{"id":8407,"date":"2018-02-11T20:06:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T01:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=8407"},"modified":"2018-06-20T12:41:45","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T16:41:45","slug":"two-acps-reflections-winners-headed-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=8407","title":{"rendered":"Get Inspiration from the Two Reflections Winners Headed to States"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two Alexandria students won first place in the Northern Virginia district Reflections art contest<\/a> and will now head to the states.<\/p>\n

“Stronger”<\/h3>\n
\"Stronger,

Stronger, by Adelaide Flint<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Adelaide<\/p>\n

When I look in the mirror, I can see my future within reach and it inspires me to be stronger. My favorite part of the picture is my teddy bear looking in the mirror too, we can overcome our fears together in the future”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Adelaide Flint<\/h3>\n

First Place, Photography, Intermediate,\u00a0Fourth Grade<\/em>
\n George Mason Elementary School<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cSomething Just Like This\u201d<\/h3>\n

\"Peyton<\/a>\"Peyton<\/p>\n

This dance represents each person’s indvidual goals and dreams. We each have goals that we want to accomplish, but when we work together, we realize that our goals and dreams are within reach.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Peyton Marcy<\/h3>\n

First Place, Dance Choreography, Middle School
\nSeventh Grade, George Washington Middle School<\/p>\n

Adelaide and Peyton will now compete against winners from districts all around Virginia. State results are expected in mid-March.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to all 16 students who won awards in the Northern Virginia District, two of whom won multiple awards: Saha Irwin of Jefferson-Houston School won three in literature, photography and visual arts and Eliza Gwin of George Washington Middle School won two in film production and literature.<\/p>\n

Participants will be recognized at the following upcoming events.<\/p>\n

Alexandria Reflections Awards Program & Art Show Opening<\/h3>\n

Recognizing all Reflections participants
\nDurant Arts Center,\u00a01605 Cameron St. Alexandria<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, March 16<\/strong>
\n6:30 p.m. – Reception and art viewing, with refreshments<\/strong>
\n7 p.m. – Award ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n

The art will remain on display in the gallery through mid-May<\/p>\n

NoVa Community College Children\u2019s Concert
\n<\/b><\/h3>\n

Recognizing Alexandria\u2019s Reflections winners on stage at the concert
\nRachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center<\/a>,\u00a04915 East Campus Drive, Alexandria<\/strong>
\n<\/b>
\nThursday, March 1
\n7:30 – 9 p.m.
\n<\/b>Recognizing Alexandria\u2019s Reflections winners on stage at concert<\/p>\n

Complete List of Winners at the District Level<\/h2>\n

Dance Choreography<\/b><\/h3>\n
    \n
  • Peyton Marcy, Seventh Grade, George Washington Middle School \u2013 \u201cSomething Just Like This\u201d
    \nFirst Place, Middle School<\/li>\n
  • George Guryan, Third Grade, Mount Vernon Community School \u2013 \u201cPart of Me\u201d
    \nHonorable Mention, Intermediate<\/li>\n
  • Sophia Marcy, First Grade, Douglas MacArthur Elementary School \u2013 \u201cDon’t Stop Believing\u201d
    \nDirector\u2019s Award, Primary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Film Production<\/b><\/h3>\n
      \n
    • Alex Eissenstat, Fifth Grade, Mount Vernon Community School \u2013 \u201cCan’t Quite Reach the Pizza\u201d
      \nSecond Place, Intermediate<\/li>\n
    • Eliza Gwin, Sixth Grade, George Washington Middle School \u2013 \u201cWhen He’s Within Reach\u201d
      \nSecond Place, Middle School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Literature<\/b><\/h3>\n
        \n
      • Eliza Gwin, Sixth Grade, George Washington Middle School \u2013 \u201cWithin Reach\u201d
        \nThird Place (tie), Middle School<\/li>\n
      • Frealem Bekele, Tenth\u00a0Grade, T.C. Williams High School \u2013 \u201cDestiny Within Reach\u201d
        \nThird Place, High School<\/li>\n
      • Saha Irwin, Second\u00a0Grade, Jefferson-Houston School \u2013 \u201cA Walk Around the World\u201d
        \nHonorable Mention, Primary<\/li>\n
      • Lucy Hunnicutt, Third Grade, John Adams Elementary School \u2013 \u201cWithin Reach\u201d
        \nHonorable Mention, Intermediate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Music Composition<\/b><\/h3>\n
          \n
        • Jonathan Morgan Petrini, Tenth Grade, T.C. Williams High School \u2013 \u201cReaching\u201d
          \nHonorable Mention, High School<\/li>\n
        • Nora Beekman, Third Grade, Mount Vernon Community School \u2013 \u201cI’ve Been Waiting\u201d
          \nDirector\u2019s Award, Intermediate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Photography<\/b><\/h3>\n
            \n
          • Adelaide Flint, Fourth\u00a0Grade, George Mason Elementary School\u00a0 <\/span>\u2013 \u201cStronger\u201d
            \nFirst Place, Intermediate<\/li>\n
          • Abigail Altenburg, Sixth\u00a0Grade, George Washington Middle School\u00a0 <\/span>\u2013 \u201cFamily\u201d
            \nSecond Place (tie), Middle School,<\/li>\n
          • Lillian Morton, 12th\u00a0Grade, T.C. Williams High School\u00a0 <\/span>\u2013 \u201cLearning to Walk in Heels\u201d
            \nThird Place, High School<\/li>\n
          • Saha Irwin, Second Grade, Jefferson-Houston School\u00a0 <\/span>\u2013 \u201cLooking Through Twins\u201d
            \nHonorable Mention, Primary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Visual Arts<\/b><\/h3>\n
              \n
            • Saha Irwin, Second Grade, Jefferson-Houston School\u00a0 <\/span>\u2013 \u201cExploding the Future\u201d
              \nThird Place, Primary<\/li>\n
            • Claudia Cutting, Fifth\u00a0Grade, Matthew Maury Elementary School\u00a0 <\/span>\u2013 \u201cThe Long Journey\u201d
              \nThird Place (tie), Intermediate<\/li>\n
            • Claudia Martino, Eighth\u00a0Grade, George Washington Middle School\u00a0 <\/span>\u2013 \u201cLas Patronas\u201d
              \nHonorable Mention, Middle School<\/li>\n
            • Ava Benbow, 11th Grade, T.C. Williams School High School\u00a0 <\/span>\u2013 \u201cOutreached Hand\u201d
              \nHonorable Mention, High School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Congratulations to Adelaide Flint and Peyton Marcy, who will head to the state level of the National PTA Reflections Art, and the many other students who competed in the Northern Virginia district level contest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":8489,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3,16,19,21,20,6,5,76,26,17,13,27,24,23,22,28,18,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acps","category-achs","category-brooks","category-charles-barrett","category-cora-kelly","category-george-mason","category-george-washington","category-hammond","category-highlights","category-jefferson-houston","category-john-adams","category-lyles-crouch","category-macarthur","category-minnie-howard","category-mount-vernon","category-patrick-henry","category-polk","category-ramsay","category-tucker"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-22 04:32:39","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8407"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8500,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8407\/revisions\/8500"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}