John Muir Elementary PTSA participates in national arts program
Published 5:05 pm Thursday, March 31, 2011
Students at John Muir Elementary participated in PTA Reflections, a national arts recognition program. Through the John Muir Elementary PTSA, 40 students submitted creative works inspired by the 2010–2011 Reflections Program theme, “Together We Can.” Works include entries in the areas of film production, literature, photography, and the visual arts.
Max Miller, 9, from Kirkland, was selected to receive a Lake Washington Council PTSA Reflections Program Award of Excellence in film. His video “Beautiful Day” features the elementary school, located in the Kingsgate area, and its reconstruction. The film has advanced to the Washington State Reflections competition, with judging to be completed in March, in the Intermediate age category (3rd – 5th grade students).
Dylan Thornsberry, 11, also from Kirkland, received a Lake Washington Council PTSA Reflections Program Award of Merit in photography. His photograph “Together we can donate clothes” represented the school in the Middle/Junior (6th-8th grade) age division.
“An arts education is important to the educational growth of children,” said National PTA® President Charles J. “Chuck” Saylors. “That’s why we’re proud that PTA Reflections, in its more than 40 years, has given millions of students a way to express themselves through the arts. We’re excited for John Muir Elementary PTSA and the creative energy of their students.”
