[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 87 (Friday, May 19, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E675-E676]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CELEBRATING THE 2017 CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 19, 2017

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, once again, I come to the floor to 
recognize the great success of strong local schools working with 
dedicated parents and teachers. I rise today to congratulate and honor 
a number of outstanding high school artists from the 11th Congressional 
District of New Jersey. Each of these talented young men and women 
participated in the 2017 Congressional Arts Competition, ``An Artistic 
Discovery.'' Their works of art are exceptional.
  Fifty-five participated. That is a wonderful response, and I would 
very much like to build on that participation for future competitions.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the winners of our art 
competition. First place was awarded to Barbara Benda from Nutley High 
School for her digital tablet painting entitled, ``Don't Look.'' Second 
place was awarded to Emma Jang from West Morris Mendham High School for 
her acrylic entitled, ``Wide Awake.'' Third place was awarded to Emily 
Wang from Wayne Valley High School for her pen and ink entitled, 
``Black Rain.''
  Honorable Mentions were awarded to: Michelle Tolochko from Boonton 
High School for her acrylic entitled, ``Self Portrait,'' Ashley O'Brien 
from Montville Township High School for her watercolor entitled, 
``Aphrodite,'' Jaclyn Larsen from Hanover Park High School for her 
digital photo entitled, ``Messi,'' and Christopher Cortez from the 
Passaic County Technical Institute for his acrylic entitled, ``Shades 
of Beauty.''
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize each artist for their 
participation by indicating their

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high school, their name and the title of their contest entries for the 
official Record.


                          boonton high school

       Kristen Dalrymple, ``Ghost of you''
       Amanda Roberts, ``Bitter Cold''
       Michelle Tolochko, ``Self Portrait''
       Giancarlo Venturini, ``My Friend Liz''


                            Delbarton School

       Tim Adami, ``Victory''
       Sean Taylor, ``The Alpine Adventurer''


                     Eastern Christian High School

       Steve Blanco, ``Epitaph''
       Juliana Struyk, ``Perception Of Fruit''


                        Hanover Park High School

       Valentina Mattfeld, ``Dallas''
       Megan Canzonieri, ``Ophelia''
       Jac1yn Larsen, ``Messi''
       Sarah Court, ``Dash''


                         Livingston High School

       Rachel Kogut, ``Imagination''


                                MeWe Art

       Julia Hou, ``Fire and Water''


                     Montville Township High School

       Madeleine Morris, ``Wildflowers''
       Ashley O'Brien, ``Aphrodite''
       Darrel Tsinadze, ``Red Pearls''
       Alexander Tullo, ``Samantha's Columns''


                         Morristown High School

       Deanna C. Swanson, ``Vanitas''


                       Morris Knolls High School

       Alyssa DeFilippis, ``Melodic Vibes''
       Megan Ramos, ``Angel''
       Divya Patel, ``Lola''
       Claire Weber, ``Livid''


                      Morris Catholic High School

       Tina Yi, ``Sadness''
       Yang Jason Yang, ``Geometrics''


                   Morris County School of Technology

       Caroline Yorke, ``Crime Scene''
       Brenna Corsi, ``Grow''
       Alexa Metro, ``True Colors''


                       Mountain Lakes High School

       Joy Xie, ``We Grew Up Here''


                           Nutley High School

       Barbara Benda, ``Don't Look''
       Raven Cardone-Imor, ``Tragic''
       Devin Lemongello, ``Self Portrait''
       Joanne Salise, ``Green Abstract''


                      Parsippany Christian School

       Nohemy Zabala, ``The Beautiful District of Columbia''
       Daniel Jordan McMillen, ``The Other Side''
       Camille Dieppa, ``The Lincoln Memorial''


                      Parsippany Hills High School

       Rachel Jacovsky, ``American Pride''


                   Passaic County Technical Institute

       Christopher Cortez, ``Shades of Beauty''
       Jamie Loverdi, ``Retro Dine & Drive''


                       Passaic Valley High School

       Maya Adham, ``Game-Boy''
       Danielle Burden, ``OZ''
       Erika Duarte, ``Red in Snow''
       Angelika Dulak, ``Roze''


                    Pequannock Township High School

       Julia Blahut, ``Carbon Footprints''
       Thomas Carruthers, ``Quiet Summer''


                        Wayne Valley High School

       Madeline Corb, ``Focus''
       Brooke Demore, ``Look''
       Liz Rozenblat, ``Great dangers await''
       Emily Wang, ``Black Rain''


                    West Morris Mendham High School

       Matthew Fabrizio, ``Jack in a Hat''
       Emma Jang, ``I Donut Understand Puns''
       Maximilian Scheidl, ``Life Goes On''
       Kayla O'Neill, ``Where I'm Supposed to Be''


                       Whippany Park High School

       Eric Kahn, ``Waves of Rock''
       Alex Maietta, ``What Once Was''

  Each year the winner of the competition has their artwork displayed 
with other winners from across the country in a special corridor here 
at the U.S. Capitol. Thousands of our fellow Americans walk through the 
exhibition and are reminded of the vast talents of our young men and 
women. Indeed, all of these young artists are winners, and we should be 
proud of their achievements so early in life.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating these 
talented young people from New Jersey's 11th Congressional District.

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