PTA ART REFLECTIONS: 2020-2021
Sunnyvale Middle School PTA Reflections 2021-22 Results
The theme for 2021-2022 was "I Will Change the World By...."
Congratulations to the 2021-2022 SMS PTA Reflections winners at the 6th District PTA level!
The PTA Reflections winners at the Cupertino-Fremont-Sunnyvale Council level moved on to the next PTA level, the 6th District PTA.
Dance Choreography
Award of Merit: Allyson C.
Film Production
Award of Merit: Isabella W.
Congratulations to the 2021-2022 SMS PTA Reflections winners at the CFSCPTA level!
The PTA Reflections winners at the SMS level moved on to the next PTA level, the Cupertino-Fremont-Sunnyvale Council.
Award of Excellence is 1st place
Award of Merit is 2nd place
Honorable Mention is 3rd place
Dance Choreography
Award of Excellence: Allyson C.
Film Production
Award of Excellence: Isabella W.
Literature
Award of Excellence: Parth D.
Photography
Award of Excellence: Suri Y.
Music Composition
Award of Merit: James P.
The 1st place winners have moved on to the next PTA level, the Sixth District PTA.
Congratulations to the 2021-2022 SMS PTA Reflections winners at our school level!
Award of Excellence is 1st place
Award of Merit is 2nd place
Honorable Mention is 3rd place
Dance Choreography
Award of Excellence: Allyson C.
Award of Merit: Liron E.
Honorable Mention: Anjay P.
Film Production
Award of Excellence: Isabella W.
Music Composition
Award of Excellence: James P.
Photography
Award of Excellence: Suri Y.
Award of Merit: James P.
Honorable Mention: Preet A.
Visual Arts
Award of Excellence: Aldric B.
Award of Merit: Nina J.
Honorable Mention: Nina C.
Literature
Award of Excellence: Parth D.
Award of Merit: Malar R.
Honorable Mention: James P.
A big thanks to all the Reflection participants, as well as the judges and volunteers! The judging was in conjunction with Cumberland Elementary's Reflections program. Thanks to Maureen, the Cumberland PTA Reflections Chair and volunteer Naama for all of your support!
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Sunnyvale Middle School PTA Reflections 2020-21 Results
There is so much creativity at SMS! Congratulations to all the students who participated in the 2020-2021 year's "I Matter Because..." PTA Reflections. They explored, reflected, got creative and shared their own theme interpretation through Art; they created something to be proud of. We had 41 submissions across all categories!
Special congratulations to the 2020-2021 SMS PTA Reflections Award Recipients...
Award of Excellence is 1st place
Award of Merit is 2nd place
Honorable Mention is 3rd place
Dance Choreography/Coreografía de danza
Award of Excellence/Premio a la Excelencia: Anjay P.
Award of Merit/Premio al Mérito: Liron E.
Honorable Mention/Mención de honor: Iliana G.
Film Production/Producción cinematográfica
Award of Excellence/Premio a la Excelencia: Aldric B.
Award of Merit/Premio al Mérito: Tonatiuh C. N.
Honorable Mention/Mención de honor: Brendan B.
Music Composition/Composición musical
Award of Excellence/Premio a la Excelencia: Yonatan B.
Award of Merit/Premio al Mérito: Vadim T.
Honorable Mention/Mención de honor: James P.
Photography/Fotografía
Award of Excellence/Premio a la Excelencia: Sutej G.
Award of Merit/Premio al Mérito: Aldric B.
Honorable Mention/Mención de honor: James P.
Visual Arts/Artes Visuales
Award of Excellence/Premio a la Excelencia: Brendan B.
Award of Merit/Premio al Mérito: Soham N.
Honorable Mention/Mención de honor: Aldric B.
Literature/Literatura
Award of Excellence/Premio a la Excelencia: Lydia W.
Award of Merit/Premio al Mérito: Aldric B.
Honorable Mention/Mención de honor: Zaynab M.
All artwork awarded Award of excellence (1st place) at school level, is automatically entered for the next level - PTA Council.
The theme for 2021-2022 was "I Will Change the World By...."
Congratulations to the 2021-2022 SMS PTA Reflections winners at the 6th District PTA level!
The PTA Reflections winners at the Cupertino-Fremont-Sunnyvale Council level moved on to the next PTA level, the 6th District PTA.
Dance Choreography
Award of Merit: Allyson C.
Film Production
Award of Merit: Isabella W.
Congratulations to the 2021-2022 SMS PTA Reflections winners at the CFSCPTA level!
The PTA Reflections winners at the SMS level moved on to the next PTA level, the Cupertino-Fremont-Sunnyvale Council.
Award of Excellence is 1st place
Award of Merit is 2nd place
Honorable Mention is 3rd place
Dance Choreography
Award of Excellence: Allyson C.
Film Production
Award of Excellence: Isabella W.
Literature
Award of Excellence: Parth D.
Photography
Award of Excellence: Suri Y.
Music Composition
Award of Merit: James P.
