[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6799-6800]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING HIGH SCHOOL ARTISTS FROM THE 11TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 
                             OF NEW JERSEY

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 5, 2011

  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 students participated in 
the 2011 Congressional Arts Competition, ``An Artistic Discovery.''
  Their works of art are exceptional.
  Seventy-six young men and women 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 three winners of our 
art competition. First place was awarded to Andrea Ibarra from Ridge 
High School for her work, ``Max.'' Second place was awarded to Grace 
Cheung from Ridge High School for her work, ``Journey Through Equus.'' 
Third place was awarded to Rachel Fico from Madison High School for her 
work, ``Within Reach.''
  Honorable Mentions were awarded to: Alexi Corham from Montville 
Township High School for her work, ``Alter Ego;'' Jacob DeBoer from 
Pequannock High School for his work, ``Venison Stew;'' Kasia Kalemba 
from Boonton High School for her work, ``Gone But Still Here;'' Lillian 
Thomann from James Caldwell High School for her work ``The Metro.''
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize each artist for their 
participation by indicating their high school, their name and the title 
of their contest entries for the official Record.
  Boonton High School: Kasia Kalemba, ``Gone But Still Here;'' Zenab 
Khan, ``The Dreams Within A Dream;'' Samantha Kutnik, ``Packanack Lake, 
NJ;'' Rosalita Smith, ``America Works.''
  Bridgewater-Raritan High School: Nicole Thomas, ``Bella.''
  Chatham High School: Zakary Blake, ``Weight;'' Antonia Chan, 
``Carnival of Hearts;'' Brittany Leonard, ``Nirvana.''
  Dover High School: Christian Aroca, ``My Culture;'' Gissell Gonzalez, 
``My Heritage;'' Angela Perkins, ``Celebration;'' Ying Jing Zheng, 
``Pride Before Destruction.''
  Hopatcong High School: Jara Werner, ``The Faces of Money.''
  James Caldwell High School: Angela Filan, ``The Rebel Within;'' 
Lillian Thomann,``The Metro.''
  Livingston High School: Christina Furman, ``Never Forget;'' Joanne 
Horng, ``And then they invented satellites;'' Kiley Mannion, 
``Freedom;'' Danielle Stecki, ``Faded Glory.''
  Madison High School: Amanda Evans, ``Zen;'' Rachel Fico, ``Within 
Reach;'' Amy Lando, ``Buddy;'' Vendela Larsson, ``Chloe.''
  Millburn High School: Monica Carty, ``Up Close Gallery;'' Annie 
Dolan, ``Edith & John;'' Emily Draper, ``Tidal;'' Chanthia Ma, ``Winter 
Solstice.''
  Montville Township High School: Dillon Chen, ``42nd Street;'' Alexi 
Corham, ``Alter Ego;'' Victoria Eng, ``Indonesian Still Life;'' Minjoo 
Kim, ``Abandoned Sisters.''
  Morris Catholic High School: Gianna Riccardi, ``Alice;'' Jana Marie 
Cariddi, ``I'm Alive;'' Carissa Kelly, ``Joe Ufer Goes to Say 
Anything;'' Alexander Kuchta, ``Safe Sex;'' Ciara Mesevage, 
``Stressed.''
  Mount Olive High School: Sarak Berek, ``Untitled;'' Felix Izquierdo, 
``Japanese Dream;'' Dia Saito, ``Skyliner;'' Lauren Wisnewski, 
``Subconscious.''
  Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child: Maclain Riccardi, ``Oak Leaves;'' 
Tian Mauer, ``Room With A View;'' Abigail Rollenhagen, ``Sunken Ship.''
  Parsippany Christian School: Jessica Carducci, ``Love Is All 
Around;'' Troy Costa,``A Mother's Love;'' Austin Dimare, ``Dream in 
Color;'' Mariah Urban, ``Mademoiselle.''
  Parsippany High School: Ashley Del Rio, ``Untitled.''
  Pequannock Township High School: Stephanie Baryla, ``Angry Man;'' 
Rachel Ciavarella, ``Red Peppers;'' Jacob De Boer, ``Venison Stew;'' 
Emily Grimaldi, ``Love is Just Another Weapon.''
  Pope John XXIII High School: Meredith Cahill, ``Will you play with 
me?'' Michelle Puglio, ``Maura.''
  Ridge High School: Benjamin Callahan, ``Survive;'' Grace Cheung, 
``Journey Through Equus;'' Andrea Ibarra, ``Max;'' Mike Sommer, ``Not 
Today.''
  Roxbury High School: Jimmy Le, ``Details in Lines;'' Jonathan 
Melicharek, ``One word spoken, one decision made, one life taken;'' 
Ariel Mizrahi, ``I'm Shattered;'' Ashley Wolff, ``C.C. Self Portrait.''
  Sparta High School: Jessica Ciona, ``Blue Shoe;'' Sydney Liebman, 
``Missy's Stare;''

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Meghan Salmeri, ``Spring in Washington;'' Stephen Vocaturo, 
``Montego.''
  Veritas Christian Academy: Ionela Corforte, ``Complex Simplicity.''
  Watchung Hills Regional High School: Sophie Armenante, ``Orchid;'' 
Sofia Lizza, ``Organic;'' Lauren Merrill, ``Great Swamp 2011;'' Carolyn 
Thornton, ``Avonlea.''
  West Morris Mendham High School: Carolyn Aluotto, ``Crystal 
Cantanta;'' Genevieve Asselin, ``Applause;'' Dana Barlock, ``Cradel 
Us;'' Hannah Lang, ``Ocean Treasures.''
  Whippany Park High School: Run Wang, ``Secret Letters.''
  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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