Student Art reception

The Shoreline PTA Council sponsors an annual arts competition for students in Shoreline Schools, called Reflections, with categories in fine arts and music for multiple grade levels. Winners from each school are forwarded to the council, where district winners are chosen by panels of local judges. These winners are sent to the State PTA, where state winners are chosen.

On Wednesday, January 6, from 6:30 - 8:30 pm in the Shoreline Room of the Shoreline Conference Center, there will be a reception for the winners from all the schools, with the winning pieces on display. The public is invited to attend.

The 2009 winner from Shoreline, Maki Nakano, an intermediate student from Syre Elementary School in Shoreline, was selected to receive a National PTA Reflections Program Award of Excellence in visual arts.
 

Nakano received a letter and a certificate of participation from the national PTA organization. Her piece, titled What a Funny Town, joined other notable awarded pieces in a virtual gallery on national PTA’s website in July 2009.
 

“As education budgets are being cut and art education along with it, it’s important that children still have a way to express themselves,” said Jan Harp Domene, National PTA president. “That’s why we’re proud that PTA’s across the country participate in this program to provide an arts education to millions of students.”

“I am thrilled for Maki to receive this award. As one of only seven entries to receive an Award of Excellence at the national level from the entire state of Washington, the Shoreline PTA Council is very proud of her achievement,” added Patty Sanders, Shoreline PTA Council 2009 Reflections Chair.

Photo of "What a Funny Town" courtesy of the Shoreline School District