By TRS Project Manager on Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Category: News

Georgia PTA Reflections 2025-2026 “I Belong” State Winners

 Congratulations to the winners of the 2025-2026 GA PTA Reflections, please find the winners listed below by category.

Visual Arts

GradePlaceStudentCouncilSchool
Kindergarten1st PlaceKinley AdamsEast Cobb CountyKincaid ES
Kindergarten2nd PlaceShasvik Sai Reddy KaravallaTom Mathis Sr.Bullard ES
Kindergarten3rd PlaceMiraya KothariMarietta CityDue West ES
1st Grade1st PlaceAzhara Abdue-SalaamSouth FultonStonewall Tell
1st Grade2nd PlaceShreya BelagajeTom Mathis Sr.Still ES
1st Grade3rd PlaceChamp ParkerRegion 1 DekalbSagamore Hills ES
2nd Grade1st PlaceLuke Suthar★ National PTA Primary Division EntryEast Cobb CountyMurdock ES
2nd Grade2nd PlaceGianna KiragoriyaTom Mathis Sr.Bullard ES
2nd Grade3rd PlaceRoshni SinghEast Cobb CountyMtn View ES
3rd Grade1st PlaceBrooklyn HootenSouth CobbVarner ES
3rd Grade2nd PlaceAsher HinesTom Mathis Sr.Bullard ES
3rd Grade3rd PlaceLila TumlinTom Mathis Sr.Due West ES
4th Grade1st PlaceAyaan Yetta★ National PTA Intermediate Entry – Award of MeritEast CobbSope Creek ES
4th Grade2nd PlaceEisele BrownSouth CobbClay-Harmony Leland ES
4th Grade3rd PlaceDevika AnupTom Mathis Sr.Bullard ES
5th Grade1st PlaceKhloe Rodriguez Gomez★ National PTA Intermediate Division EntrySouth FultonAsa G. Hilliard ES
5th Grade2nd PlaceSkye WilliamTom Mathis Sr.Kemp ES
5th Grade3rd PlaceEmmitt NicholsonSouth CobbVarner ES
6th Grade1st PlaceKatelyn QuanArea 3-GwinnettGlenn C. Jones MS
6th Grade2nd PlaceKriya KrishnanEast CobbMabry MS
6th Grade3rd PlaceEmma MarreroTom Mathis Sr.Lost Mtn MS
7th Grade1st PlaceIvy Zhao★ National PTA Middle School Division EntryArea 3-GwinnettGlenn C. Jones MS
7th Grade2nd PlaceZhiyue HuangEast CobbDickerson MS
7th Grade3rd PlaceNeha MuraliEast CobbDodgen MS
8th Grade1st PlaceLily WillmottTom Mathis Sr.Palmer MS
8th Grade2nd PlaceCelena PollardRegion 2 DekalbLee MS Coweta
8th Grade3rd PlaceNoel BaskinJessye ColemanCampbell MS
9th Grade1st PlaceSaanvi BajaNorth FultonAlpharetta HS
9th Grade2nd PlaceCamille MatriccianaiTom Mathis Sr.Harrison HS
9th Grade3rd PlaceAngelina Diaz MoraTom Mathis Sr.Kennesaw Mtn HS
10th Grade1st PlaceMaya PintoEast CobbPope HS
10th Grade2nd PlaceFindley FielderRegion 2 DekalbDeKalb School of the Arts
10th Grade3rd PlaceZoya SyedEast CobbLassiter HS
11th Grade1st PlaceClaudia RohanEast CobbWalton HS
11th Grade2nd PlaceElvira AnggraeniEast CobbWheeler HS
11th Grade3rd PlaceKatherine BivinsRegion 2 DekalbDeKalb Arts Academy
12th Grade1st PlaceAlexis Ahn★ National PTA Senior Division EntryEast CobbWalton HS
12th Grade2nd PlaceGaole DaiCherokeeCherokee HS
12th Grade3rd PlaceHannah CastTom Mathis Sr.Harrison HS
Accessible – Kindergarten1st PlaceWyatt EtterEast CobbRocky Mount ES
Accessible – 2nd Grade1st PlaceSoneye Morolade★ National PTA Accessible Artist Division EntryPauldingMcGarity ES
Accessible – 5th Grade1st PlaceSam PhillipsEast CobbMurdock ES
Accessible – 5th Grade2nd PlaceMaxwell KnightEast CobbMount Bethel ES
Accessible – 5th Grade3rd PlaceDerrick SavannahTom Mathis Sr.Ford ES
Accessible – 7th Grade1st PlaceAlyah Perez-Para★ National PTA Accessible Artist Division EntryArea 3-GwinnettGlenn C. Jones MS
Accessible – 9th Grade1st PlaceRuby CampbellEast CobbWalton HS
Accessible – 11th Grade1st PlaceLilliana KellyCherokeeCherokee HS

