Missouri PTA Announces 2024-2025 “Accepting Imperfection” State Reflections Program Winners!
Missouri PTA is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 “Accepting Imperfection” State Reflections Program winners. The first place winning entries have been advanced to National PTA for consideration. The national level results will be announced soon.
Congratulations to all of our Reflections participants and volunteers on a very successful program this year. Thank you for helping keep the Reflections Program a strong and cherished PTA tradition.
Please email reflections@mopta.org with any questions or corrections to students’ names!
Local leaders, thank you for all your hard work and all you do for local students!
Please check out our first place recipients’ art by clicking their names below.
Dance Choreography
| Primary | First Place – Ella Grace Frevert, Mason Elementary PTA – “True Colors”
Second Place – Sloane Kudrna, Tiffany Ridge Elementary PTA – “Perfect” Third Place – Eyla Haniger, Bell Prairie PTA – “All I Want” Honorable Mention – Luna Mann, Tiffany Ridge Elementary PTA – “Slow It Down” |
| Intermediate | First Place – Skyler Bayer, Timber Creek Elementary PTA – “Imperfections”
Second Place – Luca Olson, Mason Elementary PTA – “Falling Apart” Third Place – McKenzie Day-Gloe, EPiC Elementary PTA – “Ariel Arts Imperfection” |
| Middle School | First Place – Aubree Perkins, Brittany Hill Middle School PTSA – “Perfect”
Second Place – Isabel Riggle, Antioch Spartans PTSA – “Jingle Bell Rock” |
| High School | First Place – Carmen Tang, Blue Jay Nation PTSA – Incredible Complexities”
Second Place – David McDowell, Central High School PTSA (Springfield) – “Silly Boy Groove” |
Film Production
| Primary | First Place – Allen Moehlmann, Thomas Ultican Elementary PTA – “My Not Perfect Drawing”
Second Place – Clark Lobdell, Thomas B. Chinn PTA – “Pumpkin Carving Third Place – Sylvia Pierce, George S. Bryant PTA – “The Great Brother + Sister Bake-off” Honorable Mention – Grace Conklin, Graden Elementary School PTA – “Jumping for Success” |
| Intermediate | First Place – Graham Pierce, George S. Bryant PTA – “Imperfect Puppies”
Second Place – Bailey Brink, Union Chapel Elementary School PTA – Eye Witness News Accepting Imperfections” Third Place – Neely Springer, Wanda Gray PTA – “Dyslexia: Imperfection Or Super Power?” Honorable Mention – Teagan Marchbank, Tiffany Ridge Elementary PTA – “Rain and Rainbows” Honorable Mention – Lucile Price, Hawthorn Elementary PTA – “Accepting Imperfections” |
| Middle School | First Place – Levi Swanson, Delta Woods Middle School PTSA – “Kitchen Symphony”
Second Place – Izabella Bennett, Brittany Hill Middle School PTSA – “untitled” |
| High School | First Place – Shiv Bansal, Kickapoo PTSA – “O.N. Pruitt’s Photographic Portrayal of Trouble and Resilience in Columbus, Mississippi”
Second Place – Anyiah Doig, Kickapoo PTSA – “Accept Imperfection – PSA” |
Literature
| Primary | First Place – Hudson Moorehead, Union Chapel Elementary School PTA – “Liberty Bell”
Second Place – Iolani Kaaiakamanu, EPiC Elementary PTA – “The Penguin Who Couldn’t Belly Slide” Third Place – Eddie Dragen, EPiC Elementary PTA – “Oof!” Honorable Mention – Nina Mogaka, John Nowlin Elementary PTA – “My Life As A Freshman” |
| Intermediate | First Place – Alouisa Marcantonio, Lillian Schumacher Elementary PTA – “Weird Charlee: The true story of a VERY strange dog!”
Second Place – Camryn Thompson, Union Chapel Elementary School PTA – “Spots” Third Place – Maddie Thomsen, Union Chapel Elementary School PTA – “Great Combo” Honorable Mention – Lucile Price, Hawthorn Elementary PTA – “B-Ball Catastrophe” |
| Middle School | First Place – Saphyra Murphy, Brittany Hill Middle School PTSA – “It took Tea to Realize”
Second Place – Olive Eck, Central High School PTSA (Springfield) – “My Erasers” Third Place – Tristan Darnell, Brittany Hill Middle School PTSA – “Seeing the World Differently” Honorable Mention – Lillyanna Hodges, Brittany Hill Middle School PTSA – “Unfinished Perfection” Honorable Mention – Brooke Holt, Wentzville Middle PTA – “Imperfect is perfect” Honorable Mention – Ellen Marple, Discovery Middle School PTSA – “What Has the World Done to Me?” |
| High School | First Place – Chloe Johnson, Blue Jay Nation PTSA – “It is a Common Flaw”
Second Place – Tessa Seigfreid, Truman Patriots Club PTSA – “Imperfection Odyssey” Third Place – Aleah Cunningham, Lee’s Summit West High School PTSA – “I’m not perfect” |
Music Composition
| Primary | First Place – Sylvia Pierce, George S. Bryant PTA – “I Will Get Back Up”
Second Place – Matilda McClain, George S. Bryant PTA – “All Fall Down” Third Place – Mia Sutton, Voy Spears Jr. Elementary PTA – “Lovely Lavender” Honorable Mention – Dawson Bendorf, Voy Spears Jr. Elementary PTA – “Lesson #1” |
| Intermediate | First Place – Alouisa Marcantonio, Lillian Schumacher Elementary PTA – “Hey, Sunshine!”
