[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 76 (Thursday, June 5, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1127-E1128]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


             A SPECIAL SALUTE TO ARTISTIC DISCOVERY WINNERS

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                           HON. LOUIS STOKES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 5, 1997

  Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute young students from 
the 11th Congressional District of Ohio who participated in the annual 
An Artistic Discovery competition. Later this month, student artwork 
from around the Nation will be placed on display in a special corridor 
of the U.S. Capitol. I take special pride in sponsoring the Artistic 
Discovery competition for students in my congressional district. The 
art contest provides an important means for recognizing the creative 
talent of our Nation's youth.
  I am proud to report that An Artistic Discovery is enjoying great 
success in the 11th Congressional District. This year, students from 12 
schools submitted a record 403 art entries. Our judge had the difficult 
task of selecting a winning entry from this outstanding collection of 
artwork.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to offer a special salute to Monica Grevious, who 
is a 12th grade student at Bedford High School

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. Monica's work, a charcoal piece entitled ``Mr. Armstrong'' was judged 
Best-in-Show and the winner of the 1997 art competition. This 
represented another important stepping-stone for this young artist. I 
was pleased to learn that Monica also had two pictures commissioned for 
the new wing at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland. In 
addition, Monica plays the flute in the Cleveland Orchestra's Youth 
Orchestra and will study music next year at the Conservatory of Music 
in Cincinnati. I look forward to welcoming Monica to Washington, DC, 
for the grand opening of the Artistic Discovery national exhibition.
  As we conclude the districtwide 1997 Artistic Discovery competition, 
I want to express my appreciation to Carol Edwards, mayor of the City 
of Cleveland Heights; Ted Sherron, vice president for student affairs 
at the Cleveland Institute of Art; Ernestine and Malcolm Brown, owners 
of the Malcolm Brown Gallery; and the Cleveland Institute of Art. I 
also want to thank the Cleveland Museum of Art; Richard J. Bogomolny 
and First National Supermarkets, Inc.; and the Cleveland Foundation. I 
am indebted to these individuals and others who have continued to 
support our annual competition.
  Mr. Speaker, the 1997 Artistic Discovery competition was a tremendous 
success. As a supporter of the arts, I recognize the need to invest in 
our artists at a very early age. I offer my personal congratulations to 
students throughout the 11th Congressional District who participated in 
the art competition. Each student is a winner and should be saluted.

            1997 Artistic Discovery Competition Participants


                            BEAUMONT SCHOOL

       Elise Birkmeer, Missy Blakely, Jennifer Bockmuller, Kim 
     Cunningham, Cathy Davenport, Mary Katherine Fejes, Carol 
     Ferkovic, Kit Gabele, Laura Golombek, Roberta Hannibal, 
     Meredith Harger, Chrissy Havach, Sara Jenne, Molly Kohut, 
     Raina Kratky, Quinn Kucia, Natalie Lanese, Megan Lewicki, 
     Carmen Licate, Lindsay Maurath, Lisa Mawby, Aurora Mehlman, 
     Christine Miller, Julie Miller, Hafzah Mueenuddin, Erin 
     Oldenburg, Kristyn Rainey, Jennifer Reali, Jamie Reynolds, 
     Christine Schneider, Carly Small, Daniela Tartakoff, Tracie 
     Tegel, Jennifer Traverse, Julia Wadsworth, Lisa Wilke, Maggie 
     Wojton; and Lisa Yafanaro.
       Art Teachers: Kim Bissett, Ellen Carreras, and Sr. M. 
     Lucia, O.S.U.


                          BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL

       Joe Allie, Dan Apanasewicz, Shannon Bakker, Wendy Bascombe, 
     Antoine Bates, Jashin Bey, Shakhir Warren Bey, Robert Boone, 
     Roxanne Boyce, Bryan Braund, Jessica Bruening, Karen Certo, 
     Robert Cooper, Stacie Cooper, Melissa Day, Heather Duber, 
     Sarah Etling, Becky Frank, Dionysios Giatis, Monica Grevious, 
     Angela Gschwind, Brenna Halloran, Holly Hegedes, Bryan 
     Howard, Aaron Hulin, Richard Jastrzebski, John Jones, William 
     Keenan, Jabaar Keyes, Chris Lawrence, Mario Levy, Aurora 
     Mallin, Maria Mecone, Becky Miklos, Antoinette Moss, Misty 
     Neal, Cormaic O'Melia, Kevin Osei-Kofi, Jennifer Palicka, 
     Kelly Patton, Melissa Petro, Sarah Pinto, Erin Posanti, 
     Quiana Redd, Cheryl Ress, Kristen Roberts, Marc Roberts, 
     Rachel Roberts, Ariel Robinson, Nik Rongers, Stephani Rowe, 
     Kareem Sharif, Farryn Shy, Sabrina Simpson, Jarrod Skinner, 
     K.C. Skufca, Carnel Sledge, Kendra Tence, Talia Thomas, Mark 
     Tyler, Trudy Whitt, Kevin Williams, and Maurice Wright.
       Art Teachers: Robert Bush, Dagmar Clements, and Lou 
     Panutsos.


