Congratulations to our Brookside Students for a fabulous showing at the Shoreline District PTA Reflections Recognition Program, "Diversity Means..."

We had THREE FINALISTS from Brookside, who's works will now go to the Washington State competition level.

Lillian McNair, Literature, Primary
Sophia Koontz, Visual Arts, Intermediate Cole Delich, Photography, Intermediate

We also had an additional EIGHT HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS:

Connor Fosee-Stadler, Visual Arts, Intermediate Trentyn Good, Film/Video, Intermediate Dylan Hart, Visual Arts, Intermediate Luke Kane, Musical Composition, Middle/Junior Olivia Muilenburg, Visual Arts, Intermediate Ethan Ung, Visual Arts, Intermediate Angela Cate Villaruz, Visual Arts, Intermediate Jessica Yu, Visual Arts, Intermediate

Please also congratulate these additional Participants, who were finalists at Brookside:
Dylan Hart (second entry), Visual Arts, Intermediate Juliette LaMarr, Visual Arts, Middle/Junior Schyler LaMarr, Visual Arts, Intermediate Lauren Owens, Visual Arts, Intermediate

Get ready for the 2012-2013 Reflections Program Theme - "The Magic of a Moment"

Questions? Contact:
- Julie Mattson, PTA Reflections Chair

November 2011 Reflections Update – “Diversity Means…”
Congratulations to all the students who participated in this year’s Reflections!   We had a fabulous time at our Reception and enjoyed an evening of appreciation and celebration.

We had 52 entries this year!  Nice work everyone.  

15 entries were chosen as finalists by an independent group of 6 judges to move on to the Shoreline District Council competition.  Let’s give them huge “CONGRATULATIONS”.  Swing by the Shoreline Community Center to view their works after 11/29/2011.

Click on the FINALIST’S Names to see their works:

FILM
INTERMEDIATE (3rd – 5th Grade)
~ Trentyn Good – “Dogs of Diversity”

LITERATURE
PRIMARY (K - 2nd Grade)
~ Lillian McNair – “Lily wasn’t made like everyone else”

MUSIC COMPOSITION
MIDDLE (6th Grade)
~ Luke Kane – “People of the Earth”

PHOTOGRAPHY
INTERMEDIATE (3rd – 5th Grade)
~ Cole Delich – “Unique Beach”

VISUAL ARTS
INTERMEDIATE (3rd – 5th Grade)
~ Conner Fosse-Stadler – “Divers-a-Cat”

~ Dylan Hart – “The Children that Share”

~ Dylan Hart – “Sharing the World”

~ Schyler LaMarr – Diversity Means One World
                 One Family”
~ Sophia Koontz – “Diversity (Differences) in
                 Characters Make a Good Story!”
~ Olivia Muilenburg – “Diversity Means Colors”

~ Lauren Owens – “We’re Different We’re Friends”

~ Ethan Ung – “Root Bound”

~ Angelia Villaruz – “Harmony in Diversity”

~ Jessica Yu – “Harmony”

MIDDLE (6th Grade)
~ Jewel LaMarr – “Hands of Diversity”

A Special Congratulations to our Honorable Mention Winners:
Jasmine Chiu, Jordyn Fosse-Stadler, Trentyn Good, Erik Hallgrimson
Myka Haven, Nicolas King, Joanne Kirchner, Cassidy McArthur
Colby McArthur, Lauren Owens, Melaney Ung, Laurel Ziebarth

Reflections is a National PTA Cultural Arts Recognition Program.
For more info about reflections, visit:         
http://www.wastatepta.org/programs/reflections/index.html  

Questions? Comments? Contact PTA Chair:
Julie Mattson at:  julie_mattson@hotmail.com 425-903-0816

Acknowledgement:

• A special thanks to Angie Buenafe who spearheaded the judging aspect of Reflections. 
• A huge thanks to our judges: Carolyn Barden, Patty Cheng, Stina Cowan, Doug Gouchanour, Lee Jardine, and Heather Lowe.
• Thanks to Mark Dopps for formatting the audio-visual files,
• Thanks to Kate Batra, Patty Finney, Tania Halvorson, Carrie LaMarr, Sunshine McArthur, and Tamara Tikalsky for helping sort, log, and mount entries.
• Thanks to Kate Batra, Kelly Stoecker, Ivy Wade, Jenny Muilenburg and Tamara Tikalsky for helping with the Reception
• Mr. Rodgers for using his library space again for displaying entries and
• Corliss and Christy in the office for helping on many fronts with fielding questions from parents, collecting entries and helping judges
• Thanks also to the Principal Noble, Brookside Teachers & Parents for your support and encouragement on this project.  The students couldn’t complete their projects without that!

Finally, of course, thanks to the students who always make this a great event!
                                                                             ~ Julie Mattson, PTA Reflections Chair

Theme:  “Together We Can”

A HUGE congratulations goes to our four Brookside students who were chosen as Finalists in the Shoreline PTA Council Reflections Program: Mac Coffman, Luke Kane, Lauren Owens, and Zoe Reay-Ellers.  These students will now progress to the State PTA Reflections competition.  Let's wish them luck during this level of the program.