Music Composition

GradePlaceStudentCouncilSchool
1st Grade1st PlaceJordan IkeTom Mathis Sr.Still ES
1st Grade2nd PlaceMyra SuyalEast Cobb CountySope Creek ES
1st Grade3rd PlaceLiam CheTom Mathis Sr.Cheatham Hill ES
2nd Grade1st PlaceNathaniel Zimbler-SchwartzSouth CobbClay-Harmony Leland ES
2nd Grade2nd PlaceRian MaldeEast CobbMtn View ES
2nd Grade3rd PlaceAdaelia Alben KezhiyurEast CobbMtn View ES
3rd Grade1st PlaceAyana MittalEast CobbSope Creek ES
4th Grade1st PlaceGrahf Caton★ National PTA Intermediate Division EntrySouth CobbVarner ES
4th Grade2nd PlaceTerrence MaTom Mathis Sr.Due West ES
4th Grade3rd PlaceAdelynn GrayCherokeeLittle River ES
5th Grade1st PlaceJamel WileyMuscogeeDouble Churches ES
5th Grade2nd PlaceCassius ColemanSouth CobbVarner ES
5th Grade3rd PlaceAnaiah AndersonEast CobbDavis ES
6th Grade1st PlaceLaura Diaz OssaEast CobbDickerson MS
6th Grade2nd PlaceIshanvi SharanEast CobbDodgen MS
7th Grade1st PlaceRishabh PandyaCherokeeE.T. Booth MS
7th Grade2nd PlacePatchamon ChintanakarnNorth FultonHopewell MS
8th Grade1st PlaceB'Ella Hansen★ National PTA Middle School Division Entry – Award of ExcellenceNorth FultonWebb Bridge MS
8th Grade2nd PlaceBella XieEast CobbDodgen MS
8th Grade3rd PlaceSwara ChapreNorth FultonHopewell MS
10th Grade1st PlaceSilas RackelJessye ColemanCampbell HS
10th Grade2nd PlaceJacob WengArea 2-GwinnettGSMST
10th Grade3rd PlaceBryce HughesRegion 2 DekalbDeKalb Arts Academy
11th Grade1st PlaceParker Cameron★ National PTA Senior Division EntrySouth CobbHillgrove HS
11th Grade2nd PlaceRohan PandyaCherokeeEtowah HS
11th Grade3rd PlaceKhyri MosleyJessye ColemanCampbell HS
12th Grade1st PlaceNicole MuchiriCherokeeRiver Ridge HS
Accessible – 9th Grade1st PlaceGabriel ChristieSouth CobbPebblebrook HS

