Saturday March 4th, 2023
33rd District PTA Reflections Celebration.
Minnie Grant, Poly HS, Longfellow, Millikan HS, Prisk, Hughes, Rogers Middle were all represented!
Our K-12 students received 1st-3rd Place.
Congratulations to all 9 students!
2022-23 Reflections
Dance, Music and Film
Literature
Visual Art & Photography
Kayela Hill
Longfellow Elementary
Grade 1
Title: Strong Girl
Artist Statement: This dance shows my voice because it shows that girls are strong. Girls can sing and dance. I like dancing because it makes me feel good and like I'm flying. I can show my feelings and how strong I am through my movements.
Owen Blackwell
Riley Elementary
Grade K
Title: The Halo Energy Move
Artist Statement: I danced to the song "Halo" by Beyoncé. It shows my voice because I like to dance in front of my mommy and daddy and my classmates. Moving my body makes me feel excited, strong and brave.
Julia Brinker
Prisk Elementary
Grade 1
Title: Shut Up and Dance
Artist Statement: I like dancing and I like this song. I am showing myself through dance.
Karsyn Briley
Fremont Elementary
Grade 5
Title: Our Voice
Artist Statement: This relates to the theme, Show Your Voice because we won't let anyone talk to us rudely. We won't take it. Me and my BFF Sanai have made a dance because our voice is in fact a dance and it shows.
Morgan Moye
Longfellow Elementary
Grade 3
Title: My Hip-hop Ondo
Artist Statement: This dance shows my voice because I am Japanese and American. Japanese folk dancing and American hip hop dancing are two good dancing styles that I combined to make a new dance.
Kyah Reese
Twain Elementary
Grade 5
Title: Jamboree Dance
Artist Statement: This describes my theme by using this dance to express myself in a art form.
Maya Bella Brown Torres
Prisk Elementary
Grade 5
Title: My Runway
Artist Statement: There are many ways to show one’s voice. I like to show my voice through dance because I can express my feelings through movement. While dancing I can show emotions like sadness, happiness, madness and I can be dramatic without being judged. In this dance, I feel empowered and I feel I can show people that dance is my runway and I can do anything. I chose the song “Cover Girl” by RuPaul because he expresses himself through singing and dancing the way he chooses. My dance is fun
and full of sassiness just like me.
May Eren
Minnie Gant Elementary
Grade 3
Title: Nothing Can Hurt Me
Artist Statement: I have worked on this dance for 5 months. This song and the moves are my favorites. I currently take 8 dance classes which are ballet, company, turns & leaps, jazz, theater, hip-hop, lyrical, and tap. I put all my joy in this dance. This dance makes me proud and I think the audience will see wow and gracefulness.
Juliette Garcia
Riley Elementary
Grade 5
Title: Breaking the Silence
Artist Statement: I show my voice by dancing because it lets me show emotion without speaking. I love all forms of dance but I chose to do breakdancing because it challenges me physically and mentally.
Ajala Sen
Hughes Middle
Grade 8
Title: My Voice is My Expressions
Artist Statement: I have studied the ancient art of Khattak, and Indian form of dance for years. We express ourselves through our movements, our eyes, our beats, and more. A voice can be more than words and we can do more than just feel our emotions. We can show them.
Delaney Kaiser
Rogers Middle
Grade 6
Title: So Much More Than This
Artist Statement: What inspired the dance was that people are always on the internet and always judge themselves negatively. This dance relates to the theme because I believe that everybody is perfectly imperfect and no one should worry about that they aren't perfect.
Angelina Del Gaudio
Millikan High School
Grade 11
Title: Emotions Through Motion
Artist Statement: Sometimes I find myself tripping over sentences in a conversation when I try to express an emotion as simple as gratitude. When verbal communication scares you the same way as standing at the edge of a steep cliff, non-verbal communication through movement can become an alternate outlet for expression. When I dance, movement allows my voice to be amplified as loud as the music I am dancing to. In this piece, I feel as if I am screaming at the top of my lungs “I love you!” to the person who picked me up and saved me.
William W. Erickson
Grade 1
Longfellow Elementary
Title: The Propeller
Artist Statement: I show my voice through inventions and Lego. This is a story starring me and an astronaut.
Calista Oxley
Grade 1
Prisk Elementary
Title: Pet Rescuer
Artist Statement: I show my voice when I talk to animals. I understand them and they understand me. I LOVE TO HELP THEM!!!
Noelle Salgado
Grade 4
Prisk Elementary
Title: Speaking Up!
Artist Statement: When I think of the theme show your voice I think of the women’s right movement. I did a video as part of the theme because suffragists have to speak up or there will be another unheard.
