[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8745-8746]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL ARTISTS OF NEW JERSEY'S 9TH 
                         CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 19, 2010

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam 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 students participated in 
the 2010 Congressional Arts competition, ``An Artistic Discovery.'' 
Their works of art are exceptional.
  Sixty-one students participated. That is a wonderful response, and I 
would very much like to build on that participation for future 
competitions.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate the three winners of our 
art competition. First Place was awarded to Christina Eng from Oak 
Knoll School of the Holy Child for her work, ``Capitol Building in 
Winter.'' Second Place was awarded to Austin Dimare from Parsippany 
Christian School for his work, ``Italiano Donna.'' Third Place was 
awarded to Elizabeth Frino from Pequannock Township High School for her 
work, ``Rock Star''.
  I would like to recognize each artist for their participation by 
indicating their high school, their name, and the title of their 
contest entry for the official record:
  Boonton High School: Zenab Kahn's ``Faiza''; Joseph Park's ``Self 
Portrait with Friends''; Nicole van de Vliet's ``Out of Africa''; 
Arielle Winters' ``Meow''.
  Bridgewater Raritan Regional High School: MingZhu Hai's ``Self 
Portrait as a Child''; Dana Li's ``Guitar Playing''; Amanda Wong's 
``Friends''.
  Chatham High School: Hannah Drossman's ``Giverny''; Ria Iizuka's 
``Aries After 8th Period: Reduced to Mathematical Component''; David 
Daniel Melgar's ``Lust''.
  Hopatcong High School: Kristen Fahy's ``Chroma Lily''.
  Livingston High School: Jennifer Brodsky's ``A City in the Sun''; Amy 
Friedman's ``Walking into the Shadows''; Sarah Tse's ``Utilities'', 
Mark Zlotsky's ``A Frickin' Tree!''.
  Madison High School: Rachel Fico's ``Mixer''; Vandela Larsson's 
``Glow''; Stephanie Riveros' ``Deadlock''; Bailey Theado's ``Kavala 
Village''.
  Millburn High School: Chanthia Ma's ``Self Portrait''; Sona Roy's 
``Green-eyed'', Dana Serruto's ``Movie Time''; Jordan Scharf's ``Chair 
in a Field of Roses''.
  Montville High School: Allison Au's ``Caribbean Still Life''; 
Victoria Eng's ``Light''; Michael Johnston's ``Short Sighted''; Micah 
Schure's ``Trombone''.
  Morris Catholic High School: Josh Gilardi's ``Empire State of Mind''; 
Liz McCormick's ``Christmas in the City''.
  Morris Knolls High School: Jennifer Hastings' ``The Lake Monster''; 
Meredith McCabe's ``A Safe Place to Hide''; Rebecca Syracuse's ``Fear 
of Intimacy''; Irina Walter's ``Hero of War''.
  Morristown High School: Demetria Jorge's ``Sunset Salute''.
  Morristown-Beard School: Ashley Young's ``Anor Hinge''.
  Mount Olive High School: Daniel Gillette's ``Stripping Down the 
Media''; Vanessa Lorenzo's ``Ghosts of Chernobyl''.
  Oak Knoll School: Christina Eng's ``Capitol Building in Winter''; 
Gioia Topazio's ``Leaves''.
  Parsippany Christian School: Sydney Dahl's ``Insecurity''; Austin 
Dimare's ``Italiano Donna'', Lexie Reilly's ``I Love You''.
  Parsippany High School: Ashley Del Rio's ``Murano Glass''; Brittany 
Ann Serrao's ``Untitled''.
  Pequannock Township High School: Kristin Brian's ``Scale''; Elizabeth 
Frino's ``Rock Star''.
  Ridge High School: Lillian Chen's ``No Treasure After All''; Edward 
Kowalewski's

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``Helix''; Mary Petras' ``Peace''; Howard Wei's ``Guardian of the 
Trolls Lair''.
  Roxbury High School: Sam Knopka's ``Self Portrait''; Nick Griffin's 
``Free Your Mind''; Alessandra Varilias' ``Innocent Soldiers''; Ruth 
Vega's ``Plastic Beauty''.
  Seton Hall Preparatory School: Dylan Hughes' ``Students in Blue''; 
Charles Kohaut's ``Eye''.
  Watchung Hills High School: Sofia Lizza's ``Spoons''; Lisa Monetti's 
``Clouds Are Shrouding in Moments Unforgettable''; Alex Nahorniak's 
``Untitled''; Carolyn Thornton's ``Maggie''.
  West Morris Central High School: Courtney Dietsche's ``Fish of 
Fantasy: Nightly Wanders''.
  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.
  Madam 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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