Congratulations, too, to the Honorable Mention Award Winners at the Shoreline PTA Council Level:  Lauren Owens, Riley Pavicic, Zoe-Sophia Shrader, and Ruby Spencer-Hamlyn.

And don't forget the other participants at the Council Level, who were finalists from Brookside:  Ashley Aversano, Jasmine Chiu, Torin Coffee, Alea Kirby, Jacob Lee, Aidan Mattson, Jenna Tikalsky, and Elise Wells.  Way to go Brookside Students!!!

It's never too early to start planning for 2011-2012.  Next year's theme is "Diversity Is..."  Put on your thinking caps and have fun with this theme. 

For more information, contact Julie Mattson, PTA Reflections Chair. 
julie_mattson@hotmail.com  425-903-0816

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Congratulations to all the students who participated in this year’s Reflections!   We had a fabulous time at our Reception and enjoyed an evening of appreciation and celebration.

We had 56 entries this year!  Nice work everyone.  

16 entries were chosen as finalists by an independent group of 9 judges to move on to the Shoreline District Council competition.  Let’s give them huge “CONGRATULATIONS”.

The finalists are:

Visual Arts Primary (K-2)
Jasmine Chiu
Jacob Lee
Aidan Mattson
Lauren Owens (2 entries)Entry1 Entry2
Zoe Reay-Ellers
Ruby Spencer-Hamlyn

Visual Arts Intermediate (3-5th Grade)
Ashley Aversano
Torin Coffee
Jenna Tikalsky
Elise Wells

Visual Arts Middle (6th Grade)
Alea Kirby

Literature Intermediate (3-5th Grade)
Riley Pavicic
Zoe-Sophia Shrader

Film Production Intermediate (3-5th Grade)
Mac Coffman

Music Composition (3-5th Grade)
Luke Kane

A special congratulations to our Honorable Mention recipients:
Photography Primary - Shane Mattson/Photography Intermediate - Aric Prieve, John Stephenson/Visual Arts Intermediate - Drew Caley, Piper Hausman, Amanda Kagarabi, Morgan Leavitt, Mia Nyman, Kristen Reijonen, Ella Rogers, Logan Stoecker, Elise Wells, Jessica Yu/Visual Arts Middle – Isabella Koontz/Literature Intermediate – Paige Holman, Rachael Short.

Reflections is a National PTA Cultural Arts Recognition Program.
For more info about reflections, visit:         
http://www.wastatepta.org/programs/reflections/index.html  

Questions? Comments? Contact PTA Chair:
Julie Mattson at:  julie_mattson@hotmail.com 425-903-0816

Acknowledgement:

• I would like to personally thank Kelly Stoecker for all the work she did with Reflections this year!  I couldn’t have done it without her.  She really was like a Co-Chair on this project and also took care of the entire Reception planning and execution.  
• And a special thanks to Angie Buenafe who spearheaded the judging aspect of Reflections. 
• Also, thanks to our judges: Carolyn Barden, Stina Cowan, Joi Defoe, Diana Lim, Heather Lowe, ellen Ramsey, Nadine Santo-Pietro, Kim Schiff, and Aaron Stadler. 
• Thanks too to Sarah Conradt for designing and distributing the invitations, Becky Seliga for data entry, Mark Dopps for formatting the audio-visual files, Brandi Baker, Kelly Stoecker, and Tamara Tikalsky for logging and mounting entries, Patty Finney, Tamara Tikalsky, and Janitor “Dan” for their help with set up and take down at the Reception
• Mr. Rodgers for using his library space again for displaying entries and lending his projector for the Reception
• Corliss and Diana in the office for helping on many fronts with fielding questions from parents, collecting entries and helping judges
• Thanks also to the Principal Nobel, Brookside Teachers & Parents for your support and encouragement on this project.  The students couldn’t complete their projects without that!
• Finally, of course, thanks to the students who always amaze us with their energy, creativity and perseverance!  Nice job.

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A year in review…   Reflections 2009-2010, “Beauty Is”
Thanks to all who supported last year’s Reflections with over 125 entires.

Click the image to see a slideshow of the 2009 Reflections Finalists.

A special congratulations goes to last year’s high achievers:
Finalists: Ashley Aversano, Joel Berg, Charlotte Berkman, Drew Caley, Lauren Day, Trentyn Good, Audrey Hamm, Lyle Hamm, Paige Holman, Isabella Koontz, Talis Kroehler, Christopher Lee, Taylor LeVar, Lauren Owens, Maria Patni, Noelle Rosa,  and Arianna Visscher and
Honorable Mention Achievers: Jasmine Chiu, McClane Howland (2 entries), Luke Kane, Benjamin Okazaki, Seth Redfield, Marieke Visscher, Chase Ziebarth.
Shoreline Council Finalists (finalists competing against all elementary schools in Shoreline) – Audrey Hamm AND Noelle Rosa – a very special congratulations as these two gals did an extra fabulous job!    Their work went to the state level for judging and although they didn’t make the finals at State, they should (and we should ) be very proud of them! 
                                   
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