Fayette County Public Schools joins the 16th District PTA in saluting our state-level honorees in the 2023-24 Reflections arts competition, whose theme was “I Am Hopeful Because …” Entries of the eight overall category winners advanced this spring for national competition, where Siddhi Viswanath of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School earned an Award of Merit in Visual Arts. Congratulations to all our students on their outstanding efforts!
High School Division
Dance – Ainjini Patra of Paul Laurence Dunbar, Award of Excellence
Film – Aidan Ives of STEAM Academy, Award of Excellence*
Literature – Anna (Ace) Courtad of Dunbar, Award of Merit
Music – Ainjini Patra of Dunbar, Award of Excellence*
Photography – Keenan Waters of Tates Creek, Award of Excellence*
Visual Arts – Siddhi Viswanath of Dunbar, Award of Excellence*
Middle School Division
Dance – Adi Natof of Beaumont, Award of Merit
Literature – Mary Gibson of Beaumont, Award of Excellence
Music – Samuel Sprinkle of Bryan Station, Award of Excellence*
Intermediate Division
Dance – Ryan Xia of Rosa Parks Elementary, Award of Excellence; and Emma Singuenza of Dixie Magnet Elementary, Award of Merit
Film / Special Artist — Luciana Faraci of Dixie, Award of Excellence*
Literature – Bram Hayman of Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elementary, Award of Excellence
Music – Hudson Weber of Rosa Parks, Award of Merit
Photography – Vivienne Arkwright of Picadome Elementary, Award of Merit
Visual Arts – Vincent Liu of Rosa Parks, Award of Excellence*
Primary Division
Dance – Hazel Burks of Wellington Elementary, Award of Excellence
Literature – Rose Long of Cassidy Elementary, Award of Excellence*
Music – Rockford Wilson of Maxwell, Award of Merit
Visual Arts – Lillian Sizemore of Stonewall Elementary, Award of Excellence
*indicates overall statewide winner in their category
Reflections, a nationwide cultural arts program that encourages creativity, invites students of all grades and abilities to participate through their school’s PTA or PTSA. The school chapters then submit their best two entries in each age group and category for district-level judging. The competition continues at the state and national levels.
Contact: Jenna Jennings, Kentucky PTA