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National PTA Reflections® Program General Participation Rules

2327 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95816-5014 916.440.1985 • FAX 916.440.1986 • E-mail info@capta.org • www.capta.org

Students must adhere to the General Participation Rules

as well as the rules for their specific arts categories.

Student Eligibility: Students must participate in the National PTA Reflections® Program through a local PTA/PTSA in good standing. Parent groups not affiliated with National PTA are not eligible to sponsor this program. It is the responsibility of the state and local PTA/PTSA to determine each student’s eligibility in the National PTA Reflections® Program. A student may develop an entry in or outside of school.

Grade Divisions: Students may enter the National PTA Reflections® Program in the appropriate division for their grade.

Primary: Preschool – Grade 2 Intermediate: Grades 3-5 Middle School: Grades 6-8

High School: Grades 9-12 Special Artist: Ungraded

If students do not fall under specific grade divisions, Nation PTA suggests they be grouped in the divisions below.

Primary: Up to age 7 Intermediate: Ages 8-10 Middle School: Ages 11-13

High School: Ages 14+ Special Artist: Ungraded

Arts Categories: There are six arts categories – dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography and visual arts. Students may enter the National PTA Reflections Program in one or more arts categories.

National PTA Reflections® Theme: “Believe, Dream, Inspire”

The theme for the 2013 – 2014 National PTA Reflections® Program is “Believe, Dream, Inspire.” Only new pieces of artwork inspired by the theme may be submitted.

Student Entry Process: Students enter the National PTA Reflections® Program at local levels. Program dates, deadlines, and local procedures are determined at State and Local levels. Students are advised to check with local programs for information specific to local procedures and program deadlines. Only students that advance to the next round will be asked to complete an online student entry form. Other student participants may be asked to complete a local entry form for tracking purposes.

Program and Technical Requirements:

All artwork must contain a title and all entries must include an artist statement. The artist statement communicates what inspired the work, how it relates to the theme, and the content of the work. The statement must include at least one sentence, but may not exceed 100 words.

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National PTA Reflections® Program General Participation Rules

Students must adhere to the General Participation Rules as well as the rules for their specific arts categories.

Each entry must be the original work of one student only. An adult may not alter the creative integrity of a

student’s work. Because the program is designed to encourage and recognize each student’s individual

creativity, help from an adult or collaboration with other students is not allowed except in the Special Artist

Division. Only one student may be recognized as the award recipient for each entry.

Other individuals may appear in or perform a student’s work, but the work itself must be the creative product of

one student only. See the specific Arts Category Rules for details.

Use of copyrighted material is prohibited, except for recorded music in dance choreography and film

production entries.

Plagiarized entries will be disqualified and returned to the student. Plagiarism is defined as taking and using another person’s ideas, writings, or inventions as one’s own.

Students entering the National PTA Reflections® Program at local levels should follow submission rules provided by Local PTAs. Upon completion of the local program, students whose winning entries are selected to advance to the next level of the competition will complete an online entry form.

Browser Recommendations: The National PTA Reflections Web pages can be accessed using any of the following browsers: Chrome 12 and greater; Firefox 3 and greater; Safari 4 and greater; and Internet Explorer 6 and greater.

File Formats: PTAs should follow their State PTA guidelines for file formats related to artwork. State PTAs can submit any of the following file formats with a maximum file size of 1GB (gigabyte) to the National PTA Reflections Program: o Video: AVI, MOV, MPG, MPEG, WMV, FLV o Audio: MP3, MP4, WMA, WAV, ACC, FLAC o Images: JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP o Documents: DOC, DOCX, PDF,PPT, PPTX, HTML, XHTML, TXT, RTF, ODT

Judging: All national entries are judged on:

o Interpretation of the National PTA Reflections® theme – “Believe, Dream, Inspire” o Artistic merit o Creative merit o Technical merit

The National PTA Reflections® Program makes no restrictions on content or subject matter in artwork. Each PTA/PTSA determines its own judges for the program. Under no condition may parents or students contact the judges to dispute the status of any entry. All decisions of judges are final.

For more information about the National PTA Reflections Program

Visit California State PTA at: www.capta.org under Programs click Reflections

http://www.capta.org/

Acacia Reflections Rules & FAQ’s

In addition to the official National PTA Reflections Program Rules for each category, Conejo Council has added the following: Dance Choreography

• Record production on 2(two) CD/DVD.

• The DVD’s must be submitted in their own plastic or cardboard containers.

• The Student’s name, category (Dance) and grade division (Primary or Intermediate) must be on both the DVD’s and the containers.

• The DVD’s should be in a large envelope with the Student Entry Form (both sides filled out!) inside a plastic sheet protector taped to the outside.

Film Production

• Record production on 2(two) CD/DVD.

• The DVD’s must be submitted in their own plastic or cardboard containers.

• The Student’s name, category (Film) and grade division (Primary or Intermediate) must be on both the DVD’s and the containers.

