella Randolph, Alta Murrieta Elementary
Intermediate Level—Rylie Shaw, Lisa J. Mails Elementary
Middle Level—Jillian Rawlins, Warm Springs Middle
Film Production
Award of Merit
Primary Level—Piper Holdridge, Tovashal Elementary
Intermediate Level—Brandon Glade, Antelope Hills Elementary
Middle Level—Kiersten Myers, Shivela Middle
Award of Excellence
Primary Level—Zadynn Faulkner, Rail Ranch Elementary
Intermediate Level—Eric Davidson, Avaxat Elementary
Middle Level—Niyah Buenaventura, Warm Springs Middle
Senior Level—Rachel Fox, Murrieta Mesa High School
Literature
Award of Merit
Primary Level—Sean Garrity, Avaxat Elementary
Intermediate Level-Jessi Berenschot, Rail Ranch Elementary
Middle Level—Juliana Nguyen, Warm Springs Middle
Senior Level—Kyiana Williams, Vista Murrieta High School
Award of Excellence
Primary Level—Joshua Basiger, Rail Ranch Elementary
Intermediate Level—Tobey Schmidt, Antelope Hills Elementary
Middle Level—Jessica Stewart, Rail Ranch Elementary
Senior Level—Sean Haggerty, Murrieta Mesa High School
Honorable Mention
Senior Level—Lilly Waller, Murrieta Valley High School
Music Composition
Award of Merit
Intermediate Level—Jaidyn Gamble, Rail Ranch Elementary
Middle Level—Jillian Rawlins, Warm Springs Middle
Award of Excellence
Primary Level—Breylin Gamble, Rail Ranch Elementary
Intermediate Level—Daniel Perry, Tovashal Elementary
Middle Level—Marisa Moenho, Thompson Middle
Senior Level—Mikayla Kilbury, Murrieta Mesa High School
Photography
Award of Merit
Primary Level—Nathan Perry, Rail Ranch Elementary
Intermediate Level—Kylee Sargis, E.Hale Curran Elementary
Middle Level—Jake Zenski, Thompson Middle
Senior Level—Colby Potter, Murrieta Valley High School
Award of Excellence
Primary Level—Gavin Hamm, Alta Murrieta Elementary
Intermediate Level—Mackenzie O’Coyne, Antelope Hills Elementary
Middle Level—Korryn Hamm, Dorothy McElhinney Middle
Senior Level—Jordyn Fitzgerald, Murrieta Mesa High School
Visual Arts
Award of Merit
Primary Level—Vernelle Giles, Tovashal Elementary
Intermediate Level—Nadia Petrosuis, Lisa J. Mails Elementary
Middle Level—Amaya Fogg, Warm Springs Middle
Senior Level—Ninah Echeverria, Murrieta Mesa High School
Award of Excellence
Primary—Seth Stenson, Antelope Hills Elementary
Intermediate—Therese Lloyd, Rail Ranch Elementary
Middle Level—Euge Yamakoshi, Shivela Middle
Senior—Carlo Tagulao, Murrieta Valley High School
Special Artist—Vincent Tagulao, Tovashal Elementary
Reflections Chairpersons
Andrea Parenteau—Alta Murrieta Elmentary
Liz Straight—Antelope Hills Elementary
Ingra Garrity—Avaxat Elementary
Mike Lorimer—Buchanan Elementary
Lujan Sutherland—Buchanan Elementary
Megan Becker—E. Hale Curran Elementary
Krista Coleman—Dorothy McElhinney Middle
Mike Zenski—Thompson Middle
Erin Pellot—Monte Vista Elementary
Barbara Goodale—Murrieta Valley High School
Jorgie Berenschot—Rail Ranch Elementary
Marguerite Rucker—Rail Ranch Elementary
Maureen DeLocht—Rail Ranch Elementary
Jessica Schoen—Tovashal Elementary
JoElle Beckingham—Shivela Middle
Ginelle Dexter—Vista Murrieta High School
Gina Ross—Lisa J. Mails Elementary
Vincent Badillo—Murrieta Mesa High School