Photography

GradePlaceStudentCouncilSchool
Kindergarten1st PlaceAubry KingCherokeeHickory Flat ES
Kindergarten2nd PlaceJowan KiragoriyaTom Mathis Sr.Bullard ES
Kindergarten3rd PlaceAyaan PatelEast CobbMtn View ES
1st Grade1st PlaceEllie LindbergCherokeeArnold Mill ES
1st Grade2nd PlacePaul BrownTom Mathis Sr.Still ES
1st Grade3rd PlaceArjun KamathEast CobbEast Side ES
2nd Grade1st PlaceOlivia Evans★ National PTA Primary Division EntrySouth CobbDowell ES
2nd Grade2nd PlaceWinston MirandaSouth CobbVarner ES
2nd Grade3rd PlaceRyleigh LindsayEast CobbKincaid ES
3rd Grade1st PlaceSimonas JakuceviciusEast CobbKincaid ES
3rd Grade2nd PlaceOrlaith PowerTom Mathis Sr.Cheatham Hill ES
3rd Grade3rd PlaceDeclan PattersonSouth CobbVarner ES
4th Grade1st PlaceEllison VitaleTom Mathis Sr.Cheatham Hill ES
4th Grade2nd PlaceEllia LeightySouth CobbVarner ES
4th Grade3rd PlaceJames JimenezTom Mathis Sr.Still ES
5th Grade1st PlaceEvan Luo★ National PTA Intermediate Division Entry – Award of ExcellenceEast CobbEast Side ES
5th Grade2nd PlaceMakenna SeckingtonCherokeeLittle River ES
5th Grade3rd PlaceCamryn GirardEast CobbRocky Mount ES
6th Grade1st PlaceIshanvi SharanEast CobbDodgen MS
6th Grade2nd PlaceMckenna BaskettCherokeeFreedom MS
6th Grade3rd PlaceRose NelsonEast CobbEast Cobb MS
7th Grade1st PlaceLydia BeamerEast CobbSimpson MS
7th Grade2nd PlaceJames DeaconSavannah-ChathamE.F. Garrison
8th Grade1st PlaceNoah Xavier Schaefer-RodriguezEast CobbSimpson MS
8th Grade2nd PlaceAlex QuarlesCherokeeFreedom MS
8th Grade3rd PlaceArinjoy SarkarEast CobbSimpson MS
9th Grade1st PlaceRiya KumarEast CobbWheeler HS
9th Grade2nd PlaceCharlie SaylerEast CobbWheeler HS
9th Grade3rd PlaceJeremiah SheperdCherokeeCherokee HS
10th Grade1st PlaceAlex HoodEast CobbLassiter HS
10th Grade2nd PlaceJayce RosenbergSouth CobbHillgrove HS
10th Grade3rd PlaceRiley HoodEast CobbLassiter HS
11th Grade1st PlaceNina Grace BarbareeCherokeeRiver Ridge HS
11th Grade2nd PlaceChristina NguyenArea 3-GwinnettSeckinger HS
11th Grade3rd PlaceRamesh AshwindhJessye ColemanCampbell HS
12th Grade1st PlaceJacob Vo★ National PTA Senior Division EntryArea 2-GwinnettGSMST
12th Grade2nd PlaceJayden NguyenArea 2-GwinnettGSMST
12th Grade3rd PlaceEllery GrantEast CobbWalton HS
Accessible – 4th Grade1st PlaceHudsen CannatellaEast CobbTritt ES
Accessible – 4th Grade2nd PlaceMara TomikoEast CobbTritt ES
Accessible – 5th Grade1st PlaceMatthew MartinezEast CobbTritt ES
Accessible – 9th Grade1st PlaceBobby FrazierRegion 2 DekalbSouthwest Dekalb HS

