Cobb Reporter

River Ridge High School issued the following announcement on Jan. 6. 

The Cherokee County School District winners of the annual PTA Reflections fine arts contest have been named, with top district winners now advancing to state competition!

The annual competition offers students in all grades and of all abilities the opportunity to create original works of art in the categories of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts 2D and 3D.  Students can earn recognition at the school, district, state and national levels.  This year's theme is “I Will Change the World By... .”

School level winners advance to the district competition, with first-, second- and third-place awards presented.  The first- and second-place district winners advance to the state competition.  The Cherokee County Council of PTA, which organizes the school and district levels of competition, recently presented a virtual recognition ceremony.  Videos of the ceremony for elementary winners (https://youtu.be/rtF-6723jko) and the ceremony for middle and high school winners (https://youtu.be/zBz7xu1Vvk0) include photos of the winners and images and videos from their winning original works.

“Congratulations to all of our award-winning artists for this recognition of your hard work and creativity,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower said.  “It’s impressive to see award winners from schools throughout our district, which also is a testament to our teachers who instruct and support these honorees.  We greatly appreciate the PTA for its many efforts to benefit our schools and community including organizing this valued opportunity for our students to shine.”

The Cherokee County School Board and Dr. Hightower will honor CCSD’s state winners at a School Board meeting in the spring.

2021-22 CCSD PTA Reflections Contest District Level Winners

DANCE

FIRST PLACE

Ellie Grace Adams, Sixes ES, Grade 3

Nina Grace Barbaree, Mill Creek MS, Grade 7

Evie Bennett, Macedonia ES, Grade 1      

Carolyn Forrester, River Ridge HS, Grade 11

Sophia Geoghagan, Hickory Flat ES, Grade 4

Linnea Goodloe, Bascomb ES, Kindergarten

Ava Matthews, Johnston ES, Grade 2

Afton Sheldon, Knox ES STEM Academy, Grade 5

Lorelei Sheldon, Cherokee HS, Grade 9

SECOND PLACE

Michael Goodloe, Bascomb ES, Kindergarten

Marlie-Rose Otte, Macedonia ES, Grade 2

Elin Paige, Sixes ES, Grade 3

Evelyn Prusa, Little River ES, Grade 5

Emory Sansone, Boston ES, Grade 4

THIRD PLACE

Kayleigh Kendricks, Bascomb ES, Grade 4

Saanvi Lamba, Little River ES, Grade 5

Veer Lamba, Little River ES, Grade 3

Kensington Wright, Macedonia ES, Grade 2

                                               

FILM PRODUCTION

FIRST PLACE

Brooke Gilleland, Avery ES, Grade 4

Tabitha Graves, Boston ES, Grade 5

Colin Nicassio, Etowah HS, Grade 12

Royce Paris, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 8        

Rohan Pandya, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 7

Lincoln Rose, Sixes ES, Kindergarten

Harrison Smock, Liberty ES, Grade 3

Nora Starr, Knox ES STEM Academy, Grade 2

Keirthen Titus, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 6

SECOND PLACE

Amelia Hall, Macedonia ES, Grade 3

Scarlett Haughn, Liberty ES, Grade 2

Aiden Labrecque, Little River ES, Grade 5

William Shaffer, Boston ES, Grade 4

Huck Wallace, Creekland MS, Grade 8

THIRD PLACE

Jaxson Rose, Sixes ES, Grade 2

Reyna Titus, Clark Creek ES STEM Academy, Grade 3

Ansley Roper, R.M. Moore ES STEM Academy, Grade 5

                                               

