Reflections Award Ceremony 2022-2023

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ROUND ROCK ISD COUNCIL OF PTA’S

Reflections Award Ceremony 2022-2023 April 17th 2023 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM

OVERALL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Dance Choreography

Kaleb (Formally Katrina)

Isabelle Wong

Juliet Todoroff

Turner-Cedar Ridge Highschool-HS

Cedar Valley Middle School- MS

Fern Bluff Elementary-ES

Srikari Gangumalla Canyon Creek Elementary-ES

Film Production

Mina Yoo

Round Rock HS

Gavin Brown Pearson Ranch MS

Selim Uyan James Walsh MS

Ella Paum Chandler Oaks ES

Siddhant Palamarthy Canyon Creek ES

Literature

Claire Lee Westwood HS

Isabelle Wong

Cedar Valley MS

Ruby Jane Erwin Patsy Sommer ES

Vaanya Jain Cactus Ranch ES

Music Composition

Carter Smith Westwood HS

Gavin Brown Pearson Ranch MS

Kayshi Kaushal James Walsh MS

Aadya Sekhar Canyon Creek ES

Cash Cummings Deep Wood ES

Photography

Nila Arunkumar High School McNeil HS

Abhay Tippimath Pearson Ranch MS

Adeline Chartier Patsy Sommer ES

Aria Jones Brushy Creek ES

Visual Arts

Lela Thornhill Round Rock HS

Claire DeVille Cedar Valley MS

Evan Shuhan Li Grisham MS

Anna Kao Brushy Creek EM

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CONGRATULATIONS !!!

Student Spotlight

Gavin Brown

Advanced to National

Gavin Brown Overall Award of Excellence

Special Artist Film Production and Music Composition

“Show Your Voice”‐The Official Music Video & “Show Your Voice”-Original Music 2 years in a row!

