[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 17, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E995]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  CONGRATULATING THE WINNERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS OF HERNDON'S 
         10TH ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS COMPETITION AWARDS

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 17, 2014

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and congratulate the 
participants and winners from the Council for the Arts of Herndon's 
Tenth Annual Technology and the Arts Competition.
  The Technology and the Arts program grew out of a desire to offer 
computer savvy teens a way to showcase their abilities in an artistic 
format. The innovative program challenges students in all Fairfax and 
Arlington county high schools to create works of animation, digital 
art, digital music, and digital photography by blending technology and 
artistry into one cutting-edge masterpiece. Students submit entries at 
their schools, and teachers select which works will be entered into the 
contest. Works are judged by professionals and experts in the field, 
and awards are given in each category. Additionally, this program also 
showcases how creativity extends beyond the arts into a crucial 
component of our local and national economies. Technology has been the 
driving force behind Fairfax County's economic expansion for the past 
two decades. Knowledge-based enterprises directly employ more than 
140,000 people in Fairfax County and some of the world's leading 
technology firms are headquartered here. America remains the world's 
leader in technology innovation primarily because of the creativity and 
ingenuity of these companies. This event is not just about art, it is 
also about laying the foundation for America's competitiveness in a 
global market place.
  I am pleased to congratulate the following winners of the 2014 
Technology and the Arts Competition:

       Arts Council of Fairfax Uphoff Scholarship Award: 
     Frankenstein, Adrian Caballero of Falls Church High School


                          Digital Photography

       First Prize: Freedom, Chris Aguila of South Lakes High 
     School
       Second Prize: Mold Me, Madison Schultz, South County High 
     School
       Third Prize: History of a Gaze (Self Portrait), Anna Smith, 
     Centreville High School
       Digital Photography Honorable Mentions:
       Manipulated, Sue Minh Jung, Centreville High School
       Bundle, Margaret Hollingsworth, Oakton High School
       Monday's Mist, Gabrielle Bomberg, West Potomac High School
       Things to Pack, Sarah Wasinger, Fairfax High School


                              Digital Art

       First Prize: Eye See You, Logan Darr, W.T. Woodson High 
     School
       Second Prize: Washington DC, Cheyenne Price Oakton High 
     School
       Third Prize: Welcome to the New World, Angela He, Oakton 
     High School
       Digital Art Honorable Mentions:
       Apparition, Tony Lunsford, Mt. Vernon High School
       Conformity, Jesse Sands, Lake Braddock Secondary


                               Animation

       First Prize: Mind Games, Max Johnson, Falls Church High 
     School
       Second Prize: I Draw, Adrian Caballero, Lake Braddock 
     Secondary School
       Third Prize: The Fast and the Felines, Wesley Rogers, Falls 
     Church High School

  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating this 
year's winners and thanking the Council for the Arts of Herndon for 
promoting creativity and innovation.

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