                     CLEVELAND HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL

       Jo Anna Adorjan, Aria Benner, Demetrius Carter, Keith 
     Cavey, Pei Chen, Rebecca Chizeck, Jennie Coyle, Evan Currey, 
     Liza Goodell, Melissa Hancock, Katie Heile, Ronald Jackson, 
     Lauren Kalman, Jessica Lee, Abby Maier, Sarah Mansbacher, 
     Kelsey Martin-Keating, Leland Mays, Elise McDonough, Corinne 
     Miller, Robert Peacock, Alisha Pickering, William Smalls, 
     Katie Thurmer, Rachel Christina Truitt, Rebecca Turbow, 
     Theresa Vitale, and A'ja Wainwright.
       Art Teacher: Susan Hood-Cogan.


                      CLEVELAND SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

       Amy Ankrom, Erin Bryson, Lateta Burns, Andrea Teri Buzeman, 
     Erica Dye, and Albert Hale III. Ricardo Jackson, Michael 
     Manning, Davonne Mitchell, Phillip Roberts, Joseph 
     Sellars, and Sahara Williamson.
       Art Teacher: Andrew Hamlett.


                         COLLINWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

       Derek Cleveland, Cortez Corley, Timothy Gee, Edwin Jeffry, 
     Harold McQueen, Damon Murphy, Vincent Purnell, and Cornell 
     Vernon.
       Art Teacher: Jerry Dunnigan.


                            EAST HIGH SCHOOL

       William Thomas Green, Anthony Johnson, LeAnna Kennedy, and 
     Jeffrey Lewis.
       Art Teacher: Jaunace Watkins.


                      GARFIELD HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL

       Bill Baczkowski, Amanda Bujak, Anthony Evers, Jen Fields, 
     Jan Greathouse, Lauren Harper, Jon Jackson, Michael Johnson, 
     Suzanne Jones, Leslie Kloepfer, Chris Stiles, Mike Yates, and 
     Amy Zmarowski.
       Art Teacher: Christine French.


                          JOHN HAY HIGH SCHOOL

       Lakisha Belford, George Booth, Arneisa Collins, Charles 
     Cooper, Shalana Davenport, J.D. Davison, Phillip Dillard, 
     Quan Duong, Anita Gamble, Marquitta Hubbard, Phuong Huynh, 
     Isabel Irizarry, Gregory Jackson, Johnny Kaye, Elicia King, 
     Lakeya Lipscomb, Lung Luong, Jennifer Mash, Shawnta 
     McMillian, Jason Moorman, Letletta Newson, Frances Nguyen, 
     Crystal Pemberton, Kenneth Roberts, DeQuana Robinson, John 
     Smith, Jessica Vigilante, Kenneth Wallace, and Andre 
     Whittingham.
       Art Teachers: Richard Chappini, Harriet Goldner, and 
     Kathleen Yates.


                       MAPLE HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL

       Ricky Arnold, Rahan Boxley, Emily Bryant, Jason Brynak, 
     Matthew Burdyshaw, Karen Curtis, Kimberly Filipic, Jennifer 
     Gedeon, Christine Jones, Maria Kopec, Alex Mismas, Stacy 
     Perry, Brent Peters, Jesse Ruffin, Carla Ruffo, Henry 
     Sharpley, Otis Thomas, Manjot Tukhar, and Dan Wintrich.
       Art Teachers; Karen Mehling-DeMauro, and Jody Trostler.


                       SHAKER HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL

       Geof Agneberg, Elizabeth Cooperman, Shannon Cunningham, 
     McCarthy Elee, Ambreese Hill, Destiny Irorere, Rebecca Lynne 
     Jones, Jennifer Kaufman, Djenaba Lewis, Erica Manley, Tim 
     McLoughlin, Jonathan Munetz, Emily Phillips, William Stenson, 
     and Max Wolf.
       Art Teachers: Malcolm Brown, James Hoffman, and Susan 
     Weiner.


                            SHAW HIGH SCHOOL

       David Black, Shalisha Brown, Nicole Greene, Faceta 
     McMichael, Vance McKissack, Dionne Moton, Donna Parker, 
     Marvin Washington, Katrelle Williams and Brian Wright.
       Art Teacher: Susan Lokar.


                    WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL

       Donald Hayes.
       Art Teacher: James Evans.

       

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