Show Your Voice - The Official Music Video - PTA Reflections 2022-23

OVERALL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

LITERATURE READINGS

Ruby Jane

Overall Award of Excellence

Patsy Sommer ES

How I Can Show My Voice

Claire Lee

Overall Award of Excellence

Westwood HS

Blooming in a Garden of Voices

Isabelle Wong

Overall Award of Excellence

Cedar Valley MS

Small Steps

Vaanya Jain

Overall Award of Excellence

Cactus Ranch ES

Dear Writing

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Dance Choreography

Morgan Muscato Westwood HS

Joan Amalraj Canyon Vista MS

Florentina Vargas Townsend Spicewood ES

Madison Brunet Blackland Prairie ES

Manya Naik Purple Sage ES

Film Production

Arnav Saraf Canyon Vista MS

Diya Nair Grisham MS

Adelyn Rose Hager Spicewood ES

Joshua Wong Brushy Creek ES

Pragati Vijayakumar Elsa England ES

Simon Resnick Sommer ES

Literature

Jatin Aggarwal Westwood HS

Ishani Srivastava McNeil HS

Isabel Wen Grisham MS

Shreya Nair Grisham MS

Neha Vijay Cedar Valley MS

Emily Minerd CD Fulkes MS

Neil Vemuri Pearson Ranch MS

Chasity Coburn Old Town ES

Nila Karthik Elsa England ES

Srikari Gangumalla Canyon Creek ES

Genevieve Friend Deepwood ES

Krisha Raj Sommer ES

Arnav Acharya Sommer ES

Medha Raghu Sommer ES

Anna Kao Brushy Creek EM

Aria Jones Brushy Creek ES

Anirudh Deepak Sommer ES

Valentina Higuera Wells Branch ES

Emma Gosch Brushy Creek ES

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Music Composition

Samarth Margasahayam

Westwood HS

Sandali Gangwar Westwood HS

Arnav Saraf Canyon Vista MS

Ruth den Harder Teravista ES

Adeline Chartier Sommer ES

Anish Iyer Sommer ES

Surya Arunkumar Pearson Ranch ES

Richard Cardillo

Great Oaks ES

Sahana Karthikeyan Great Oaks ES

Aayushi Mhatre Chandler Oaks ES

Samiron Banerjee Chandler Oaks ES

Katherine Miller Brushy Creek ES

Photography

Charlie Shanks McNeil HS

Yash Pawar Westwood HS

Akshara Acharya Cedar Valley MS

Joan Amalraj Canyon Vista MS

Pragati Vijayakumar Elsa England ES

Myra Marpu Canyon Creek ES

Grant Brunet Primary Blackland Prairie ES

Anika Shambhavi Kaul Sommer ES

Emma Gosch Brushy Creek ES

Visual Arts

Arya Ramaiah Westwood HS

Ella Kim Westwood HS

Yoonjie Westwood HS

Neha Vijay Cedar Valley MS

Marley (Kyte) Abshier CD Fulkes MS

Valentina Gomez-Vela Hopewell MS

Anahli Tegbe Hopewell MS

Michaela John Hopewell MS

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Simone Branch

Rosalie Breton

Jayhyun Kim

Lydia Tsengl

Aaron Fagins

Asher Jones Intermediate

Reina Giles Intermediate

August Zhang

Danielle Ndinya

Nishna Gandra

Lingyu Zhao

SiddarthNair

Shreya Palamarthy

Sanmita Vaddagiri

Bailey Min

Rishaan Shah

Lyla Buckingham

Robert Mosley

Miraya Joshi

Shragvi Tiwari

Maria Elena Kempel

Wesley Bassett

Hopewell MS

Pearson Ranch MS

Pearson Ranch MS

Walsh MS

Brushy Creek ES

Brushy Creek ES

Brushy Creek ES

Cactus Ranch ES

Cactus Ranch ES

Canyon Creek ES

Canyon Creek ES

Canyon Creek ES

Canyon Creek ES

Chandler Oaks ES

Elsa England ES

Elsa England ES

Fern Bluff ES

Fern Bluff ES

Great Oaks ES

Laurel Mountain ES

Old Town ES

Pond Spring ES

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AWARD OF MERIT

Dance Choreography

Diya Nair Grisham MS

Cameron Payne Cactus Ranch ES

Amaira Negi Sommer ES

Iris Gao Spicewood ES

Pragati Vijayakumar Elsa England ES

Film Production

Surya Arunkumar Pearson Ranch MS

Vera Chernetsova Canyon Creek ES

Hayes Koepke Fern Bluff ES

Paul Chun Laurel Mountain ES

Elliot Kolber Great Oaks ES

Literature

Abigail Allison Cedar Ridge HS

Seokhyun Alex Kim Westwood HS

Charlie Shanks McNeil HS

Anagha Deepak Round Rock HS

Anagha Deepak Round Rock HS

