Fort Hunt Elementary School recently recognized 42 students who participated in this year’s PTA Reflections Program. The theme for this year’s program was "WOW," and those who had the opportunity to view the students’ work shared the sentiment of the principal, Carol Coose: "WOW, Ft. Hunt students, you are the best."
Reflections, a creative arts program of the National PTA, provides an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through the visual arts, photography, literature, musical composition, dance choreography, or film/video production.
This year, 42 Fort Hunt students submitted a total of 55 original entries. In November, 12 entries were selected by local judges to advance to the Fairfax County level of judging to compete with student entries from other Fairfax County schools. Five Outstanding Interpretation recipients advanced to the District level of judging where they competed with student from Alexandria, Arlington, and Falls Church schools. At the District level, two Fort Hunt students received award recognition. Following is a list of the local, county and district award winners from Fort Hunt Elementary School.
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FORT HUNT AWARD WINNERS
Primary Grade Division (K-2nd)
Quinn Burgard Visual Arts Outstanding Interpretation
Victoria de Dios Visual Arts Award of Excellence
Marisol Kent Visual Arts Award of Merit
Grace Curcio Literature Outstanding Interpretation
Robert Liam Brenzel Literature Award of Excellence
Antonio Warren Photography Outstanding Interpretation
Antonio Warren Photography Award of Excellence
Catherine Owens Photography Award of Merit
Intermediate Grade Division (3rd-5th)
Bela Starinchak Visual Arts Outstanding Interpretation
Alden Myers Visual Arts Award of Excellence
Andres Warren Visual Arts Award of Excellence
Virginia Walker Visual Arts Award of Merit
Jackson MacInnis Musical Composition Outstanding Interpretation
Madeleine de Dios Musical Composition Award of Excellence
Patrick Burke Literature Outstanding Interpretation
Bela Starinchak Literature Award of Excellence
Madeleine de Dios Literature Award of Excellence
Claire Callahan Literature Award of Merit
Luciana Ducceschi Film/Video Production Outstanding Interpretation
Madeleine de Dios Film/Video Production Award of Excellence
Alexandra Burgard Photography Outstanding Interpretation
Jackson MacInnis Photography Award of Excellence
Alexandra Burgard Photography Award of Merit
Lydia Rice Photography Award of Merit
Middle/Junior Grade Division (6th)
Sarah Kent Visual Arts Outstanding Interpretation
Olivia Damron Visual Arts Award of Excellence
Dana Brisos Visual Arts Award of Excellence
Rebecca Lehner Literature Outstanding Interpretation
Grace Callahan Literature Award of Excellence
Kyle Smith Literature Award of Merit
Sarah Kent Film/Video Production Outstanding Interpretation
Nicolas Ducceschi Photography Outstanding Interpretation
Karly Clayton Photography Award of Excellence
Phillip Lincoln Photography Award of Merit
FAIRFAX COUNTY AWARD WINNERS
Luciana Ducceschi 4th Grade Film/Video Production Outstanding Interpretation
Sarah Kent 6th Grade Film/Video Production Award of Excellence
Nicolas Ducceschi 6th Grade Photography Outstanding Interpretation
Antonio Warren Kindergarten Photography Award of Excellence
Alexandra Burgard 4th Grade Photography Award of Excellence
Grace Curcio 1st Grade Literature Outstanding Interpretation
Patrick Burke 3rd Grade Literature Outstanding Interpretation
Bela Starinchak 4th Grade Visual Arts Outstanding Interpretation
Quinn Burgard 2nd Grade Visual Arts Award of Merit
Jackson MacInnis 3rd Grade Music Award of Excellence
DISTRICT AWARD WINNERS
Luciana Ducceschi 4th Grade Film/Video Production Award of Excellence
Nicolas Ducceschi 6th Grade Photography Award of Merit
To see more Reflections artwork from the district, regional, state and national levels, visit the Virginia State PTA Web site: www.vapta.org.