LITERATURE

FIRST PLACE

Lorelai Bird, Knox ES STEM Academy, Grade 5

Sarabeth Campbell, Sequoyah HS, Grade 11

Maggie Edwards, Hickory Flat ES, Grade 4

Emmalyn Epps, Macedonia ES, Grade 2

Aahana Karanji, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 8

Kendall Lee, Etowah HS, Grade 10

Chloe Okoth, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 6

Lance Rosser, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 7

Otis Waddington, Avery ES, Grade 1

Sophie Vanderplough, Carmel ES, Grade 3

Tessa Wieland, Little River ES, Kindergarten

SECOND PLACE

McKenna Baskett, Sixes ES, Grade 2

Cathryne Belangee, Creekview HS, Grade 10

Carson Heath, Creekview HS, Grade 11

Flarity Hedlund, Little River ES, Grade 5

Jack Mizelle, Knox ES STEM Academy, Kindergarten

Rishabh Pandya, Clark Creek ES STEM Academy, Grade 3

Susanna Primm, Arnold Mill ES, Grade 1

Alex Quarles, Liberty ES, Grade 4

Evie Sickbert, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 6

Pradhyumna Vasishta, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 7

THIRD PLACE

Reagan Dailey, Liberty ES, Grade 5

Carolyn Forrester, River Ridge HS, Grade 11

Chany Hawkins, Hasty ES Fine Arts Academy, Grade 1

Aria Paone, Sequoyah HS, Grade 10

Aubrey Pierce, Bascomb ES, Grade 3

Andrew Sickbert, Clark Creek ES STEM Academy, Grade 4

Kate Wieland, Little River ES, Grade 2

HONORABLE MENTION

Sadie Kunzman, Bascomb ES, Grade 3

                                                           