Isabel Wen ` Grisham MS

Miriam Haskins CD Fulkes MS

Esha Shanbhogue Cedar Valley MS

Eliana Chua Hopewell MS

Shireen Valasagandla Ridge View MS

Angelina Kao Brushy Creek ES

Ahan Gajjar Cactus Ranch ES

Samyukta Arvind Canyon Creek ES

Ayush Sankar Elsa England ES

Ayush Sankar Elsa England ES

Miraya Joshi Great Oaks ES

Nora Menon Spicewood ES

Anusha Garg Laurel Mountain ES

Music Composition

Andrew Betron Westwood HS

Dalton Ma Westwood HS

Mahati Geetla Grisham MS

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Landon Boecker

Blackland Prairie ES

Emma Gosch Brushy Creek ES

Aashvi Rathi Cactus Ranch ES

Krista Michael Elsa England ES

Ayush Sankar Elsa England ES

Govind Iyer Laurel Mountain ES

Photography

Ella Mikulencak

Round Rock HS

Yash Pawar Westwood HS

Ben Brunet

Blackland Prairie ES

Cameron Payne Cactus Ranch ES

Sanvi Singh Cactus Ranch ES

Chasity Coburn Old Town ES

Atharv Koka

Daksh Kuladeepak Gowda

Lise Billy

Elsa England ES

Laurel Mountain ES

Pearson Ranch ES

Surya Arunkumar Pearson Ranch ES

Avantika Nambiar Nambiar Sommer ES

Medha Raghu Sommer ES

Nicolas Curiel-Velasquez

Visual Arts

Andrew Betron

Wells Branch ES

Westwood HS

Claire Lee Westwood HS

Elizabeth Hsu Westwood HS

Samarth Margasahayam Westwood HS

Ella Jones Cedar Valley MS

Nhu Tran CD Fulkes MS

Valerie Avina CD Fulkes MS

Jonas Dillon Sauer

CD Fulkes MS

Nuvia Soto-Reyes CD Fulkes MS

Cecilia Haskins

MIriam Reynoso

Nhi Tran

Carmendiana Bautista Rodriguez

CD Fulkes MS

CD Fulkes MS

CD Fulkes MS

CD Fulkes MS

Reenum Shahid CD Fulkes MS

Eliana Chua

Adelaide Collins

Hopewell MS

Brushy Creek ES

Jayden Hoang Brushy Creek ES

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AWARD OF MERIT continued

Angelina Kao

Eden Hibbard

Mckenzie Moran

Brushy Creek ES

Brushy Creek ES

Brushy Creek ES

Arjun Arora Cactus Ranch ES

Dulhana Sooriarachchi Cactus Ranch ES

Landyn Mallonee Callison ES

Cora Chapman Callison ES

Dezera Ganaway Callison ES

Amasha Koswatta Chandler Oaks ES

Tejas Vinod Elsa England ES

Ananya Nandiraju

Elsa England ES

Gia Lee Elsa England ES

Davis Idom Forest North ES

Carolyn Sarah Mark

Gibson Idom

Thanusha Sivaraj

Ananya Rathi

Marco Merlos

Myna C Rao

Udvita Dwivedi

Novena Lazenga

Shreya Nair

Forest North ES

Forest North ES

Great Oaks ES

Great Oaks ES

Great Oaks ES

Great Oaks ES

Great Oaks ES

Great Oaks ES

Grisham MS

Parker Hay Herrington ES

Jaelen Chua

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HONORARY MENTION

Dance Choreography

Judith Amalraj Canyon Vista MS

Dara Nguyen Brushy Creek ES

Emma Gosch Brushy Creek ES

Sanvi Singh Cactus Ranch ES

Addison Mallonee Callison ES

Daksh Kuladeepak Gowda Laurel Mountain ES

Max Gu Sommer ES

Imogen Resnick Sommer ES

Paloma Jurkevicz Teravista ES

Film Production

Joshua Smith Cathy Karaway ES

Hamza Mirza Brushy Creek ES

Krista Michael Elsa England ES

Akash Cherala Pearson Ranch ES

Anirudh Deepak Sommer ES

Nicolas Flores Wells Branch ES

Literature

Saanvi Gadoo Round Rock HS

Anagha Deepak Round Rock HS

Anagha Deepak Round Rock HS

Joan Amalraj Canyon Vista MS

Judith Amalraj Canyon Vista MS

Surya Arunkumar Pearson Ranch MS

Mason Zastoupil Blackland Prairie ES

Bradley Hoffman Brushy Creek ES

Cameron Payne Cactus Ranch ES

Grace Sunyoung Park Elsa England ES

Mannan Maggo Elsa England ES

Narain Naveenprabhu Great Oaks ES

Jaelen Chua Herrington ES

Naveen Belforte Sommer ES

Maxwell Zellner Spicewood ES

Caleb Cavinder Teravista ES

Clayton Nelms Teravista ES

Alakh Gajjar Walsh MS

Renika Dharampuria Walsh MS

Music Composition

Niketh Raghu Round Rock HS

Hiroshi Giles Cedar Valley MS

Hana Chen Grisham MS

