Seventh grade students named as winners were Simran Chand, who earned first place in the visual arts category; Katherine Moran, first place in photography; Amelia Schill, second place in photography; and Julia Sughrue, third place in photography.

By ELIZA HALLABECK

Published: Jan 27, 2012 12:00 am

Eighth grade students named as winners in the art competition were Aimee Talbot, who earned first place in the musical composition category; Julia Radko, first place in literature; Daniel Pearson, second place in literature; Amanda Kahn and Katie Reily, tied for third place in literature; Anika Dholakia, honorable mention in literature; Alexandra Lotko, first place in photography; Valerie Kadysheva, second place in photography; Kimberly Brello, third place in photography; Joanna Vodola, first place in visual arts; Abigail Kohler, second place in visual arts; and Samantha Dion, third place in visual arts.

The winning entries will go on to represent their school at the state level of the National PTA Reflections Program, a nationwide K-12 cultural arts program.

For more information on the Reflections contest, visit www.ctpta.org.

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Seventh grade students named as winners were Simran Chand, who earned first place in the visual arts category; Katherine Moran, first place in photography; Amelia Schill, second place in photography; and Julia Sughrue, third place in photography.

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