Dance Choreography - Film Production - Literature - Music Composition - Photography -Visual Arts
Oak Hills PTA is excited to announce the launch of the 2025–2026 PTA Reflections Program! The Reflection Program provides opportunities for recognition and access to the arts which boosts student confidence and success in the arts and in life.
This year’s theme is “I Belong!”, which is a powerful invitation for students to explore and express what belonging means to them through the arts.
All Oak Hills students are encouraged to participate by submitting original works showing their interpretation of the theme.
3 Divisions
Primary (TK-Grade 2)
Intermediate (Grades 3-5)
Accessible Arts Division (TK-Grade 5) - Learn more about Accessible Arts Here
6 Categories
Dance Choreography
Film Production
Literature
Music Composition
Photography
Visual Arts
Guidelines
Each entry must be the original work of one student only. Each submission will need a Title and include an artist’s statement in which students describe their work and what “I Belong” means to them (in 10 to 100 words). Entries will be judged primarily on how well the student uses their artistic vision to portray the theme, originality and creativity
Dance Choreography
The student submitting the entry must be the choreographer. If background music is used, it must be cited on the entry form. Upload AVI, MOV or MP4 file. Video must not exceed 5 minutes in length and 1 GB in file size. Entries with added graphics over the video, including lettering, are not accepted.
Film Production
The student submitting the entry must be the producer. The producer is not required to appear in the film. All screenwriting, directing and editing must be done by the student producer. All entries must be original student footage. PowerPoint presentations are not allowed. Upload AVI, MOV or MP4 file. Video must not exceed 5 minutes in length and 1 GB in file size.
Literature
The student submitting the entry must be the author. Authors submit a single literary work, handwritten or typed, using grade-appropriate grammar, punctuation and spelling. Illustrated entries, including books, with pictures drawn by the student author are acceptable; however, only literary content is judged.
Music Composition
The student submitting the entry must be the composer. Student composers are not required to perform their composition and may submit an entry performed by an individual, group and/or make use of a sound library generated performance of a composed score. Upload MP3 or WAV file. Audio recording must not exceed 5 minutes in length and 1 GB in file size. Lyrics for songs is highly encouraged to be included for all divisions.
Photography
The student submitting the entry must be the photographer. Entries may include a single photo, panoramic, photomontage (one print of multiple original photos), a multiple exposure, negative sandwich or photogram. Entries with added graphics over the image, including lettering, collages and collections of photos will not be accepted. Print images: between 3x5 to 8x10 inches. Digital images: at least 640x960 pixels and 300 dpi resolution. Mounted prints must not exceed 11x14 inches, including matting. Framed photos are not accepted. Accepted file formats: JPEG, JPG, PNG.
Visual Arts
The student submitting the entry must be the artist. Upload photo of artwork. For 3D artwork upload 3 photos of the entry (a combination of angles).
Submit your entry
Submission Deadline: Sunday, October 5, 2025
Submit entries through our Reflections Google Form (one form per art piece)
For more details, please email: OHPTAreflections@gmail.com
We can’t wait to see the creativity and talent our students share with this inspiring theme!