Announcing … GLES Finalists for a National PTA Art Contest!

Congratulations to the students who have been chosen as finalists from our school to enter a longtime national art contest, Reflections!

These students’ art projects are now moving on to the district level to compete for state and national prizes and recognition.

The contest’s theme this year is “I Will Change the World By…” We had dozens of entries, and many great answers to this question!

You can change the world, Dragons!

Kindergarten Finalists

Max Kotecki

“I will change the world by planting food and giving it to people.”

Quinn Taylor

“I will change the world by helping animals.”

1^st Grade Finalists

“I will change the world by being nice and being kind.”

Rawan Alhashemi

“I will change the world by making art to sell and giving the money to people without homes.”

2^nd Grade Finalists

Roy Chang

“I will change the world by giving people money.”

Ahree Cooper

“I will change the world by giving food to people who need it.”

June Seever

“I will change the world by being kind to the earth.”

Miriam Decker

“I will change the world by showing that Black Lives Matter.”

4^th Grade Finalists

Anna Hesford

“I will change the world by  working for women’s rights,
cleaning up litter in my neighborhood, showing that Black Lives Matter and planting trees.”

Camille Kowalsky

“I will change the world by supporting my neighborhood’s food banks and shelters,
and by saving gas with electric cars and walking school buses.”

5^th Grade Finalists

Eliot Lyon

“We can all change the world by accepting LGBTQ+ families.”

Hazel Sterwald

“We can change the world by allowing space exploration for all.”