[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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