Hawaii State Reflections Participation Guidelines

First and foremost, all local unit Reflections chairs must download and complete a Local Unit Reflections Chair Contact Form and return to us immediately.  We need this information so we can pass along important program information for the duration of the program or contact you if necessary.

Artwork Submission Deadlines

• Student Submission to Local PTA Unit - week of December 17-21, 2007 (recommended)
• Local PTA Unit Submission to Region - January 20, 2008
• Region Submission to State - February 10, 2008
  
  IMPORTANT NOTES: 
  Region Chairs - we are looking for individuals to chair our region committees.  Please contact us if you're interested in helping out.
  Reflections Ribbons - will be available for distribution on or after November 15, 2007.  Please call after this date.
  

For Local PTA Unit Submission to State - DUE 1/20/08

How Many Art Pieces May be Submitted for Region Judging?

A maximum of 6 art pieces in each art category and age division may be submitted.  The following table shows how that is broken down.

Art Category	Primary PreK-2	Interm 3-5	Mid/Jr 6-8	Senior 9-12	Maximum
Visual Arts	6	6	6	6	24
Musical Composition	6	6	6	6	24
Literature	6	6	6	6	24
Photography	6	6	6	6	24
Dance Choreography	6	6	6	6	24
Film/Video Production	6	6	6	6	24

Checklist for Submitting Artwork

• Please check to make sure that all artwork you submit meets specific Arts Area Rules as provided by National PTA and are submitted according to specifications.
• Each piece of artwork must be accompanied by an Official Entry Form, completed clearly and in its entirety, and signed by both the participant and a parent/guardian.  National PTA will not accept artwork without a properly completed form.
• We strongly encourage students to share what motivated or inspired them produce their artwork.  Space is provided for this on the official entry form.
• Local unit reflections chairs must confirm that their PTA is a unit in good standing (i.e. membership dues and insurance have been paid, and unit bylaws have been updated).  All units must be in good standing to participate in Reflections.  Call your region director or email us to confirm your status.
• Finally, all local units must submit a Local PTA Participation Form to accompany all artwork they submit.  Be certain the form is completed in its entirety and that local unit contact information is legible in case we need to reach you. 

Should you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact your region director. Or email us and we will route your request to the appropriate person.

We're excited your unit is participating in Reflections this year and we look forward to seeing the creativity of and the wonderful artwork prepared by all our student participants.

For Regions Submission to State - DUE 2/10/08

February 10, 2008 is the final date for submission of artwork  for judging at the state level.  To allow us adequate time to judge and prepare artwork for submission to national for judging at that level, all regions must submit their artwork on or before this date without exception.  Please contact us to arrange this.  

Regions may submit a maximum of 3 art pieces in each art category and age division as follows:

Art Category	Primary PreK-2	Interm 3-5	Mid/Jr 6-8	Senior 9-12	Maximum
Visual Arts	3	3	3	3	12
Musical Composition	3	3	3	3	12
Literature	3	3	3	3	12
Photography	3	3	3	3	12
Dance Choreography	3	3	3	3	12
Film/Video Production	3	3	3	3	12

Region chairs should confirm that local units have met all the requirements (as indicated above) for judging at the region level.

Please complete and submit a Region Participation Form with all artwork at the region level selected to advance to state.  The form must be completed in its entirety.

Shown Above Left

National PTA 2005-2006 Award of Merit Recipient

Eura Ha
Moanalua Middle School PTSA

“I wonder why Butterflies are so beautiful!”
Visual Arts ~ Middle/Junior Division