[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 65 (Wednesday, May 9, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E741]
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            2012 14TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ART COMPETITION

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                         HON. MICHAEL F. DOYLE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 9, 2012

  Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the artistic 
ability of a young woman from my Congressional District, Iesha Grady 
from Penn Hills High School. Ms. Grady is the winner of the 2012 14th 
Congressional District of Pennsylvania's High School Art Competition, 
``An Artistic Discovery.'' Ms. Grady's artwork, a composition in oil 
pastels entitled ``Harmless Apple Juice?'' was selected from a number 
of outstanding entries to this year's competition.
  In fact, 45 works from ten different schools in Pennsylvania's 14th 
Congressional District were submitted to our panel of respected local 
artists. It's a real tribute to her skill and vision that her work was 
chosen as the winner of this year's competition. I am certain that Ms. 
Grady's family is proud of her artistic talents and this impressive 
accomplishment.
  Ms. Grady's artwork will represent the 14th Congressional District of 
Pennsylvania in the national exhibit of high school students' artwork 
that will be displayed in the United States Capitol over the coming 
year. I encourage my colleagues as well as any visitor to Capitol Hill 
to view Ms. Grady's artwork, along with the winning entries from the 
high school art contests held in other Congressional Districts, which 
will be on display in the Capitol tunnel. It is amazing to walk through 
this corridor and see the interpretation of life through the eyes of 
these young artists from all across our country.
  Maggie Morgans from West Mifflin High School was awarded second place 
for her pastel composition ``Snowmaggedon.'' Sara Hopkins from 
Northgate High School received third place for her pencil drawing 
entitled ``Britney.'' Jasper Means from Penn Hills High School was 
awarded fourth place for his watercolor ``Life Saving Station #7.'' 
Stephanie Taylor from South Allegheny High School was given fifth place 
for her oil painting ``Shades of Green.'' I should note, by the way, 
that this is the third year in a row that one of Stephanie's works has 
placed in this competition. Last year she took Second Place, and in 
2010 her painting was the winner. Clearly, this young lady has a lot of 
talent.
  In addition, Honorable Mention Awards were presented to works by Erin 
Hart of Riverview High School, Julian Moriarty from Woodland Hills High 
School, Alexis Yauch of McKeesport High School, Morgan Turner of 
Northgate High School, Mikaila Hoffman from Pittsburgh Allderdice High 
School, Dan O'Leary of Riverview High School, Stephanie Taylor of South 
Allegheny High School, Elizabeth Thornton from Sto-Rox High School, 
Sara Hopkins of Northgate High School, and Ashley Reid of Riverview 
High School.
  I would like to recognize all of the participants in this year's 14th 
Congressional District High School Art Competition, ``An Artistic 
Discovery:'' from the Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and 
Performing Arts, Adam Linn; from McKeesport High School, Jordan 
Armstrong, Jake Hall, Cortez Snooks, and Alexis Yauch; from Northgate 
High School, Sara Hopkins and Morgan Turner; from Penn Hills High 
School, Ebony Black-Yancey, Serena English, Stephan Godbolt, Iesha 
Grady, Jasper Means, and Roomel Reese; from Pittsburgh Allderdice High 
School, Justin E. Dumas, Sarah Fehl, Mikaila Hoffman, Asma Qutyan, and 
Olivia Savisky; from Riverview High School, Bailey Conroy, Erin Hart, 
Demetrius Kokales, Lauren McKee, Dan O'Leary, and Ashley Reid; from 
South Allegheny High School, Eric Raynes and Stephanie Taylor; from 
Sto-Rox High School, Shane Jenkins, Melissa Fowkes Palitti, Samantha 
Reiss, and Elizabeth Thornton; from West Mifflin High School, Kasey 
Angel, Victoria Cooper, Chelsey Earnest, Katie Fahringer, Kristine 
Lype, and Maggie Morgans; and from Woodland Hills High School, Madison 
Harding, Julian Moriarty, Manuel Russell, and Jacqueline Zollner.
  I would like to thank these impressive young artists for allowing us 
to share and celebrate their talents, imagination, and creativity. The 
efforts of these students in expressing themselves in a powerful and 
positive manner are no less than spectacular.
  I hope that all of these individuals continue to utilize their 
artistic talents, and I wish them all the best of luck in their future 
endeavors.

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