Peralta District PTA

Peralta District Refelction 2025-2026

Peralta District Recognition Ceremony

Thanks to the efforts of all our Reflections Chairs from Council to each individual school which participated, Peralta District PTA had a great celebration of the arts on Saturday, February 7th. This year we had 1,604 students from 41 schools in Alameda County participate. Peralta received 63 entries from these schools and will be sending 28 pieces to California State PTA.

This year Peralta gave out 2 types of awards, The Award of Merit and Award of Excellence. Award of Merit, is for artwork that was in contention to move forward. The Award of Excellence is for pieces that have been chosen by our judges that best represent this year’s theme and are artistically creative and skillful. These pieces move forward to the State Reflections Program. Only 1 piece per category, per grade division can be chosen.

Pieces moving to State will go through the judging process again but this time with all the artwork from schools in California. Pieces are then selected to move forward to National.

Everyone will receive a Certificate of Participation. Congratulations to all. Every piece this year was truly spectacular, and our judges had a difficult time making the decision of what to move forward.

Remember to start announcing next year’s theme, "What My Culture Means to Me”

Please let your schools know the results.

Here is a link to the presentation:

Peralta District PTA Reflection Awards for 2025-26

Award of Merit-------------------------------------

Dance Choreography

Primary Division: Keerthi Subramanian, Fremont Council PTA

Middle School Division: Kashvi Paithankar, Fremont Council PTA

High School Division: Lilia Anguelouch, Fremont Council PTA

Literature

Intermediate Division: Bao Yu Pham, Alameda Council PTA

Middle School Division: Tanushree Gurumurthy, Fremont Council PTA

High School Division: Shreya Rai, Fremont Council PTA

High School Division: Diya Verma, Pleasanton Council PTA

Music Composition

Primary Division: Sangeet Singh, Pleasanton Council PTA

Intermediate Division: Ilan Ram, Pleasanton Council PTA

Photography

Intermediate Division: Shreyank Barath, Pleasanton Council PTA

High School Division: Misaki Shiraishi, Out of Council, Albany

Visual Arts

Primary Division: Aadhyan Palkar, Fremont Council PTA

Intermediate Division: Rivka Tibrewal, Fremont Council PTA

Middle School Division: Saanvi Patnaik, Pleasanton Council PTA

High School Division: Siya Deshmukh, Fremont Council PTA

High School Division: Iris Yu, Out of Council, Albany

Award of Excellence-------------------------------------------------------

Dance Choreography

Primary Division: Charlotte LaMoyne, Pleasanton Council PTA

Intermediate Division: Annie Chiramel, Fremont Council PTA

Middle School Division: Bridget Werner, Pleasanton Council PTA

High School Division: Margaret Chen, Out of Council, Albany

Accessible Artist: Baahuleya Tholkapian, Fremont Council PTA

Film Production

Primary Division: Rayden Krish, Pleasanton Council PTA

Intermediate Division: Rayzad Choksey, Pleasanton Council PTA

Middle School Division: Sivaluxmy Sivalogeswaran, Fremont Council PTA

High School Division: Sahej Toor, Pleasanton Council PTA

Literature

Primary Division: Shruti Ram, Fremont Council PTA

Intermediate Division: Nainika Hemand, Fremont Council PTA

Middle School Division: Dakshil Gargate, Pleasanton Council PTA

High School Division: Cassie Liu, Out of Council, Albany

Music Composition

Primary Division: Aavika Bharti, Fremont Council PTA

Intermediate Division: Rylan Li, Alameda Council PTA

Middle School Division: Mason Liu, Fremont Council PTA

High School Division: Daniel Gao, Fremont Council PTA

Photography

Primary Division: Saatvik Sharma, Pleasanton Council PTA

Intermediate Division: Nainika Hemand, Fremont Council PTA

Middle School Division: Leonie Krechetov, Pleasanton Council PTA

High School Division: Victor Yeung, Fremont Council PTA

Accessible Arts: Idant Sharma, Fremont Council PTA

Visual Arts

Primary Division: Aarav Challa, Pleasanton Council PTA

Intermediate Division: Ari Yoo, Pleasanton Council PTA

Middle School Division: Sahasra Gudipati, Fremont Council PTA

High School Division: Daniel Gao, Fremont PTA

Accessible Arts: Idant Sharma, Fremont Council PTA

Accessible Arts: Shane Sinoti, Fremont Council PTA

Online Galleries:

Film Production: https://padlet.com/reflectionsibelong/peralta-district-pta-film-production-2x99u3e2vcmlook3

Dance Choreography: https://padlet.com/reflectionsibelong/peralta-district-pta-reflections-dance-gallery-2025-2026-tyk66o659cbf92p6

Music Composition: https://padlet.com/reflectionsibelong/peralta-district-pta-reflections-music-composition-htj9jpsn2ml9oddr

Reflections, Celebrate the Arts at School

The National PTA Reflections Program is an arts recognition and achievement program for students. The Reflections Program provides opportunities for students to express themselves creatively and to receive positive recognition for original works of art inspired by a per-selected theme while increasing community awareness of the importance of the arts in education. This year’s theme is “I Belong! “and all artwork created for this year should reflect this theme.

Reflections has 6 art categories for students to enter:

Visual Arts (painting, drawing and also 3-D artwork such as sculpture)

Reflections has 5 grade divisions:

Primary (TK-2nd grade),

Intermediate (3-5th grade),

Middle (6-8th grade),

High School (9-12th grade) and

Accessible Arts ( K-5th grade and 6th-12 grade.) Now 2 grade divisions!!!!

The Program was started in 1969 to help promote the arts in public schools, by National PTA board member Mary Lou Anderson. It is designed to provide an opportunity for students of all grades and abilities to express themselves and explore their creativity. Each year hundreds of thousands of students in preschool through grade 12 create and submit original works of arts. Students may participate in the national awards program through their school's PTA.

Schools must have a PTA in good standing and a Reflections Chair or individual who is willing to represent the Reflection Program, in place for students to participate in the program. If these requirements are met then schools will be on the path to providing their students the chance to explore their creativity and look at the world around them in a new and different way. Support your local schools Reflection Program and give children a chance to voice their needs, thoughts and creativity through art and support the Reflections Program.

Theme search for 2028-2029 will open in November ! Theme search will go until November 1st: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Reflections_ThemeSearch

Grants: Building on the decades-long arts legacy of past Colorado State PTA President Mary Lou Anderson, who established the Reflections Art Program, National PTA awards grants of up to $1,000 so local PTAs can take arts education to the next level — especially for at-risk kids. Find out how your PTA can qualify.

Resources:

Reflections 2025-26 “I Belong!”

Graphics and Poster

Leaders Guide, Rules and other helpful resources: Please pay special attention to the rules this year because there have been changes.

Links to videos that you might want to help promote the program and theme.

Past Galleries:

Reflections 2023-2024, “I Am Hopeful Because…”

Main Virtual Gallery: https://reflectionspdpta.my.canva.site/

Reflections 2021-2022, “I Will Change the World By…”

Dance Gallery: https://padlet.com/reflectionspdpta/dancegallery

Film Gallery: https://padlet.com/reflectionspdpta/filmgallery

Main Virtual Gallery: https://www.artsteps.com/.../61b2b21fb6a2e8692681.../560/315

Reflections 2020-2021, “I Matter Because…”

Virtual Gallery Space: which features Visual Art, Music comp. Literature and Photography

https://www.artsteps.com/embed/5fc711a9e1a4e30d518700a2/560/315