{"id":13148,"date":"2019-05-05T20:02:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T00:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=13148"},"modified":"2019-05-06T09:11:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T13:11:16","slug":"unique-perspectives-bring-home-reflections-national-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=13148","title":{"rendered":"Unique Perspectives Bring Home Reflections National Wins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two ACPS students won Awards of Merit, placing them third in the U.S. at the National PTA\u2019s Reflections arts contest. They are among only 200 winners from more than 300,000 entrants.<\/span><\/p>\n

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First grader Riley Zwiselsberger from Charles Barrett<\/p><\/div>\n

Charles Barrett Elementary first grader <\/span>Riley Zwiselsberger\u2019s photo, \u201cHeroes All Around Me\u201d<\/em> won in the Photography category (primary division). Riley and his brother were eager to enter the contest and decided to focus on firefighters. While watching his brother go first with his mom’s camera, Riley thought of a different perspective. When it was his turn, he decided to get down on the ground and photograph firefighters from a kid\u2019s vantage point.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apparently my brain was working pretty well that day and I came up with this cool idea. And, it worked!” Riley said.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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T.C. Williams junior Jonathan Morgan Petrini<\/p><\/div>\n

T.C. Williams junior <\/span>Jonathan Morgan Petrini won the Music Composition category (high-school division) with his piece, <\/span>Kaleidoscope<\/span><\/i>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Jonathan, who plays both the piano and violin, says composing comes naturally to him. <\/span><\/p>\n

When I\u2019m writing music, I don\u2019t need a piano, I hear it in my head. I have an idea and I just build on it.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Last summer he attended a High School Composition Intensive program at Boston Conservatory at Berklee and was tasked to write a piece for a string quartet. After a 36-hour stretch of writing and with just five hours of sleep, he wrote <\/span>Kaleidoscope<\/span><\/i>. <\/span><\/p>\n

In this piece, the melody is reflected and transformed by the other instruments, rotating like shifting colors in a kaleidoscope,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Looking ahead to college, Jonathan is leaning toward studying engineering or music, as he likes both math and music. He has a hopeful eye on Juilliard and the University of Virginia, but he says it\u2019s too soon to say.<\/span><\/p>\n

Give Jonathan\u2019s winning piece a listen. It\u2019s performed here by the Worcester Chamber Music Society:<\/span><\/p>\n