UPSD-REFLECTIONS is a district wide contest that encourages students in the University Place School District to express their creativity through literature, photography, music, film, and visual arts. Join us and showcase your talent!
Categories
UPSD-REFLECTIONS offers five categories for students to participate in: literature, photography, music, film, and visual arts. Each category has its own set of guidelines and requirements, so make sure to read them carefully before submitting your entry.
Literature
For the literature category, students are encouraged to submit their original works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or drama. Entries will be judged based on creativity, clarity, and originality. Includes works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, drama, short stories, and lyrics.
Film
The film category is a wonderful way for our students to showcase their storytelling abilities and explore different forms of media. We welcome submissions of original works, with or without sound, in categories such as animation, documentary, music video/film, experimental, or narrative.
Photography
For the photography category, students are encouraged to submit their original photographs. Entries will be judged based on composition, lighting, and originality. They can be color or black and white. Included techniques: photogram, negative sandwich, and multiple exposures. Minimum size is 3"x5" and maximum size is 8"x10". Photo + Matting cannot be bigger than 11"x14".
Music
For the Music Category, we are looking for original compositions that demonstrate your technical skills and creative vision. We encourage you to submit your traditional or tablature music score/notation, or written reflective statement with a detailed explanation of how the music was created (100 words or less).
Visual Arts
For the Visual Arts category (2D only), submissions can include drawing, painting in tempera, oil, acrylic, watercolor & t-shirt paints, computer-generated art, two-dimensional collage, printmaking, needlework & leather tooling. Maximum size is 24"x30" (including matting). Max thickness is 1/2" (including matting). 3D is offered in our State; however, it is not accepted by LWSD.
