Student Entry Form - Click Here
Click on your arts area for specific rules:
· Dance choreography (consent form required, see below)
· Film production (consent form required, see below)
· Literature
· Musical composition
· Photography (consent form required, see below)
· Visual arts
Each entry must be accompanied by a Student Entry Form, completely filled out and signed by the student participant. Students who have not completely filled out the entry form will not be eligible to participate in the program. In situations where the child cannot fill out the entry form or write legibly, a parent may complete the form.
Students have the option of titling their works. If a work has a title, the title must be included on the Student Entry Form. If the work has no title, please write “Untitled.”
All entries must include an artist statement that describes how the piece relates to the theme.
Required Artist Statement
Each participant is required to submit an artist statement that describes what inspired him or her to create the work and how it relates to the theme. The artist statement is mandatory for all entries in all grade divisions. The statement should not exceed 250 words; there is no minimum length. The Student Entry Form provides a space for the artist statement; if the statement does not fit in the space given, it may be written on a separate sheet and attached to the Student Entry Form. Make sure the student’s full name appears on any sheet attached to the Student Entry Form.
Required Consent Form for 2011-2012
If your entry is in the art area of Photo, Film or Dance this form must accompany your entry at all levels. Click Here
The information provided in the PDF below offers guidance and provides clarification on its use.
Purpose: The purpose of the Consent Form is to ensure that the children, youth or
adults included in Reflections entries, or the parents/guardians of those persons, are aware that their image or voice will be used in the artwork. It is also to help these individuals understand that the entry may be used by National PTA, may be judged at multiple levels, and may be displayed in a number of locations, both public and private.
Click Here for examples and the use of the Consent Form.
General Student Rules
Students must adhere to the General Student Participation Rules as well as the rules for their specific arts area.
The theme for the 2011–2012 PTA Reflections Program is “Diversity Means...” Only new pieces of artwork inspired by the theme may be submitted during the 2011 year.
Student Eligibility Through Local PTAs
Students must participate in the Reflections Program through a local PTA/PTSA in good standing. Parent groups not affiliated with the national PTA organization are not eligible to sponsor this program. It is the responsibility of the state and local PTA/PTSA to determine each student’s eligibility in the Reflections Program. A student may develop an entry in or outside of school.
Grade Divisions
Students may enter the Reflections Program in the appropriate division for their grade. The divisions are as follows:
· Primary: preschool–grade 2
· Intermediate: grades 3–5
· Middle/Junior: grades 6–8
· Senior: grades 9–12
Arts Areas
Students may submit works in any of six arts areas:
· Dance choreography (consent form required)
· Film production (consent form required)
· Literature
· Musical composition
· Photography (consent form required)
· Visual arts
Originality
Each entry must be the original work of one student only. An adult may not alter the creative integrity of a student’s work. Because the program is designed to encourage and recognize each student’s individual creativity, help from an adult or collaboration with other students is not allowed. Only one student may be recognized as the award recipient for each entry. Other individuals may appear in or perform a student’s work, but the work itself—the dance choreography or film production (including screenplay, camerawork, and directing) or musical composition (including written score and any lyrics), etc.—must be the creative product of one student only. (See the specific arts area rules for details.)
Use of copyrighted material (other than recorded music in dance choreography and film production entries) is prohibited.
Plagiarism is defined as taking and using another person’s ideas, writings, or inventions as one’s own. Plagiarized entries will be disqualified and returned to the students.
Deadlines
Students must submit all works by the deadline established by their local PTA/PTSA. Each local PTA/PTSA sponsoring the program sets its own deadline for entries, in adherence with state, district/region, and council deadlines. Entries are judged at the local level and the top entries are forwarded to the next level of judging (council, district/region, or state). Direct all questions regarding deadlines or rules to your state PTA office or arts chair. The national PTA organization does not record deadlines for local, council, district/region, or state PTAs.
Judging
All entries are judged on artistic merit, creativity, mastery of the medium, and interpretation of the theme. Mastery of the medium in the context of the national Reflections Program pertains to the level of skill the student demonstrates in the basic principles/techniques of the arts area. However, a well-developed concept is more important than technique. Entries will be judged primarily on how well the student uses his or her artistic vision to portray the theme.
The Reflections Program makes no restriction on content or subject in artwork. Students who are submitting entries need to meet school and/or local and state PTA standards.
Each PTA determines its own judges for the program. Under no condition may parents or students contact the judges to dispute the status of an entry. All decisions of judges are final.
If you (the student) are chosen to move on to district (Jeffco) level your work will be displayed at Red Rocks for viewing:
December 11th - December 17th
December 11th is the Open House for all who moved on to the district level
11 am- 3 pm
If you (the student) are chosen to move on to the state (Colorado) level your work will be Celebrated at Red Rocks on:
December 11th
(Note: you will receive an invitation from state if you are chosen to move on to the National level)
Winner’s reception
Visual Arts, Music and Film/Video (by invitation only)
4 pm- 5 pm
Photography, Literature and Dance Winner’s reception (by invitation only)
6 pm- 7 pm
Music, Film/Video and Dance will not be on display a sign with student name and school will be hung in place of their entry. Time and resources do not allow for display of these entries. We are attempting to have a viewing on Open House day Only.
Please note: Events take place at Red Rocks Community College, Community Room, unless otherwise noted. The Community Room is located on the lower level, west end, near the Theatre. click here for map
Reflections Scholarship 2011-2012
APPLICATION MUST BE POSTMARKED BY MARCH 30, 2012
The full posting of the Reflections Scholarship has been posted in PDF format.Click Here for the full scholarship requirements.
Up to $1000.00 will be applied to tuition or books if chosen to receive this scholarship by the Reflections Committee.
Mail to: The Reflections Scholarship Committee
Jefferson County Council PTA
c/o Denise Bearden
10350 Dover St., D35
Westminster, CO 80021
Click Here to print off the official letter requesting a donation from your PTA towards this scholarship!