• The DVD’s should be in a large envelope with the Student Entry Form (both sides filled out!) inside a plastic sheet protector taped to the outside.

Literature

• The student’s name must not appear on the front. Name can go on back.

• One original and two copies should be submitted. 8.5” x 11” paper

• Pages should be numbered and have the student’s name on the back of each page (including copies).

• The original and all copies should be placed in a plastic sheet protector along with the Student Entry Form and taped to the back of the artwork.

Musical Composition

• The entry must be recorded on a CD and saved as a .mp3 file. Two(2) CD’s must be submitted, each in their own plastic or cardboard container (save as electronic file, not as CD/DVD movie).

• If music score/notation is required, number pages on 8.5”x11” paper. Do not mount or bind the scores.

• The student’s name, category (Music) and grade division (Primary or Intermediate) must be on both CD’s and their containers.

Acacia Reflections Rules & FAQ’s

• The CD’s should be in a large envelope with the Student Entry Form (both sides filled out!) inside a plastic sheet protector taped to the outside.

Photography

• The students name must not appear on the front.

• Photos with added graphics or lettering over the image cannot be accepted, however the artwork may be submitted in the Visual Arts Category.

• The Student Entry Form (both sides filled out!) should be in a plastic sheet protector and taped to the back of the artwork on top of the shrink wrap.

FAQ’s Can I appear in my photograph and in my dance or film video? Yes, but you need to use a tripod or set the camera on something. Use a timer or remote to run your camera. Fill out Consent Form and submit with your art if other people are in your project. Do I need to shrink-wrap my photograph or visual arts piece? No, this is optional. If you do, please don’t shrink-wrap your Student Entry Form, too. Can I only enter in one category or enter one piece in a category? No, you can enter in as many categories as you like and enter as many pieces as you like. Just be sure to have a Student Entry Form filled out for each piece of art. When is my artwork due? Please turn in all artwork to the Acacia front office no later than Monday, October 14, 2013. Remember - All artwork should express the theme “Believe, Dream, Inspire” and be created expressly for this year’s Reflections program. Have fun and if you have any additional questions, please contact Lauri Fetch, fetchfamily@me.com or cell #805-402-6054.

mailto:fetchfamily@me.com

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Reglas  Generales  de  Participación  en  el  Programa  Reflections®  de  National  PTA    

Todos  los  estudiantes  deben  respetar  las  Reglas  Generales  de  Participación   así  como  las  reglas  de  su  categoría  de  arte  específica.  

Elegibilidad  de  los  estudiantes:    Los  estudiantes  deben  participar  en  el  Programa  Reflections  ®  de  National  PTA  a  través  de  una  PTA/PTSA  local  en  regla.    Los  grupos  de  padres  no  afiliados  a  National  PTA  no  cumplen  con  los  requisitos  para  patrocinar  este  programa.    Es  responsabilidad  de  las  PTA/PTSA  estatal  y  local  determinar  la  elegibilidad  de  cada  estudiante  para  el  Programa  Reflections®  de  National  PTA.  Los  estudiantes  pueden  desarrollar  su  participación  dentro  o  fuera  de  la  escuela.      Divisiones  de  grados:    Los  estudiantes  pueden  participar  en  el  Programa  Reflections®  de  National  PTA  en  la  división  adecuada  para  su  grado.  

Primaria:  Preescolar  –  Grado  2  Intermedia:  Grados  3  -‐  5  

Escuela  Media:  Grados  6-‐8   Escuela  Preparatoria:  Grados  9-‐12    Artista  Especial:  Cualquier  grado  

 Si  los  estudiantes  no  entran  en  una  división  de  grado  específica,  National  PTA  sugiere  que  se  agrupen  en  las  siguientes  divisiones.  

Primaria:  Hasta  7  años  de  edad      Intermedia:  8  a  10  años  Escuela  Media:  11  a  13  años    

Escuela  Preparatoria:  A  partir  de  14  años        Artista  Especial:  Cualquier  grado

Categorías  de  Arte:  Hay  seis  categoría  de  arte  -‐  coreografía  de  danza,  producción  cinematográfica,  literatura,  composición  musical,  fotografía  y  artes  visuales.  Los  estudiantes  pueden  participar  en  el  Programa  Reflections  de  National  PTA  en  una  o  más  categorías  de  arte.    

Tema  de  Reflections®  de  National  PTA:    "La  Magia  de  un  Momento"    El  tema  del  Programa  Reflections®  de  National  PTA  2012-‐2013  es  “La  Magia  de  un  Momento”.  Se  pueden  presentar  sólo  piezas  de  arte  nuevas  inspiradas  en  el  tema.  

