Westfield High School submitted entries for Fairfax County Cluster 8 judging in three of the five art categories (Literature, Photo, Visual Arts) and swept first place in each case! The work these students submitted will now go on to District level judging which covers Fairfax County, Arlington County and the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church and Fairfax.

View 2011-2012 NOVA District PTA Results

Please congratulate your fellow students on this achievement. They have represented Westfield High School well by sharing their talents with the community.

1st Place: Outstanding Interpretation of the Theme, “Together We Can/…”

• Amanda De Carlo (Photo)
• Srujana Yadlapalli (Literature)
• Garam (Kelly) Park (Visual Arts)

WHS PTA 2009-2010 Reflections Program Award Winners Have Been Awarded!

This year there were 27 entries in the various art categories that make up the Reflections Program. The works submitted that won First Place will now go on to County level judging. The following students submitted work that was selected for recognition based on their individual interpretations of the theme “Beauty is….”:

1st Place: Outstanding Interpretation of the Theme

• Nicolena DeWitt (Photo)Katie Reilly (Literature)Ashley Ziegler (Visual Arts)

2nd Place:

• Michael Allen (Visual Arts)Shivani Deopujari (Literature)Nicolena DeWitt (Photo)

3rd Place:

• Hannah Banks (Photo)Megan Peralta (Visual Arts)Elizabeth Reilly (Literature)Justin Sunday (Music)

Honorable Mention:

• Nicolena DeWitt (Photo)Marisa Grayson (Literature)Hannah Watson (Photo)

Fairfax County PTA (FCCPTA) Reflections Program Award Winners Have Been Chosen!

The WHS students who are winners from the Cluster 8 Senior High School category are:

2nd Place: Award of Excellence

• Nicolena DeWitt (Photo)Ashley Ziegler (Visual Arts)

1st Place: Outstanding Interpretation of the Theme

• Katie Reilly (Literature)  Katie’s entry entitled “Butterfly Wings” will move on to the District round of judging which includes Fairfax County, Arlington County, Alexandria City, Fairfax City and Falls Church City schools.

2008-2009 Westfield HS  Reflections Winners Announced

• Literature – Outstanding Interpretation – Marisa Grayson, 9
• Award of Excellence – Taylor Young, 9
• Award of Merit – Tara Kelley, 11
• Photography – Outstanding Interpretation – Michael Eckenrode, 9
• Award of Excellence – Hannah Bamks, 11
• Award of Merit – Mia Spain, 11
• Visual Arts – Outstanding Interpretation – Yunsang Cho,12
• Award of Excellence – Youngyoon Chung,12A
• ward of Merit – Abdullah Pathan,11
• Musical Composition – Outstanding Interpretation – Brendan English, 11
• Dance Choreography – Outstanding Interpretation – Julie DeGregorio, 12

2008-2009 Council Level Winners (Cluster 8)

• Literature – Outstanding Interpretation – Marisa Grayson, 9
• Photography – Outstanding Interpretation – Michael Eckenrode, 9
• Visual Arts – Outstanding Interpretation – Yunsang Cho, 12
• Musical Composition – Outstanding Interpretation – Brendan English, 11
• Dance Choreography – Outstanding Interpretation – Julie DeGregorio, 12

ALL FIVE of our entries won the Council level (competing with other schools in Cluster 8) and were forwarded to the District level where they competed against art work from the other seven clusters in Fairfax County, Arlington, Alexandria, and Falls Church.

2008-2009 District Level Winners

(Fairfax County, Arlington, Alexandria, and Falls Church)

• Photography – Outstanding Interpretation – Michael Eckenrode, 9
• Visual Arts – Award of Merit (3rd Place) – Yunsang Cho, 12Musical Composition – Award of Excellence (2nd Place) – Brendan English, 11
• Dance Choreography – Award of Excellence (2nd Place) – Julie DeGregorio, 12

Four out of five of the Westfield entries were recognized at the District level.  One, Michael Eckenrode in the Photography category, will go on to compete at the State level.

Winners of the 2007-08 Westfield PTSA Reflections Arts in Education program:

• Literature - Outstanding Interpretation: Megan Smith
• Award of Excellence: Iliana Fernandez
• Award of Merit: Aija Allen and Juhee Jain
• Music Composition- Outstanding Interpretation: Sarah Crossland
• Dance Choreography- Outstanding Interpretation: Sarah Crossland View Video
• Photography - Outstanding Interpretation: Stephanie Watson
• Visual Arts - Outstanding Interpretation: Abdullah Pathan
• Award of Excellence: Melissa Paris