CCSD Student Artists Earn State Honors, Advance to Nationals

Cherokee County School District student artists earned statewide honors in the PTA Reflections fine arts contest, with eight advancing to national competition!

The annual competition offers students in all grades and of all abilities the opportunity to create original works of art in the categories of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts.  Students can earn recognition at the school, district, state and national levels.  

Congratulations to all of CCSD’s statewide winners and their teachers! Thank you to the Cherokee County Council PTA for its valued partnership and to our School Board for its continued investment in the fine and performing arts!

STATE FIRST PLACE
Lejla Buzaljko, Bascomb ES, Dance Choreography and Visual Arts – Advancing to Nationals! 
Charlee Champion, Free Home ES, Photography
Anish Das, Oak Grove ES STEAM Academy, Visual Arts 
Jeremiah Foote, ACTIVE Academies, Visual Arts
Zachary Gonzalez, Etowah HS, Photography 
Tate Ingram, Clayton ES, Film Production 
Veer Lamba, Mill Creek MS, Literature – Advancing to Nationals!
Mitchel Munson, River Ridge HS, Visual Arts
Hannah Oduselu, Etowah HS, Film Production – Advancing to Nationals!
Adriel Ontibon, Etowah HS, Photography – Advancing to Nationals! 
Rohan Pandya, Etowah HS, Music Composition – Advancing to Nationals!
Alex Quarles, Freedom MS, Georgia Theme Search (“My Future Is Bright Because ...”) and Photography – Advancing to Nationals! 
Kimberly Rodriguez, River Ridge HS, Literature – Advancing to Nationals!
Keirthen Titus, Etowah HS, Film Production and Photography
Pranav Vasishta, E.T. Booth MS, Photography
Ryan Weber, Etowah HS, Photography
Kennedy Williams, Bascomb ES, Photography
Cora Vegh Agostini, Free Home ES, Visual Arts – Advancing to Nationals! 

STATE SECOND PLACE
Lealynn Ake, Woodstock ES, Music Composition
Brandon Ashbey, River Ridge HS, Visual Arts
Tatum Bishop, E.T. Booth MS, Dance 
Avery Cheatham, Etowah HS, Literature 
Polina Fedorenko, Clark Creek ES STEM Academy, Photography
Cole Kongere, E.T. Booth MS, Music Composition
Saanvi Lamba, Mill Creek MS, Photography
Chloe Okoth, Etowah HS, Literature 
Alex Quarles, Freedom MS, Film Production 
Layla Staab, Bascomb ES, Literature 
Isabella Steiner, Bascomb ES, Photography
Emery Thompson, Mill Creek MS, Film Production 
Morgan Todd, Mill Creek MS, Dance 
Brayden Weber, Etowah HS, Photography 

STATE THIRD PLACE
Amelia Banks, Hickory Flat ES, Photography 
McKenna Baskett, Sixes ES, Literature 
Reagan Dailey, Freedom MS, Photography 
Annie Nettles, Little River ES, Dance 
Amelia Nye, Liberty ES, Dance
Alex Quarles, Freedom MS, Visual Arts 
Afton Sheldon, Teasley MS, Dance
Luke Turbyfield, Little River ES, Dance 
Kennedy Williams, Bascomb ES, Literature 

Cherokee County Council PTA volunteers Stephanie Quarles and Hetal Pandya served as this year’s Reflections co-chairs. 

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