MUSIC COMPOSITION

FIRST PLACE

McKenna Baskett, Sixes ES, Grade 2

Anthony Dagostino, Indian Knoll ES, Grade 5

Veer Lamba, Little River ES, Grade 3

Caitlien Nguyen, Creekview HS, Grade 12

Chloe  Okoth, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 6

SECOND PLACE

William Bowers, Sixes ES, Grade 5

Mercy Bradshaw, Indian Knoll ES, Grade 2

Cameron LeBlanc, Little River ES, Grade 3

THIRD PLACE

Saanvi Lamba, Little River ES, Grade 5

Anna Law, Liberty ES, Grade 3

SPECIAL ARTIST

Walt Ordahl, Creekland MS, Grade 8

PHOTOGRAPHY                                                    

FIRST PLACE

Ixchel Avila, Etowah HS, Grade 10

Mady Cooper, Macedonia ES, Grade 2

Cooper Crosby, Little River ES, Grade 1

Carolyn Forrester, River Ridge HS, Grade 11

Zachary Gonzalez, Etowah HS, Grade 9

Kevin Halloran, Etowah HS, Grade 12

Kathryn Rickert, Creekland MS, Grade 8

Addison Quarles, Dean Rusk MS, Grace 6

Pradhyumna Vasishta, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 7

Pranav Vasishta, Clark Creek ES STEM Academy, Grade 3

Charli Wallace, Free Home ES, Grade 5

Megan Weber, Bascomb ES, Grade 4

SECOND PLACE

Reagan Dailey, Liberty ES, Grade 5

Ethan Harlow, Mill Creek MS, Grade 8

Rohnish Jena, Clark Creek ES STEM Academy, Grade 2

Mckenna Kazee, River Ridge HS, Grade 10

Nolan O'Leary, Cherokee HS, Grade 9

Abigail Rickert, Creekland MS, Grade 7

Taylor Saulinskas, Knox ES STEM Academy, Grade 3

Nolan Stone, Arnold Mill ES, Grade 4

Keirthen Titus, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 6

Evan Weber, Etowah HS, Grade 11

THIRD PLACE

Tyler Bennett, Freedom MS, Grade 7

Laney Kate Day, Free Home ES, Grade 4

Ava Harlan, Knox ES STEM Academy, Grade 2

Kinley Isaacs, Liberty ES, Grade 5

Kendall Lee, Etowah HS, Grade 10

Callan O'Leary, R.M. Moore ES STEM Academy, Grade 3

Huck Wallace, Creekland MS, Grade 8

Brayden Weber, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 6

HONORABLE MENTION

Isabella Jones, Hickory Flat ES, Grade 4

SPECIAL ARTIST

Romann Cairns, Creekview HS, Grade 12

Javier Camacho, Creekview HS, Grade 10

David Gober, Creekview HS, Grade 10

Sammy Grugan, Creekview HS, Grade 10

Spencer Herrin, Creekview HS, Grade 11

Preston Johnson, Dean Rusk MS, Grade 8

MaryAnne Maloney, Creekview HS, Grade 11

Summer Pierce, Creekview HS, Grade 10

Joseph Sarrica, Creekview HS, Grade 11

Lawton Stormes, Creekview HS, Grade 10

Greyson Teague, Creekview HS, Grade 10

Ryan Weber, Etowah HS, Grade 9

VISUAL ARTS                                                          

FIRST PLACE

Avery Clanton, Johnston ES, Grade 1

Audri Colquitt, Liberty ES, Grade 5

Hailey El-Nahas, Etowah HS, Grade 11

Stella Gilbreath, Woodstock ES, Grade 3

Felicia Hughes, River Ridge HS, Grade 12

Brooke Jacomine, Sequoyah HS, Grade 10

Rohnish Jena, Clark Creek ES STEM Academy, Grade 2

Rachel Lee, River Ridge HS, Grade 9

Elena Marin, Arnold Mill ES, Grade 4

Cyrus Paris, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 6

Royce Paris, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 8

Emily Smith, Creekland MS, Grade 7

Nora Stone, Arnold Mill ES, Kindergarten

SECOND PLACE

Laura Bohoraquez, River Ridge HS, Grade 12

Lila Hedlund, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 7

Allie Hornsby, Free Home ES, Kindergarten

Taylor Kent, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 8

Libby Kotula, River Ridge HS, Grade 11

Kendall Lee, Etowah HS, Grade 10

Isabella McWilliams, Hickory Flat ES, Grade 1

Peyton Nash, E.T. Booth MS, Grade

Lavanya Shankar, River Ridge HS, Grade 9

Sanjana Shankar, Little River ES, Grade 5

Ella Smith, Little River ES, Grade 4

Iris Spratt, Hasty ES Fine Arts Academy, Grade 2

Lyla Ward, Bascomb ES, Grade 3

THIRD PLACE

Ashlyn Andretta, Sixes ES, Grade 3

Lindsey Davis, Creekland MS, Grade 6

Carolyn Forrester, River Ridge HS, Grade 11

Zachary Gonzalez, Etowah HS, Grade 9

Berkley Kern, Avery ES, Grade 1

Myla Montgomery, Bascomb ES, Kindergarten

Tien Nguyen, Little River ES, Grade 5

Violet Paul, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 7

Alex Quarles, Liberty ES, Grade 4

Charlotte Watson, Hickory Flat ES, Grade 2

SPECIAL ARTIST

Katie Brown, Creekview HS, Grade 9

MaKayla Cox, Creekview HS, Grade 11

Jeffrey Dor, Bascomb ES, Grade 5

Mathew Patterson, Creekview HS, Grade 12

Summer Pierce, Creekview HS, Grade 10

Sean Reeves, Creekview HS, Grade 11

Claire Sallee, Creekview HS, Grade 11

Joseph Sarrica, Creekview HS, Grade 11

Nicole Williams, Creekview HS, Grade 9

VISUAL ARTS 3D                                                    

FIRST PLACE

Tatum Bishop, Bascomb ES, Grade 3

Taylor Daugherty, Mill Creek MS, Grade 8

Lindsey Davis, Creekland MS, Grade 6

Maya Ennis, Arnold Mill ES, Grade 5

Aria Gray, Little River ES, Kindergarten

Britain Mabie, Johnston ES, Grade 4

Zaine Reinhart, Hasty ES Fine Arts Academy, Grade 2

Cassie Shepp, Creekland MS, Grade 7

SECOND PLACE

Charlee Champion, Free Home ES, Grade 2

Maggie Edwards, Hickory Flat ES, Grade 4

Rhaelyn Fishback, Clark Creek ES STEM Academy, Grade 3

Abigail Rickert, Creekland MS, Grade 7

Kathryn Rickert, Creekland MS, Grade 8

Ashley Springett, Hickory Flat ES, Grade 5

Keirthen Titus, E.T. Booth MS, Grade 6

THIRD PLACE

Callie Primm, Arnold Mill ES, Grade 3

Avery Shepp, Free Home ES, Grade 5

Gianna Teague, Knox ES STEM Academy, Grade 4

HONORABLE MENTION

Reyna Titus, Clark Creek ES STEM Academy, Grade 3

Original source can be found here.