Film Production

GradePlaceStudentCouncilSchool
1st Grade1st PlaceBrielle TaylorTom Mathis Sr.Cheatham Hill ES
1st Grade2nd PlaceAkshita VadodkarEast CobbSope Creek ES
1st Grade3rd PlaceEmilia MattoxEast CobbMountain View ES
2nd Grade1st PlaceTyson Karamitas★ National PTA Primary Division Entry – Award of MeritEast CobbRocky Mount ES
2nd Grade2nd PlaceAva NguyenTom Mathis Sr.Still ES
2nd Grade3rd PlaceAddison AumannEast CobbRocky Mount ES
3rd Grade1st PlaceElizabeth Clowe WrightEast CobbMount Bethel ES
3rd Grade2nd PlaceRamachandra KrishnanEast CobbEast Side ES
3rd Grade3rd PlaceJenelle KuffourSouth CobbVarner ES
4th Grade1st PlaceTaft KnudsenEast CobbRocky Mount ES
4th Grade2nd PlaceCaleb GoldsmithTom Mathis Sr.Bullard ES
4th Grade3rd PlaceRowan SorensenTom Mathis Sr.Bullard ES
5th Grade1st PlaceMaggie McMurtagh★ National PTA Intermediate Division EntryEast CobbRocky Mount ES
5th Grade2nd PlaceBryce GlazeSouth CobbVarner ES
5th Grade3rd PlaceGilana GiGi NelCherokeeMacedonia ES
6th Grade1st PlaceVeda Rogowski★ National PTA Middle Division EntryTom Mathis Sr.Palmer MS
6th Grade2nd PlaceIshanvi SharanEast CobbDodgen MS
7th Grade1st PlaceEthan HuyserNorth FultonHaynes Bridge MS
7th Grade2nd PlaceReyna TitusCherokeeE.T. Booth MS
7th Grade3rd PlacePranav VasishtaCherokeeE.T. Booth MS
8th Grade1st PlaceSesharaman KrishnanEast CobbDodgen MS
9th Grade1st PlaceRiya Kumar★ National PTA Senior Division Entry – Award of ExcellenceEast Cobb CountyWheeler HS
11th Grade1st PlaceElijah StephensRegion 2 DekalbArabia Mtn HS
11th Grade2nd PlaceAshwindh RameshJessye ColemanCampbell HS
12th Grade1st PlaceOlivia KennisonCherokeeRiver Ridge HS

Dance Choreography

GradePlaceStudentCouncilSchool
Kindergarten1st PlaceShloka ArcotTom Mathis Sr.Bullard ES
Kindergarten2nd PlaceCeleste HudekEast Cobb CountyMurdock ES
1st Grade1st PlaceHarper Ulrich★ National PTA Primary Division EntryCherokeeBascomb ES
1st Grade2nd PlaceLacey PanzerArea 3-GwinnettIvy Creek ES
1st Grade3rd PlaceAlyse RodriguezTom Mathis Sr.Cheatham Hill ES
2nd Grade1st PlaceRamsey StreibCherokeeFree Home ES
2nd Grade2nd PlaceKruti KorsuruTom Mathis Sr.Still ES
3rd Grade1st PlaceAdrika SarkarEast CobbRocky Mount ES
3rd Grade2nd PlaceDylan WilliamsTom Mathis Sr.Still ES
4th Grade1st PlaceNola Strasburger★ National PTA Intermediate Division EntryTom Mathis Sr.Ford ES
4th Grade2nd PlaceTiffany LeeEast CobbKincaid ES
4th Grade3rd PlaceHartley DavisPauldingMcGarity ES
5th Grade1st PlaceZoe BuckleyJessye ColemanKing Springs ES
5th Grade2nd PlaceAlivia CochranTom Mathis Sr.Bullard ES
5th Grade3rd PlaceZoie ZomerCherokeeHickory Flat ES
6th Grade1st PlaceMahitha NarenthrenEast CobbMabry MS
6th Grade2nd PlaceSaachi PatelEast CobbDickerson MS
7th Grade1st PlaceTatum J. Bishop★ National PTA Middle Division EntryCherokeeE.T. Booth MS
7th Grade2nd PlaceAria ShabanEast CobbDodgen MS
7th Grade3rd PlaceTaylor IsabellaSavannah-ChathamE.F. Garrison
8th Grade1st PlaceAahana SatishEast CobbDodgen MS
8th Grade2nd PlaceKennedy MartinEast CobbHightower Trail MS
9th Grade1st PlaceTanushri IyyaduraiEast CobbWheeler HS
9th Grade2nd PlaceAfton SheldonCherokeeCherokee HS
10th Grade1st PlaceCarin SpearsRegion 2 DekalbArabia Mtn HS
10th Grade2nd PlaceSangyethia JosephEast CobbLassiter HS
11th Grade1st PlaceNina Grace BarbareeCherokeeRiver Ridge HS
Accessible – 10th Grade1st PlaceMia ByrdRegion 2 DekalbLithonia HS