The 1st place winners have moved on to the next PTA level, the Sixth District PTA.
Congratulations to the 2021-2022 SMS PTA Reflections winners at our school level!
Award of Excellence is 1st place
Award of Merit is 2nd place
Honorable Mention is 3rd place
Dance Choreography
Award of Excellence: Allyson C.
Award of Merit: Liron E.
Honorable Mention: Anjay P.
Film Production
Award of Excellence: Isabella W.
Music Composition
Award of Excellence: James P.
Photography
Award of Excellence: Suri Y.
Award of Merit: James P.
Honorable Mention: Preet A.
Visual Arts
Award of Excellence: Aldric B.
Award of Merit: Nina J.
Honorable Mention: Nina C.
Literature
Award of Excellence: Parth D.
Award of Merit: Malar R.
Honorable Mention: James P.
A big thanks to all the Reflection participants, as well as the judges and volunteers! The judging was in conjunction with Cumberland Elementary's Reflections program. Thanks to Maureen, the Cumberland PTA Reflections Chair and volunteer Naama for all of your support!
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Sunnyvale Middle School PTA Reflections 2020-21 Results
There is so much creativity at SMS! Congratulations to all the students who participated in the 2020-2021 year's "I Matter Because..." PTA Reflections. They explored, reflected, got creative and shared their own theme interpretation through Art; they created something to be proud of. We had 41 submissions across all categories!
Special congratulations to the 2020-2021 SMS PTA Reflections Award Recipients...
Award of Excellence is 1st place
Award of Merit is 2nd place
Honorable Mention is 3rd place
Dance Choreography/Coreografía de danza
Award of Excellence/Premio a la Excelencia: Anjay P.
Award of Merit/Premio al Mérito: Liron E.
Honorable Mention/Mención de honor: Iliana G.
Film Production/Producción cinematográfica
Award of Excellence/Premio a la Excelencia: Aldric B.
Award of Merit/Premio al Mérito: Tonatiuh C. N.
Honorable Mention/Mención de honor: Brendan B.
Music Composition/Composición musical
Award of Excellence/Premio a la Excelencia: Yonatan B.
Award of Merit/Premio al Mérito: Vadim T.
Honorable Mention/Mención de honor: James P.
Photography/Fotografía
Award of Excellence/Premio a la Excelencia: Sutej G.
Award of Merit/Premio al Mérito: Aldric B.
Honorable Mention/Mención de honor: James P.
Visual Arts/Artes Visuales
Award of Excellence/Premio a la Excelencia: Brendan B.
Award of Merit/Premio al Mérito: Soham N.
Honorable Mention/Mención de honor: Aldric B.
Literature/Literatura
Award of Excellence/Premio a la Excelencia: Lydia W.
Award of Merit/Premio al Mérito: Aldric B.
Honorable Mention/Mención de honor: Zaynab M.
All artwork awarded Award of excellence (1st place) at school level, is automatically entered for the next level - PTA Council.
PTA Council Cupertino-Fremont-Sunnyvale winners
Award of Excellence is 1st place
Award of Merit is 2nd place
Honorable Mention is 3rd place
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Jonatan Brutman - Award of Excellence 6th grade
Music Composition
Title : Heart Attack (song)
Details : Original lyrics, music, and production by the artist. Included are (1) Audio (2) lyrics and chords (3) Music notation (4) Additional materials (optional) is a music video"
Artist Statement : “It tells a story of a person that has gone through a crisis but have decided to get through that and share their story. I matter because I have told this story and I am sharing it with an audience.”
Note : Heart Attack (music composition : award of excellence) was promoted to compete at the PTA 6th District level.
Brendan Bart - Award of Merit - 7th grade
Visual Arts
Title: “Painting A Difference”
Details: 20 inches x 16 inches canvas. My techniques include mostly spin art, pour art (paint dripping), and collage including a picture of myself with a paintbrush. Materials include canvas, Acrylic pour paint, cup, wood, drill, nut & bolt, screw, printer, camera.
Artist Statement: “My artwork shows a person painting a black and white world to make it colorful showing that he is making a difference in the world. The paint is colorful to show how a person can change something for the better. The person is on the stool because sometimes we need something or someone to help us. I made the world using spin art because the world can sometimes be confusing. You are colorful and you can also color the world in your own way. You and I matter because we can make a difference. “
Anjay Parthasarathy - Award of Merit 6th grade
Dance Choreogeaphy
Title: Journeys' Mine
Credits: Music is “Blue Moon” by: Unknown artist
Artist Statement: “I matter because i know that everything that I put out into the world will always help somebody in need. This dance is about the journeys I take to become a better person.”
Aldric Bart - Honorable Mention 7th grade
Film Production
Title: “The Birds”
Credits on Background music: “Ocean Eyes” by Billie Eilish. Filesize is 223 MB. Duration 2 mins 18 seconds. App used is Perfect Video.
