Ryle students advance to national art contest

From the Union Recorder . . .

Ryle High School had the most first-place wins in the senior division of the Kentucky State PTA Reflections contest.

Three Ryle students received first place at the state level. Sydney Langsdale, visual arts; Rena Ryumae, musical composition; and Michael Youngblood, film production, will go on to represent Kentucky at the national competition.

Ryle had five students place in the top five. Katherine Poe won third in dance choreography and Chrissa Gray placed fifth in visual arts.

Reflections, a cultural arts program, is open to students, grades P-12. Students may submit entries in six categories: literature, musical composition, photography, visual arts, dance choreography and film production. Reflections entries are judged at the local, district and state levels. Kentucky PTA winning entries are sent to National PTA.