Amelia Martinez
Grade 5
Los Cerritos Elementary
Title: Confidence
Artist Statement: My animation is called "Confidence". It relates to the theme because it shows that you shouldn't let people put you down no matter who you are.
Dylan Blackwell
Grade 4
Riley Elementary
Title: Dylan B
Artist Statement: I made an animation using sharpies and a camera. The colors show my voice because they are bright and colorful like me. The characters show how much I love video games like Find the Chipmunks.
Zoe Miller
Grade 8
Marshall Middle
Title: The Starting Note
Artist Statement: Sometimes it can be very hard to express yourself, whether it be because of peer pressure, or self doubt. No matter the reason, the encouragement of someone else may just be all it takes to show your voice.
Braden Mosteig
Grade 8
Hughes Middle
Title: The Power of No
Artist Statement: The film demonstrates how "The Power of No" in empowerment self-defense is one of the best and strongest methods of protecting yourself and showing your boundaries. Showing your voice to anyone violating your boundaries and using the word "no" can get you out of situations you don't want to be in. The power of no guarantees that you have a better and Healthier life.
Austen Del Solar
Grade 5 Special Artist
Prisk Elementary
Title: Silly Whisper
Artist Statement: I am non-speaking and use pictures to show my voice. This video is a silly whisper.
Emerson Kalb
Prisk Elementary
Grade K
Title: Pineapples!
Artist Statement: I love fruit and pineapples are my favorite fruit. I created this song to make my Mommy laugh. I thought that my words and the way I said them would put a smile on my Mommy's face and it was worth it. My family loves this video and it makes them all smile and laugh. This song shows my voice because it's funny and a little bit bossy just like me.
Owen Blackwell
Riley Elementary
Grade K
Title: In the Town
Artist Statement: I played the keyboard to make this song. Sometimes I hear music in my head and I want other people to hear it. Making music makes me feel brave and proud.
Abigail Belt
Longfellow Elementary
Grade 2
Title: Being Friends
Artist Statement: I was inspired to make that song because I love to make new friends. I am showing my voice by encouraging friendship to other people.
Isaac Harty
Kettering Elementary
Grade 3
Title: Moonlight
Artist Statement: This song is made by improvisation, and it a little bit different every time I play it. It's part of my voice in music. My music improvisation is my voice.
Lazarro Lahera
Minnie Gant Elementary
Grade 4
Title: The Weekend
Artist Statement: The flow of Friday night to Sunday. How you feel when the weekend comes.
Daisy Sumpter
Naples Elementary
Grade 3
Title: Lucky
Artist Statement: I wish I was lucky so I can start and play.
Colette Porch
Longfellow Elementary
Grade 4
Title: Pushing
Artist Statement: I made a song that goes with the theme because it shows me standing up to a bully and just pushing thru the tough times.
Nayeli Nunez
Twain Elementary
Grade 3
Title: The Kindness Oath
Artist Statement: My song is about kindness and standing up against bullying.
Ella Wiktorowicz
Prisk Elementary
Grade 3
Title: Playing Black Keys
Artist Statement: I started playing the black keys, and I found out that they sound different from the white keys. I think the black keys sound more interesting. Normally, we play the white keys and don't play the black keys that often. This song shows my voice because I love playing the piano. The black keys show
my voice because I like trying new things.
Honor Brown
Los Cerritos Elementary
Grade 3
Title: Party in My House
Artist Statement: I was inspired by Kidz Bop, Karmas World, and That Girl Lay Lay to write my own song. I love music, dancing, singing and performing.
Zoe McCabe
Fremont Elementary
Special Artist Grade 3
Title: White Key
Artist Statement: I relax my fingers to play the white keys. I feel happy. Sometimes I sing to show my voice.
Ajala Sen
Hughes Middle
Grade 8
Title: Voice to Find
Artist Statement: It may be challenging to find a way to express yourself and may take time to open up, but when you do, you find not just your voice but another piece of yourself. My song conveys the idea of understanding who you are and standing up for what you believe in. I play guitar and sing about the struggles and finding one's voice. You may feel alone, but know that you are not. Share your thoughts and ideas with others and you will find people like you and different from you, but most of all, you will find
yourself. When you have, know that you have earned all that you have gained from finding your voice.
Visud Chang
Poly High School
Grade 12
Title: No Longer Out on My Own
Artist Statement: All along the streets of Los Angeles, the unhoused are invisible to the people walking by them who often stereotype them as outcasts or worse. "No Longer Out on My Own" combats these harmful stereotypes by sharing a formerly homeless woman's story lyrically, illustrating how her determined soul never gave up, finally finding a home after years alone and showing her voice and her story through music. This is one of several songs I have written about various unhoused individuals to amplify their voices so they can be heard.
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