RCMS PTA successfully conducted the Reflections program this year.
We had the privilege of professional experts in each category to serve as judges for our Reflections.
RCMS PTA would like to sincerely thank each and every judge for dedicating their expertise and effort into judging our RCMS Reflections entries from our students in various categories below. This task would not have been possible without your support and contribution of your valuable time for our students.
This year's theme, I matter because..., where students expressed themselves with the arts of their choice.
 Dance Choreography
Participants
Manya Yellepeddy - 1st Place
Arnav Bhalla
Dance Choreography Judges
Shanthi Ashok - Nrityanjali Artistic Director, Bharatnatyam Teacher/Guru, 15+years of teaching experience through Nrityanjali Dance Company. A distinguished member of the Virginia Dance Coalition,served as the Board of Director for Bharatnatyam for Indian Dance Educators Association (IDEA).
https://nrityanjalidance.com/
Uttara Bhave - Nrityanaad Academy of Kathak Director, Kathak Teacher/Guru with 14 years of experience teaching Kathak in the Reston and South Riding area. Nrityanaad is a distinguished member of the Virginia Dance Coalition, served on the Indian Dance Educators Association (IDEA) committee.
https://www.nrityanaadkathak.com/
Seetha Iyer - CEO, Jay Tech Corporation, a women-owned IT services company. Serving the community is her passion. She is an exponent of Bharatanatyam, a form of Indian Classical Dance, and continues to perform folk and other styles at cultural events supporting various causes.
Literature
Participants
Nidhi Panabakam - 1st Place
Sanchali Banerjee
Veda Jackson
Samprithi Muthuswamy
Chandresh Duraiswamy
Literature Judges
Sue Fajer - School program coordinator at Children's Science center.
Jennifer Lieberman - MBA, Sr. Engineering Manager at Aerospace Company.
Zeenat Jaffer - Architect, Graphic Designer, Business Owner.
Sneha Kaji - Junior at South Lakes High School, Member of National English Honor Society.
Visual Arts
Participants
Claire Moon - 1st Place
Alexander You
Akash Kaji
Yashasvi Banko
Lavina Colaco
Visual Arts Judges
Ajay Menon - Founder/Executive Director/Creative Director of advertising firm "Thought Pencil" https://thoughtpencil.com/
Rohini Shrinidhi - BArch, MFA in Graphic communication, Freelance Graphic designer.
Photography
Participants
Tanishka Gandhi - 1st Place
Akash Kaji
Kunal Singhal
Arnav Gupta
Samprithi Muthuswamy
Adam Moheb Aly
Photography Judges
Prashant Tanavade - Professional Photographer. www.2cents1000words.com https://m.Facebook.com/2cents1000words www.instagram.com/2cents1000words/
Susan Go - Self Trained Lifestyle Photographer capturing candid moments of living. She has photographed families, travels and provided pro-bono to non profits in the area. www.susangophotography.com
Jennifer Layton - FSE Talent, Head of Commercial Department HipKey Casting, Casting Director and Coordinator.
Sarah Fajer - Junior at Westfield High school, American High school film festival nominee.
Music Composition
Participants
Ria Kumar- 1st Place
Sean Salas
Vrinda Kowthalam
Medha Chilukuri
Nithin Srinivas
Music Composition Judges
Marc Lieberman - BA, Integrative Arts with Music, Web Developer as Government Contractor. Trumpet player for 16 years with the Washington Football Team Marching Band.
Sumona Das - Trained in Indian classical and semi classical music. Composed and written music. Performed for various TV shows and in “All India Radio” (AIR). She continues to pursue her passion for music in the USA past 20 years by teaching music, Pro Bono to the younger generation and by performing in various events and video productions.
We would like to thank all the students and parent community who participated in this program to make it a success. All the participants demonstrated amazing talent and it was hard for judges to choose the winner. We appreciate all the participants and congratulate the top entrants who are now entered next level of participation at FCCPTA Reflections.
Our Committee Chair Shital Kaji worked hard to co-ordinate with parents and judges and make this program a success.
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING?
We are looking for parents who can help us throughout the year. We have open position for PTA Board Secretary as well as 8th grade celebration committee chair. If you are interested and would like more information, please contact the PTA President at RCMSPTA.pres@gmail.com.
Do you own a local business and want some exposure? A $250 donation to the PTA will guarantee your business presence on the PTA website and in e-newsletters for the entire school year (Sept- June).
Email rcmspta.vp7@gmail.com if you have any questions. All donations are 100% tax-deductible.
Thanks to our 2020 - 21 Business Partners for Supporting Panther's Pride for Excellence!
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