The arts – and the National PTA Reflections program – support student success and serve as a valuable tool for building strong partnerships in your school community. Celebrate arts learning in your school community with Reflections.

Each year, over 300,000 students in Pre-K through Grade 12 create original works of art in response a student-selected theme. The theme for the 2025- 2026 program year is "I Belong". Students submit their completed works of art in one or all of the available arts categories: 

Dance Choreography 

Solo & Ensemble 

Film Production 

Animation, Narrative, Documentary, Experimental, or Multimedia

Literature

Prose, Poetry, Drama, Reflective Essay, Narrative, Short Story

Music Composition

All music styles and combo of instrumentation

Photography

Single Print/Digital Media

2D Visual Arts 

Original print, Drawing, Painting, Collage, Metal Etching, Fiber Work, Computer Generated Artwork

Accessible Arts Division

Eligible to students receiving IDEA or ADA services

Student winners from the local level have the opportunity to move up through the district, region, council, and state PTA programs to the national level. National Reflections winners are announced in May. National PTA then collects and curates the traveling exhibit for the next year. To learn more, visit the Awards Page. 

Submit Your Reflections Entry, Follow the Steps Below: 

• Read the Student Program Rules Packet  to find out all the rules for participation
• Complete the Student Entry Form
• Submit your Student Entry Form to sfmsbobcatreflections@gmail.com 
• Upload your submission to 2025 SFMS Reflections Google Drive or drop off at the SFMS Front Office

Entries are due October 24, 2025 to the front office.

LEARN MORE

STUDENT ENTRY FORM

Questions? Please contact the SFMS PTA Reflections Chair, Augie Rayner at agusrayner@gmail.com.