Cameron Payne Cactus Ranch ES

Clark McDaniels Forest North ES

Lilly Davis Fern Bluff ES

Nikhil Sarathy Laurel Mountain ES

Iris Gao Spicewood ES

Arthur Powers Spicewood ES

Aarna Samarasekera Walsh MS

HONORARY MENTION continued

Photography

Yash Pawar

Westwood HS

Neha Vijay Cedar Valley MS

Aria Kashani Canyon Creek ES

Rishaan Shah Elsa England ES

Ford Koepke Fern Bluff ES

Benjamin Yarbrough Great Oaks ES

Sofia Grande Herrington ES

Vihaan Prasath Sommer ES

Visual Arts

Claire Choi McNeil HS

Arjun Bhardwaj Westwood HS

Jiayi Dong Canyon Vista MS

Antara Save Canyon Vista MS

Erin Yoon Cedar Valley MS

Kaylee (Dax) Phillips

Melissa Alpizar

Sedley Acord

Jacqueline Gonzalez Hernandez

Savanna Doyal

Miriam Haskins

Dalyla Rosenbaum

CD Fulkes MS

CD Fulkes MS

CD Fulkes MS

CD Fulkes MS

CD Fulkes MS

CD Fulkes MS

CD Fulkes MS

Ana Kim Pearson Ranch MS

Rosalie Breton Pearson Ranch MS

Netra Sainath Walsh MS

Faith Ortega Blackland Prairie ES

Mauneli Marandi Blackland Prairie ES

Diya Ashwath Athrey

Brushy Creek ES

Hamza Mirza Brushy Creek ES

Amit Panchal Canyon Creek ES

Asher Imani

Priyansh Shrivastara

Cathy Karaway ES

Cathy Karaway ES

Aadya Mhatre Chandler Oaks ES

Addilyn Morrison Fern Bluff ES

Arjun Patel Great Oaks ES

Pavithra Thangarangan Laurel Mountain ES

Ana Acharya Purple Sage ES

Guilherme Furtado Purple Sage ES

Esha Desai Spicewood ES

Ellie Kim Spicewood ES

Ayan Saraf Spicewood ES

Zoe Vu Sommer ES

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SPECIAL THANKS

Community Leaders and Special Guests

Suzi Kennon, President, Texas PTA President

Heidi M. PeCoy, Texas PTA Vice President, Field Services

Dr. Hafedh Azaiez, Round Rock ISD Superintendent of Schools

Mellissa Hoskin, Round Rock ISD Council PTA President

Carrie Mays, Texas PTA Programs Manager

Amber Feller, President- Round Rock ISD Board of Trustees-Place 3

Dennis Weiner, Round Rock ISD Chief of Police

Risa Ginther, Texas PTA Director-at-Large (Statewide Arts in Education Liaison)

Tim Lowke, Round Rock ISD Director of Fine Arts - Visual

Nolan Jager Loyd Round Rock ISD Director of Fine Arts - Music

Dr. Luz Martinez, Round Rock ISD Chief Equity Officer

Dr. Natalie Nichols, Round Rock ISD Senior Chief of Schools & Innovation

Dr. Lora Darden, Round Rock ISD Interim Chief of Teaching and Learning

“We appreciate your continued support.”

Cedar Ridge High School and RRISD P.A.C.S

for hosting this year’s Award Ceremony

Jonathan Smith, Principal- Cedar Ridge H.S.

Bill Anderson, Technical Production CoordinatorRound Rock Independent School District Performing Arts Center

Betty Jo Byrne- Performing Arts Center for Round Rock ISD, The SLIDE technician who is keeping the visuals for this program moving!!!

Round Rock ISD Schools

Students, parents, Local PTA (particularly Reflections Coordinators), Principal, teachers (particularly Fine Arts Teachers), and all of our judges. For your participation, support, and collaboration.

Special Thanks -Round Rock ISD Council

Reflections Team

Constance Blaize-Shorter, Council Reflections Chair

Monica Welch, Council Clothes Closet Chair

Carrie Mays, Texas PTA Programs Manager

Melynda Hernandez, 4th VP of Hospitality

Priya Arunkumar, Local PTA Chair (Pearson Ranch MS & McNeil HS)

LeAnne Ohlenburger, PTA Volunteer

Vijayakumar Venkatasamy, PTA Volunteer

Special Thanks - Ceremony Volunteers

Charlotte Chen , Round Rock ISD Guest Educator & Brushy Creek ES PTA VP2)

Shaini Nair, Grisham MS, Reflections Chair

Valerie Dixon, Round Rock HS Reflections Chair

Terri Crauford, Fern Bluff ES Reflections Chair

Monica Welch, Council Clothes Closet Chair

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