Chair: Liaoliao Wei & Chen Yang 

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Submission Deadline:  November 22, 2026
  

2026-2027 Tyee Middle School Reflections

This year’s theme: “What My Culture Means to Me” 

Reflections is a National PTA arts program that encourages students to explore their ideas, experiences, and creativity through original work. Tyee students are welcome to enter one piece per arts category and may participate in multiple categories

Choose your art category: 

  • Literature: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, short stories, or lyrics.
  • Photography: Color or black-and-white images, including creative photo techniques.
  • Film/Video: Original films or videos, including animation, narratives, documentaries, or music videos.
  • Accessible Art: Entries in the Accessible Art category.
  • Music Composition: Original musical composition, with or without words.
  • Visual Arts: Drawing, painting, digital art, collage, printmaking, needlework, or leather tooling.
  • Choreography/Dance: An original choreographed dance composition. 

How To Submit

1. Read the 2026–27 Reflections Official Rules before you begin. Check the requirements for your selected arts category.

2. Complete the Student Entry Form and Artist Statement (Only-Typed). Include all required information and signatures; type your Artist Statement as a Word document. Handwritten statements are not accepted.

3. Prepare three files for each entry: Artwork, Student Entry Form, and Artist Statement. Name each file using the format below, changing only the final suffix:

File naming: category_level_title_phonenumber+initials_filetype 

Use artwork, entryform, or statement as the final filetype.

For example: Visual Art_middle_Iloveme_1234567890+JD_artwork

4. Email all three files to reflections@tyeeptsa.org by November 22, 2026.

Use the subject line “Reflections submission – Student Name and Grade.”

For visual art: Photograph your piece in good lighting, straight on, and crop out the background. 

Privacy: Do not include your full name in the artwork or Artist Statement. 

Music submissions: If background music is used, cite it on the entry form. Any music-note file should use the suffix _musicnote. 

Contact reflections@tyeeptsa.org for any questions. 
Learn more: WSPTA Reflections webpage  and PTSA Reflections