[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E601]
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            2016 14TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ART COMPETITION

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                         HON. MICHAEL F. DOYLE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 27, 2016

  Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize the artistic ability of a young woman from my Congressional 
District, Alyssa Marsh from Springdale High School. Ms. Marsh is the 
winner of the 2016 14th Congressional District of Pennsylvania's High 
School Art Competition, ``An Artistic Discovery.'' Ms. Marsh's artwork, 
a drawing in colored pencil entitled ``American Reflaction,'' was 
selected from a number of outstanding entries to this year's 
competition.
  In fact, 74 works from 16 different schools in Pennsylvania's 14th 
Congressional District were submitted to our panel of respected local 
artists. It's a real tribute to Ms. Marsh's skill and vision that her 
work was chosen as the winner of this year's competition.
  Ms. Marsh'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. Marsh'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.
  Miranda Miller from Woodland Hills High School was awarded second 
place for her untitled oil and acrylic painting. Incidentally, Ms. 
Miller received third place last year for her acrylic on board painting 
entitled ``Corner of Hanover and Church,'' and she won the top prize in 
2014 for her charcoal composition ``City Built on Hope.'' Hannah 
Schwartz from Penn Hills High School received third place for her Boise 
acrylic composition entitled ``Pup Kaiyai.'' Sabrina Davies from West 
Mifflin High School was awarded fourth place for her white charcoal, 
watercolor, and acrylic artwork entitled ``The Lingering Past,'' and 
Nicole Bonomo from Wilson Christian Academy received the fifth place 
award for her acrylic composition ``Snowy Owl.''
  In addition, Honorable Mention Awards were presented to works by 
Zachary Blanner from Baldwin High School; Ada Griffin and Sagar Kamath 
from the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School; Leah Berman-
Kress from the Ellis School; Kerry Dietrich from Montour High School; 
Sara Weir from Riverview High School; Macy K. Ernst and Nick Lasica 
from South Allegheny High School; Lauren Boyd and Alyssa Tocco from 
Springdale High School; Haley Peretic from Wilson Christian Academy; 
and Kobe Sanders of Woodland Hills 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 Baldwin High School, Zachary Blanner, Casey R. 
Conboy, Natalie Weida, and Jasmine Wicks; from CAPA, Ada Griffin, Sagar 
Kamath, Victoria Kipiller, Todd LaQuatra, Mia M. Stanton, and Abigail 
Sullivan; from East Allegheny High School, Sarah Cornell, Kylee Fazek, 
Daneille Foscoe, Katlyn McArdle, Kacy Neiderlander, Mark Robinson, and 
Santino Runco; from the Ellis School, Leah Berman-Kress, Lela Krackow, 
Mishon Levine, and Alexandra Papernick; from Montour High School, Kerry 
Dietrich, Emily Kortisky, and Olivia Trevenen; from Penn Hills High 
School, Marieme Diop, Seanna Dutrieuille, YaKira Porter, Hannah 
Schwartz, and Katarina Marie Shields; from Propel School, Constance 
Alexander, Diamonne Fuller, Breeonia Prioleau, and Jordan Todd; from 
Riverview High School, Viktoria Kutunina, Emma Patterson, and Sara 
Weir; from Serra Catholic High School, Tyler J. Gedman, Jen Pricener; 
from the Shuman Center, Kimberly Andrews, Walter Hodge, and Zaire 
Mauro; from South Allegheny High School, Jared Brysh, Macy K. Ernst, 
Nick Lasica, Madison Pastore, and Nicolette Ruhl; from Springdale High 
School, Lauren Boyd, Taylor Frantz, Alyssa Marsh, Andrew Strawinski, 
Alyssa Tocco, and Alyssa Vansach; from Sto-Rox High School, Amber 
Bayton, Julia Black, Shan Lin, Allana Molter, Katelyn Parker, and 
Beauty Williams; from West Mifflin High School, Nicole Beres, 
Michaeline Bost, Sabrina Davies, and Jordin Waugaman; from Wilson 
Christian Academy, Andrew Arovits, Nicole Bonomo, Jessica Hinchman, and 
Haley Peretic; from Woodland Hills High School, Juliette Gough, Miranda 
Miller, Kobe Sanders, Rayven Smith, Roni J. Taylor, and Dejon Young.
  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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