 Proceso  de  participación  de  estudiantes:  Los  estudiantes  participan  en  el  Programa  Reflections®  de  National  PTA  a  nivel  local.  Las  fechas  del  programa,  los  plazos  y  los  procedimientos  locales  se  determinan  en  los  niveles  estatales  y  locales.  Se  recomienda  a  los  estudiantes  que  averigüen  en  los  programas  locales  la  información  específica  de  los  trámites  locales  y  los  plazos  del  programa.    Sólo  los  estudiantes  que  pasan  a  la  siguiente  ronda  deberán  completar  la  forma  en  línea  de  participación  de  estudiantes.  Los  demás  estudiantes  participantes  quizá  deban  completar  una  forma  local  con  fines  de  seguimiento.    Requisitos  del  programa  y  técnicos:  

• Todas  las  obras  de  arte  deben  tener  un  título  y  todas  las  participaciones  deben  incluir  una  declaración  del  artista.  La  declaración  del  artista  comunica  qué  inspiró  la  obra,  cómo  se  relaciona  con  el  tema  y  el  contenido  de  la  obra.  La  declaración  debe  incluir  una  oración  como  mínimo  pero  no  debe  superar  las  100  palabras.    

• Cada  participación  debe  ser  una  obra  original  de  un  solo  estudiante.  Ningún  adulto  puede  alterar  la  integridad  creativa  de  la  obra  de  un  estudiante.  Debido  a  que  el  programa  está  diseñado  para  alentar  y  reconocer  la  creatividad  individual  de  cada  estudiante,  no  se  permite  la  ayuda  de  un  adulto  ni  la  colaboración  con  otros  

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Reglas  Generales  de  Participación  en  el  Programa  Reflections®  de  National  PTA    

Todos  los  estudiantes  deben  respetar  las  Reglas  Generales  de  Participación   así  como  las  reglas  de  su  categoría  de  arte  específica.  

estudiantes  salvo  en  la  División  de  Artistas  Especiales.    Se  puede  reconocer  como  ganador  de  un  premio  por  

cada  participación  solamente  a  un  estudiante.      

Pueden  aparecer  otros  individuos  en  la  obra  de  un  estudiante  o  interpretarla  pero  la  obra  en  sí  debe  ser  un  producto  creativo  de  un  único  estudiante.  Consulte  más  detalles  en  las  Reglas  de  la  Categoría  de  Arte  específica.  

• Se  prohíbe  el  uso  de  material  protegido  por  derechos  de  autor,  salvo  por  la  música  grabada  en  las  participaciones  de  coreografía  de  danza  y  producción  cinematográfica.      

• Se  descalificarán  y  devolverán  al  estudiante  las  participaciones  plagiadas.  Plagio  se  define  como  tomar  o  usar  las  ideas,  escritos  o  inventos  de  otra  persona  como  propios.    

• Los  estudiantes  que  participan  en  el  Programa  Reflections®  de  National  PTA  a  nivel  local  deben  seguir  las  reglas  de  participación  provistas  por  sus  PTA  locales.  Al  completar  el  programa  local,  los  estudiantes  cuyas  participaciones  ganadoras  son  seleccionadas  para  pasar  al  siguiente  nivel  de  la  competencia  deben  completar  por  internet  una  forma  de  participación.  

• Recomendaciones  de  navegador:  Las  páginas  web  de  Reflections  de  National  PTA  se  pueden  acceder  usando  cualquiera  de  los  siguientes  navegadores:  Chrome  12  y  posteriores;  Firefox  3  y  posteriores;  Safari  4  y  posteriores;  e  Internet  Explorer  6  y  posteriores.    

• Formatos  de  archivos:  Las  PTA  deben  seguir  las  directivas  de  su  PTA  estatal  respecto  de  los  formatos  de  archivos  de  las  obras  de  arte.  Las  PTA  estatales  pueden  presentar  cualquiera  de  los  siguientes  formatos  con  un  máximo  de  1GB  (gigabyte)  al  Programa  Reflections  de  National  PTA:  o Video:  AVI,  MOV,  MPG,  MPEG,  WMV,  FLV  o Audio:  MP3,  MP4,  WMA,  WAV,  ACC,  FLAC  o Imágenes:  JPEG,  GIF,  PNG,  BMP    o Documentos:  DOC,  DOCX,  PDF,PPT,  PPTX,  HTML,  XHTML,  TXT,  RTF,  ODT  

Evaluación  de  los  jueces:  Todas  las  participaciones  a  nivel  nacional  se  evalúan  por:  

o Interpretación  del  tema  de  Reflections®    de  National  PTA  –  “La  Magia  de  un  Momento”  o Mérito  Artístico  o Mérito  Creativo  o Mérito  Técnico    

 El  Programa  Reflections®  de  National  PTA  no  pone  restricciones  al  contenido  o  asunto  de  la  obra  de  arte.  Cada  PTA/PTSA  determina  sus  propios  jueces  para  el  programa.    Bajo  ninguna  circunstancia  pueden  los  padres  o  estudiantes  comunicarse  con  los  jueces  para  disputar  el  estatus  de  cualquier  participación.    Todas  las  decisiones  de  los  jueces  son  finales.    Para  obtener  más  información  acerca  del  programa  Reflections  de  National  PTA,  visite  PTA.org/Reflections.