Second Place – Emma Shane, Randall PTA – “Not the Way You Want It” Third Place – CeCe Dragen, EPiC Elementary PTA – “(I’m)Perfect” |
| Middle School | First Place – Kollin Jacobs, Brittany Hill Middle School PTSA – “Storms of Insecurities”
Second Place – Penelope Goeken, Liberty Middle School PTSA – “I Forgot All The Words” Third Place – Kadence Lane, Discovery Middle School PTSA – “Only To You” Honorable Mention – Ian Sutton, Delta Woods Middle School PTSA – “I will Rise” Honorable Mention – Arianna Turiak, Brittany Hill Middle School PTSA – “Laughing Crying” |
| High School | First Place – Sam DeClue, Blue Jay Nation PTSA – “Eridanus”
Second Place – Jillian Ware, Liberty North High School Eagle Club PTSA – “Your Choice” Third Place – Chace Curtis, Blue Jay Nation PTSA – “Safe and Sound” Honorable Mention – Addy Gardner, Lee’s Summit West High School PTSA – “Learning Experience” Honorable Mention – Skye Gash, Liberty North High School Eagle Club PTSA – “Allegro” Honorable Mention – Sam Petitt, Central High School PTSA (Springfield) – “The Coldest” |
Photography
| Accessible Arts | First Place – Annabelle Chritton, Thomas B. Chinn PTA – “Barbie” |
| Primary | First Place – Rowan Poskey, EPiC Elementary PTA – “My Brother Is Perfect”
Second Place – Hunter Ferguson, Cordill-Mason Elementary PTA – “Lemon My Cat” Third Place – Emmy Lemmond, Cordill-Mason Elementary PTA – “Imperfect and Helpful” Honorable Mention – Owen Schichi, William Yates Elementary School PTA – “My Superpower Hero” |
| Intermediate | First Place – Miles Minks, Chapel Lakes PTA – “The Chosen One”
Second Place – Dillon Wall, Bell Prairie PTA – “Papa’s Truck” Third Place – Reese Condron, Union Chapel Elementary School PTA – “Mistaken Piano” Honorable Mention – Graham Pierce, George S. Bryant PTA – “Fresh Paint” |
| Middle School | First Place – Castle Kilburn, Cherokee Middle School PTSA – “Perspective”
Second Place – William Marinez, Paul Kinder Middle School PTA – “The Golden Vase” Third Place – Castle Kilburn, Cherokee Middle School PTSA – “Cardboard Kicks” Honorable Mention – Eva Crandall, Brittany Hill Middle School PTSA – “Dear Debbie” |
| High School | First Place – Gabriel McClanahan, Central High School PTSA (Springfield) – “Bloom from the Broken”
Second Place – Libbey Baadsgaard, Kickapoo PTSA – “Ripples” Third Place – Logan Wall, Staley High School Falcon Booster Club PTSA – “Welcome to the USS Missouri” |
Visual Arts
| Accessible Arts | First Place – Luca Slocum, John Nowlin Elementary PTA – “Gigagonasaurus Rex”
Second Place – Maria Hughes, Hawthorn Elementary PTA – “I have friends.” Third Place – Maria Hughes, Hawthorn Elementary PTA – “This is Mary” Honorable Mention – Emma Monroe, Sunny Pointe Elementary PTA – “Hope” |
| Primary | First Place – Owen Briones, James Lewis Elementary PTA – “All The Imperfect Bricks Can Build Something Wonderful!”
Second Place – Sylvia Pierce, George S. Bryant PTA – “The Feather Fix” Third Place – Conrad Council, Cordill-Mason Elementary PTA – “The Solar System” Honorable Mention – Della Beck, Cordill-Mason Elementary PTA – “The Girls That Can Do Hard Things” Honorable Mention – Brynlee Doyle, Mason Elementary PTA – “Rainbow Hair” Honorable Mention – Georgia Lehman, EPiC Elementary PTA – “The Imperfect Tree” Honorable Mention – Matilda McClain, George S. Bryant PTA – “Imperfection is Beauty” |
| Intermediate | First Place – Madison Broermann, Hawthorn Elementary PTA – “My Happy Place”
Second Place – Corinne Akin, Chapel Lakes PTA – “Just Keep Trying” Third Place – Aminna Elliott, Wanda Gray PTA – “Accepting my imperfections” Honorable Mention – Peyton Fackrell, William Yates Elementary School PTA – “Mistakes Help me Grow” Honorable Mention – Margot Kaiser, Voy Spears Jr. Elementary PTA – “Voodoo” Honorable Mention – Maya Lobdell, Thomas B. Chinn PTA – “Grim Socks, Bright Soul” Honorable Mention – Kylie Parks, Union Chapel Elementary School PTA – “Natures Imperfections” |
| Middle School | First Place – Kelsey Barnes, Wentzville Middle PTA – “The Weight of Perfection”
Second Place – Josephine Courtney, Delta Woods Middle School PTSA – “Perspective” Third Place – Dani Agate, Moreland Ridge Middle School PTSA – “True Beauty” Honorable Mention – Chloe Rudderforth, Antioch Spartans PTSA – “Imperfect Harmony” Honorable Mention – Olive Wilson, John J. Pershing Middle School PTSA – “How the Flowers Grow” |
| High School | First Place – Emma Haley, Liberty North High School Eagle Club PTSA – “Room”
Second Place – Paisley Papa, Kickapoo PTSA – “Twice as Many Stars” Third Place – Keren Ding, Central High School PTSA (Springfield) – “Beyond” Honorable Mention – AJ Coale, Glendale PTSA – “Compassion” Honorable Mention – Justice Robinson, Park Hill High School PTSA – “Nature’s Imperfections” Honorable Mention – Grace Stone, Truman Patriots Club PTSA – “Loose Beads” Honorable Mention – Gracyn Stroup, Kickapoo PTSA – “Accepting Imperfection” |
