Sixteen Hopkinton Students Place at State Level - Three More Move on to National PTA Reflections Program

By contributor,
9 May, 2012

Students from schools across Massachusetts were honored on April 28th at the Fitchburg Art Museum for placing at the state level of the National Reflections Program competition.

Sixteen Hopkinton students placed at the state level and received awards for arts excellence and achievement through the National PTA Reflections program.

Three students placed first in their categories: Helen Gao, Matthew Paolucci, and Sean Walker. These students will move onto the national level of competition.

We are very proud of all our state winners and excited for those competing at nationals. Results should be available by the end of May. We wish them the best of luck during this competition.

Reflections is a national arts-based program that encourages students to express their creativity across a theme and through a variety of mediums. This year’s theme was “Diversity Means…”. The program competition begins at the local level with winners moving onto state and then the final, national level.

Video
1st Place: Sean Walker

Literature
2nd Place: Allison Chen
3rd Place: Ailene Barry

Visual Arts
Honorable Mention: Melanie Cole

Elmwood School State Winners

Intermediate Division

Photography
2nd Place: Mirabella Paolucci

Literature
3rd Place: Catharine Barry

Honorable Mention: Mirabella Paolucci

Hopkins School State Winners
Intermediate Division

Music
2nd Place: Alexandra Holmes

Literature
2nd Place: Hannah Ianelli

Visual Arts
2nd Place: Sarah Kang
3rd Place: Abigail Furlong