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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Hillsborough County Council PTA/PTSA Recognizes Reflections Contest Winners

The full list of students recognized in this year's Reflections contest run by the Hillsborough County Council PTA/PTSA notes more than 30 students from Eastern Hillsborough County schools.

  The Hillsborough County Council PTA/PTSA has announced the winners of the 2013 Refelctions contest in which students are recognized in dance choreography, music composition, film, literature, the visual arts and photography. Reflections, founded in 1969 to encourage students to explore their talents and express themselves, is for students in pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade. Works are first judged by the school-based PTA. The winning entries than advance to the Hillsborough County Council PTA/PTSA competition. A lucky few have their entries move on state competition in April and national competition in June. This year's Reflections theme was "The Magic of a Moment." More than 30 students were recognized from Eastern Hillsborough …

Sunday, February 10, 2013

FishHawk Student Awarded Top Prize for Capturing Joyful Image With Her Camera

Adriana Torres-Juan, a fifth-grader at FishHawk Creek Elementary School, won first place in the Reflections contest photography category.

The first time Adriana Torres-Juan looked through the viewfinder and clicked the shutter, she knew she was going to get hooked on photography. "From then on, I always wanted to take pictures," said Torres-Juan, a fifth-grader at FishHawk Creek Elementary School. Although fascinated by the ability to capture images using a Nikon Coolpix digital camera, Torres-Juan wasn't sure she had a talent for photography. That's why she was so thrilled to learn she had received a first place in photography in the countywide Reflections contest, sponsored by the Hillsborough County PTA/PTSA. Reflections was founded in 1969 to encourage students to explore their talents and express themselves. Students age pre-kindergarten to 12th grade submit artistic …

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D'Ann White

5:56 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013

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