Literature

GradePlaceStudentCouncilSchool
Kindergarten1st PlaceZain KhanEast CobbEast Side ES
Kindergarten2nd PlaceJowan KiragoriyaTom Mathis Sr.Bullard ES
1st Grade1st PlaceRose ThomasEast CobbShallowford Falls ES
1st Grade2nd PlaceAdelaide MiltonEast CobbMountain View ES
1st Grade3rd PlaceAlexandra SchoeneCherokeeLiberty ES
2nd Grade1st PlaceAmulya Ganta★ National PTA Primary Division Entry – Award of ExcellenceEast CobbSope Creek ES
2nd Grade2nd PlaceHaadiya AnwarNorth FultonHembree Springs ES
2nd Grade3rd PlaceCarsyn RossPauldingMcGarity ES
3rd Grade1st PlaceBrooklyn HootenSouth CobbVarner ES
3rd Grade2nd PlaceSahibdeep SinghTom Mathis Sr.Bullard ES
3rd Grade3rd PlaceDawson LaneyMuscogee CountyClubview ES
4th Grade1st PlaceCaroline McDonaldCherokeeBascomb ES
4th Grade2nd PlaceJulia SutharEast CobbMurdock ES
4th Grade3rd PlaceAlexander SunEast CobbMount Bethel ES
5th Grade1st PlaceDevyn Williams★ National PTA Intermediate Division EntrySouth CobbVarner ES
5th Grade2nd PlaceEvelyn OlotkaCherokeeBascomb ES
5th Grade3rd PlaceGraydon MobergEast CobbSope Creek ES
6th Grade1st PlaceIsha KrishnaprasadNorth FultonHopewell MS
6th Grade2nd PlaceMedha VallabhaneniEast CobbMabry MS
6th Grade3rd PlaceIshanvi SharanEast CobbDodgen MS
7th Grade1st PlaceSophie VanderploughCherokeeWoodstock MS
7th Grade2nd PlaceSamaira SinghEast CobbHightower Trail MS
7th Grade3rd PlaceArielle FraserSouth CobbTapp MS
8th Grade1st PlaceShreya Upadhayay★ National PTA Middle Division Entry – Award of ExcellenceEast CobbDickerson MS
8th Grade2nd PlaceOlivia GosdenSavannah-ChathamE.F. Garrison
8th Grade3rd PlaceNoel BaskinJessye ColemanCampbell MS
9th Grade1st PlaceJapnoor Kaur★ National PTA High Division EntryArea 3-GwinnettSeckinger HS
9th Grade2nd PlaceOlivia KennedyPauldingN. Paulding HS
9th Grade3rd PlaceAlan SunEast CobbWheeler HS
10th Grade1st PlaceEunseo ChooMuscogeeColumbus HS
10th Grade2nd PlaceKaimi TrevisonEast CobbLassiter HS
10th Grade3rd PlaceChloe OkothCherokeeEtowah HS
11th Grade1st PlacePeter SeguinEast CobbLassiter HS
11th Grade2nd PlaceCameryn JonesSouth CobbHillgrove HS
11th Grade3rd PlaceEden RiosecoRegion 2 DekalbDekalb School of the Arts
12th Grade1st PlaceSahana KumaraveluJessye ColemanCampbell HS
12th Grade2nd PlacePrayushi PadhiJessye ColemanCampbell HS
12th Grade3rd PlaceAlyssa RoseteNorth FultonCentennial HS