With these criteria, each entry may receive a total of no more than 40 points from each judge. Have judges record their points for each entry on a score card. Add together the points from each judge and rank the artwork accordingly. If two entries are tied, the entry with the higher score for interpretation of theme receives more recognition. 5. Celebrate Your Student Participants 5.1 Celebrate Student Achievement By promoting the State PTA Reflections Awards Program, you can advance arts education throughout your state. The importance of arts in education is promoted when you are recruiting PTAs to participate, as well as when you are celebrating participants and winners. The Reflections Program has the potential to enhance PTA visibility throughout the year. There are many ways that Local PTAs, PTA Councils, Districts and Regions and State PTAs celebrate Reflections participants and winners in their communities. Some examples include school awards nights, exhibits at community arts galleries or other public spaces and features in local newspapers or television broadcasts. To increase visibility and support of the State PTA Reflections Program, promote the celebrations happening across your State! Use your social media channels such as Twitter or Facebook to share artwork and family photos, links, quotes or anecdotes from these events. Use the template media advisory and press release to make it easier for you to promote awards and events. 5.2 Opportunities for National Recognition All state finalists advancing to the national round must be entered online at by March 1, 2019. All state finalists must come from PTAs in ‘good standing’ status according to your State PTA. For step by step instructions, please reference “Student Entry Portal – State Admin. Instructions.” 5.3 National Awards and Events The National PTA award recipients are typically announced via news release and on pta.org at the beginning of May. State PTA Reflections Chairs and national round participants are notified via email. National PTA will notify the Outstanding Interpretation Award recipients and coordinate their travel to the National PTA Convention to be recognized. National PTA mails awards and certificates to students who receive Awards of Excellence, Awards of Merit and Honorable Mentions following the National PTA Convention at the end of July. For a complete list of national awards and prizes, please visit the student’s page at .
With these criteria, each entry may receive a total of no more than 40 points from each judge. Have judges record their points for each entry on a score card. Add together the points from each judge and rank the artwork accordingly. If two entries are tied, the entry with the higher score for interpretation of theme receives more recognition. 5. Celebrate Your Student Participants 5.1 Celebrate Student Achievement By promoting the State PTA Reflections Awards Program, you can advance arts education throughout your state. The importance of arts in education is promoted when you are recruiting PTAs to participate, as well as when you are celebrating participants and winners. The Reflections Program has the potential to enhance PTA visibility throughout the year. There are many ways that Local PTAs, PTA Councils, Districts and Regions and State PTAs celebrate Reflections participants and winners in their communities. Some examples include school awards nights, exhibits at community arts galleries or other public spaces and features in local newspapers or television broadcasts. To increase visibility and support of the State PTA Reflections Program, promote the celebrations happening across your State! Use your social media channels such as Twitter or Facebook to share artwork and family photos, links, quotes or anecdotes from these events. Use the template media advisory and press release to make it easier for you to promote awards and events. 5.2 Opportunities for National Recognition All state finalists advancing to the national round must be entered online at by March 1, 2019. All state finalists must come from PTAs in ‘good standing’ status according to your State PTA. For step by step instructions, please reference “Student Entry Portal – State Admin. Instructions.” 5.3 National Awards and Events The National PTA award recipients are typically announced via news release and on pta.org at the beginning of May. State PTA Reflections Chairs and national round participants are notified via email. National PTA will notify the Outstanding Interpretation Award recipients and coordinate their travel to the National PTA Convention to be recognized. National PTA mails awards and certificates to students who receive Awards of Excellence, Awards of Merit and Honorable Mentions following the National PTA Convention at the end of July. For a complete list of national awards and prizes, please visit the student’s page at .
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