[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 68 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E543]
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           CELEBRATING THE 2018 CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 26, 2018

  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 2018 Congressional Art Competition, ``An Artistic 
Discovery.'' Their works of art are exceptional.
  Sixty-three students from twenty-three high schools in Morris, Essex, 
Sussex and Passaic counties participated.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the winners of our art 
competition. First place was awarded to Alyssa Talon from Pope John 
XXIII Regional High School for her oil painting entitled, ``Girl on the 
Bus.'' Second place was awarded to Ava Economou from Wayne Valley High 
School for her conte pencil work entitled, ``Reflections of Past.'' 
Third place was awarded to Rachel Cenicola from Madison High School for 
her photograph entitled, ``The Stories We Wear.''
  Honorable Mentions were awarded to: Tafari Dempster from Whippany 
Park High School for his colored pencil work entitled, 
``Bioluminescence,'' Caitlin Gethins from Whippany Park High School for 
her photograph entitled, ``From Heaven Above,'' Morgan Hoover from 
Wayne Valley High School for her gel pen work entitled, ``Mel,'' and 
Katherine Hu from the Morris County School of Technology for her 
acrylic painting entitled, ``Perspicacious.''
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize each artist for their 
participation by including in the Record their high school, their name 
and the title of their contest entries:

       Boonton High School: Ifrah Bajwa, ``Time Lapse''; Jaylene 
     Combs, ``Self-Portrait''; Catharine Owens, ``Nick''; Zeeshan 
     Qureshi, ``Kobi''.
       Delbarton School: Lucas C. Acocella, ``Unexpected Beauty''; 
     Sean Taylor, ``A Cut Above the Rest''.
       Eastern Christian High School: Steve Blanco, ``What I Saw 
     in the Water''; Angela Han, ``The Friend''.
       Hanover Park High School: Jenna Glinko, ``Freedom Tower''; 
     Ronald Petriella, ``Flashback''; Delaney Trignano, 
     ``Utensils''.
       Jefferson Township High School: Kaitlyn Hollar, ``Shapes of 
     the Rainbow''; Katrina Jenisch, ``Child's Play''; Rachel 
     Warncke, ``Oliver''.
       Livingston High School: Tiffany Acosta, ``Four Eyes''; Bari 
     Greenwald, ``Chivalrie Romance at the Abbey''; Rachel Leibel, 
     ``Jurassic Art''; Breena Rettig, ``Fading''.
       Madison High School: Loryn Camp, ``Acceptance''; Rachael 
     Cenicola, ``The Stories We Wear''; Julia Ferranti, 
     ``Distorted''; Kierran Matos ``Don't Go''.
       Montclair High School: Tien Servidio, ``The Angriest 
     Bois''.
       Montville Township High School: Nicholas Corradino, 
     ``Golden Tiers''; Alexandra DeLuise, ``Tessellate''; Cindy 
     Xie, ``Splendor''.
       Morris Catholic High School: Tess Clemente, ``Sad 
     Goodbye''; Yifan ``Coco'' Peng, ``Potter Peng''; Deok Hyeon 
     ``David'' Yu, ``Bob Dylan''; Kelsey Zapana, ``Tess''.
       Morris County School of Technology: Katherine Hu, 
     ``Perspicacious''.
       Nutley High School: Zawar Ahmed, ``Fair and Lovely''; 
     Barbara Benda, ``Detached''; Paul Ibrahim, ``Entropy''; 
     Sabrina Kuo, ``Individuality''.
       Parsippany Hills High School: Emma Mykowski, ``Connection 
     to the Past''.
       Passaic County Technical Institute: Christopher Cortez, 
     ``Narcissus''; Emmalie Foti, ``Space Mammals''; Ava Liguori, 
     ``Colors''.
       Passaic Valley High School: Jonathan Alarcon, ``Earth's 
     Sanctuary''; Danielle Burden, ``Oasis''; Matthew Nelson, 
     ``1:05''.
       Pope John XXIII Regional High School: Margaret Butler, 
     ``Teeth''; Anne Ilardi, ``Do You Want to Build a Snowman?''; 
     Alyssa Talon, ``Girl on the Bus''; Jessica Whittam, ``Taz''.
       Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School: Maya Homa, ``American 
     Beauty Rose''; Noa Mobilia, ``Lone Bonsai''.
       Sparta High School: Sydney Van Brunt, ``Country Girl''; 
     Sarah Wille, ``Freedom of Speech''; Ande Wittenmeier, 
     ``Veteran''.
       Trinity Christian School: Ben Genberg, ``Mesa Verde''.
       Villa Walsh Academy: Lucy Anderson, ``Midnight in the 
     Garden''; Maureen Walsh, ``Coming of Age''.
       Wayne Valley High School: Ava Economou, ``Reflections of 
     the Past''; Morgan Hoover, ``Mel''; Kaitlyn Lauckner, 
     ``Proud''; Amanda Piszczatoski, ``Looking Forward, Looking 
     Back''.
       West Orange High School: David Fernandez, ``Dream 
     Deferred''.
       Whippany Park High School: Tafari Dempster, 
     ``Bioluminescence''; Emily Garcia, ``Lantern Study''; Caitlin 
     Gethins, ``From Heaven Above''; Sara Kahn, ``Playful 
     Elephants''.

  Each year the winner of the competition has their art work 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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