Artist statement: “My films shows birds at the beach. One flew and others started flying. One bird affected thousands. I matter because my actions affect others. When someone makes you happy, that makes you want to make others happy. If someone makes you angry or sad, that puts you in a bad mood and you might take it out on someone. You matter because your actions affect others. One little thing you do changes people. I choose my actions whether it’s good or bad. I matter because my actions can have a big effect on many others or even the world.”
Lydia Whitney - Honorable Mention 7th grade
Literature
Title : “I'm still here”
Details : Word count - 75 (including title)
Artist Statement: “I wrote a short and to the point poem that hints at my battle with depression. Everyday it can be a struggle for me to remember that I matter, so I wrote about all the effort it takes to simply exist, the effort we all put in everyday. People matter because they are still here, and that's all that it takes.”
Sutej Gurram - Honorable Mention 7th grade
Photography
Title : “Just One Drop”
Details : 5,184 pixels x 3,456 pixels
Artist Statement: “ This photograph relates to the theme since the reason I matter is because of everything around me. Without the good in life, you will not see the bad. Without pain, you won't know how it is to be calm. Every small change in life can make continuous changes, just like ripples when a single drop of water falls in stagnant water. Everything around me helps me to matter. This picture shows that I matter because I can make a change for the better and that my voice matters even if people may not listen to it.”
Award of Excellence is 1st place
Award of Merit is 2nd place
Honorable Mention is 3rd place
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Jonatan Brutman - Award of Excellence 6th grade
Music Composition
Title : Heart Attack (song)
Details : Original lyrics, music, and production by the artist. Included are (1) Audio (2) lyrics and chords (3) Music notation (4) Additional materials (optional) is a music video"
Artist Statement : “It tells a story of a person that has gone through a crisis but have decided to get through that and share their story. I matter because I have told this story and I am sharing it with an audience.”
Note : Heart Attack (music composition : award of excellence) was promoted to compete at the PTA 6th District level.
Brendan Bart - Award of Merit - 7th grade
Visual Arts
Title: “Painting A Difference”
Details: 20 inches x 16 inches canvas. My techniques include mostly spin art, pour art (paint dripping), and collage including a picture of myself with a paintbrush. Materials include canvas, Acrylic pour paint, cup, wood, drill, nut & bolt, screw, printer, camera.
Artist Statement: “My artwork shows a person painting a black and white world to make it colorful showing that he is making a difference in the world. The paint is colorful to show how a person can change something for the better. The person is on the stool because sometimes we need something or someone to help us. I made the world using spin art because the world can sometimes be confusing. You are colorful and you can also color the world in your own way. You and I matter because we can make a difference. “
Anjay Parthasarathy - Award of Merit 6th grade
Dance Choreogeaphy
Title: Journeys' Mine
Credits: Music is “Blue Moon” by: Unknown artist
Artist Statement: “I matter because i know that everything that I put out into the world will always help somebody in need. This dance is about the journeys I take to become a better person.”
Aldric Bart - Honorable Mention 7th grade
Film Production
Title: “The Birds”
Credits on Background music: “Ocean Eyes” by Billie Eilish. Filesize is 223 MB. Duration 2 mins 18 seconds. App used is Perfect Video.
Artist statement: “My films shows birds at the beach. One flew and others started flying. One bird affected thousands. I matter because my actions affect others. When someone makes you happy, that makes you want to make others happy. If someone makes you angry or sad, that puts you in a bad mood and you might take it out on someone. You matter because your actions affect others. One little thing you do changes people. I choose my actions whether it’s good or bad. I matter because my actions can have a big effect on many others or even the world.”
Lydia Whitney - Honorable Mention 7th grade
Literature
Title : “I'm still here”
Details : Word count - 75 (including title)
Artist Statement: “I wrote a short and to the point poem that hints at my battle with depression. Everyday it can be a struggle for me to remember that I matter, so I wrote about all the effort it takes to simply exist, the effort we all put in everyday. People matter because they are still here, and that's all that it takes.”
Sutej Gurram - Honorable Mention 7th grade
Photography
Title : “Just One Drop”
Details : 5,184 pixels x 3,456 pixels
Artist Statement: “ This photograph relates to the theme since the reason I matter is because of everything around me. Without the good in life, you will not see the bad. Without pain, you won't know how it is to be calm. Every small change in life can make continuous changes, just like ripples when a single drop of water falls in stagnant water. Everything around me helps me to matter. This picture shows that I matter because I can make a change for the better and that my voice matters even if people may not listen to it.”
Thank you to all the parent volunteers from both SMS and Cumberland who accepted the invitation to be judges for specific Art categories (we had at least 3 judges for each Art category). Thank you to all SMS teachers, office staff and PTA parent volunteers for the assistance in publicizing this program to make sure it reaches the students. Thank you to Naama Neuman (parent volunteer) for setting up our online entry form and coordinating the entire judging process.
Contact smsptareflections@yahoo.com with questions. (Haidee Lim, Chair)
Contact smsptareflections@yahoo.com with questions. (Haidee Lim, Chair)