LAPTA Contests
LAPTA has wonderful and fun contests for Local PTA Units. The Fire Safety Poster Contest emphasizes fire safety with students up to grade 6. The Reflections Theme Search for 2025-26 needs students to submit original theme ideas. The Reflections Program has all details at LouisianaPTA.org/reflections.
The LAPTA Contests Committee Chair is Misty Richmond. Email her at Contests@LouisianaPTA.org.
Red Ribbon Week Poster Contest
Deadline: November 1, 2025
Announced: November 10, 2025
Quantity Offered: 3/Grade Division
The Louisiana Seymore D’Fair Foundation celebrates their Kiki Red Ribbon Week School Celebration every year from October 23 - 31. Enrique "Kiki" Camarena was a Drug Enforcement Administration Agent who was tortured and killed in Mexico in 1985. Friends began to wear red badges of satin in his honor. Today, the Red Ribbon serves as a catalyst to mobilize communities to educate youth and encourage participation in drug prevention activities. Visit SeymoresFoundation.org. For this contest, students draw a drug-free poster on regular copy paper. Each Local PTA may submit up to 3 winners per Grade Division.
Help pick the 2026-27 theme that will spark fun and creativity for a future National PTA Reflections program. The theme will inspire students to create works of art in six categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts. Past themes and duplicate submissions will not be considered. The past list of themes can be found at the bottom of the submission form page linked below.
Reflections Theme Search Contest
Deadline: November 16, 2025
Announced: December 1, 2025
Quantity Offered: 5
Reflections Program Contest
Deadline: January 18, 2026
Announced: March 2, 2026
Quantity Offered: MANY!
National PTA has a long-standing commitment to arts education. The Reflections program provides opportunities for recognition and access to the arts, which boosts student confidence and success in the arts and in life. Each year, over 300,000 students in Pre-K through Grade 12 create original works of art. This 50+ year old program helps them explore their own thoughts, feelings, and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence, and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful.
Fire Safety Poster Contest Winners
LAPTA has the annual Safety Poster Contest that alternates every other year between Fire Safety and Red Ribbon Week. This year was the Fire Safety Poster Contest which was judged by Chief Bryan J. Adams, Louisiana State Fire Marshal! Thank you, Chief, for picking the winners and for keeping children and families safe across Louisiana!
Primary Division (Pre-K - Grade 2)
Intermediate Division (Grade 3 - 5)
Middle School Division (Grade 6)
Accessible Arts Division (Students with Accommodations)
2024-25 Reflections Theme Contest Winners
National PTA seeks student suggestions for the next Reflections Arts Program's annual theme. LAPTA received students suggests for this contest and voted on the entries blind. We are proud to announce the top five themes that are advancing to the National PTA contest!
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Tied for 1st Place:
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The Power of Kindness. Be the "I" in Kind - Audrey Patterson, Mandeville Jr PTA
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My Future is... - Henry Snell, A.C. Steere Elementary PTA
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Tied for 3rd Place:
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A World Without Limits - Alice Talbot, Pontchartrain Elementary PTA
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I am Enough - Dilan Patel, Tchefuncte Middle PTA
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Adventure Awaits - Oliver Maillho, Mandeville High PTSA
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The deadline for the 2025-26 Reflections Theme Search is November 16, 2026.
The final winner for National PTA was Sophia Partola from Wilton High School PTSA in Connecticut. Sophia’s theme submission, "What My Culture Means to Me," will be the theme for the 2026-27 contest.
Toolkit Sec 10. Awards, Grants, and Contests
Index:
138 Awards, Grants, and Contests Summary
139 Monthly Membership Challenges
139 Annual Membership Awards
140 Fire Safety Poster Contest
141 Reflections Theme Search Contest
142 Reflections Program
143 Outstanding PTA Newsletter Award
144 Advocacy Award for Local PTA Units and Student
145 Volunteer of the Year Award
146 Mentor-a-PTA Award
146 National PTA Grants
146 Louisiana PTA Grants
146 Top Grant Writing Tips
147 $750 Literacy Grant Application
148 $750 Healthy Minds Grant Application
149 $500 LAPTA Day of Service Grant Application
150 $500 Creative Teacher Grant Application
2023-24 LAPTA Contests Winners
