[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 68 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E548]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       PENNSYLVANIA'S 14TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ART COMPETITION

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                         HON. MICHAEL F. DOYLE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 26, 2018

  Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize the artistic ability of a young woman from my congressional 
district, Haley Peretic from Cornerstone Christian Preparatory Academy. 
Ms. Peretic is the winner of the 2018 14th Congressional District of 
Pennsylvania's High School Art Competition, ``An Artistic Discovery.'' 
Ms. Peretic's artwork, a drawing in colored pencil and marker entitled 
``Happy Heart,'' was selected from a number of outstanding entries in 
this year's competition.
  In fact, 90 works from 19 different schools in Pennsylvania's 14th 
Congressional District were submitted to our panel of respected local 
artists.
  It's a real tribute to Ms. Haley's skill and vision that her work was 
chosen as the winner of this year's competition. I should add that 
Haley won fourth place in the competition last year for her pencil and 
colored pencil drawing entitled ``Every Day People.'' Ms. Peretic'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. Peretic' 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.
  Laurel Black from Springdale High School was awarded second place for 
her oil painting ``Sweet Innocence.'' Derek Kotecki from Baldwin High 
School received third place for his charcoal reduction drawing entitled 
``Self.'' Rachel Simcic from Springdale High School was awarded fourth 
place for her composition involving mixed media, digital art, and 
markers entitled ``Thief,'' and Taylor Rebyanski from Westinghouse Arts 
Academy, was awarded fifth place for her colored pencil drawing 
``Iris.''
  In addition, Honorable Mention Awards were presented to works by 
Summer Bernotas from Baldwin High School, Nicole Ellwood from East 
Allegheny High School, Julia Conway from Gateway High School, Erin 
Douglass from Gateway High School, Aliza Hamid from Gateway High 
School, Shaina McKinney from Gateway High School, Anwitha Sherigar from 
Gateway High School, Jennifer Gustafson from Highlands High School, 
Sophie Gatesman from Oakland Catholic High School, Madison Pastore from 
South Allegheny High School, Kathleen Marsili from Springdale High 
School, and Sophia Lebiere from Winchester Thurston School.
  I would like to recognize all of the participants in this year's 14th 
Congressional District High School Art Competition: Summer Bernotas, 
Morgan Bell, Meghan Bradley, Brian Genovesi, Derek Kotecki, and Tina 
Odato from Baldwin High School; Sam Chickini from Carlynton High 
School; Haley Peretic from Cornerstone Christian Preparatory Academy; 
Larrissa Bloom, Nicole Ellwood, Makenzie Freed-DePastino, Marissa 
Riggs, and Taya Tassone from East Allegheny High School; Kiera Harrell-
Danks, Emma M. Harvey, Alexis Kentebe, Calista Martin-Singer, Lowrie 
Woodside, and Chiara Zuccoli from The Ellis School; Julia Conway, Erin 
Douglass, Aliza Hamid, Shaina McKinney, Ava Parker, and Anwitha 
Sherigar from Gateway High School; Maddie Cincala, Erik Frantz, and 
Jennifer Gustafson from Highlands High School; Kira Blenk, Claire 
Ishiyama, Madelyn Largent, and Emma Miller from Northgate High School; 
Sophie Gatesman, Noelle Pina, Giovanna Tatananni, Juliia Vrabel, and 
Angela Zenchak from Oakland Catholic High School; Sarah Artuhevich, 
Skye Cato, Kylie Meyer, Elizabeth Szurszewski, Mia Walker, and Dania 
Zaynullin from Penn Hills High School; Eva Curlee, Allison Patton, and 
Sydney Reyes from Riverview High School; Isabelle Analo from Shadyside 
Academy; Arianah Bellamy, Kourtnee Duval, Macy Kelly Ernst, Madison 
Pastore, Robert Nesky, and Morgan Templeton from South Allegheny High 
School; Laurel Black, Patricia Linderman, Kathleen Marsili, Alicia 
Matthews, Rachel Selzer, and Rachel Simcic from Springdale High School; 
Ashton Bowler, Reonna Collington, Renae Darcy, Alexus Frazee, and 
Alexis Sekinger from Sto-Rox High School; Jenny Rohach from West 
Mifflin High School; Caden Ferita, Anaeja Halliburton, Angelina Kukic, 
Alyssa Marchbank, Taylor Rebyanski, Pheobe Elise Richardson, and 
Allison Riley from Westinghouse Arts Academy; Yixin Allison Cai, Maya 
Husni, Sophia Labiere, Rivers Leche, and Isel Pollock from the 
Winchester Thurston School; and Mariah Faith Smith, Juliette Gough, 
Andre Hilliard, Colleen Malecki, and Erin Reichert from Woodland Hills 
High School.
  I would like to thank these impressive young artists for allowing us 
to share and celebrate their talent, imagination, and creativity. The 
efforts these talented students have put into expressing themselves in 
a powerful and positive manner are deeply inspiring.
  I hope that all of them will continue to utilize their artistic 
talents, and I wish them all great success in their future endeavors.

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