[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 7371-7372]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE 2015 CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 19, 2015

  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 2015 Congressional Art Competition. Their works of 
art are exceptional.
  Fifty-seven 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 Camila Rosario from Wayne 
Valley High School for her Colored Pencil artwork entitled, ``Joy and 
Innocence of Childhood.'' Second place was awarded to Melissa Danitz 
from Chatham High School for her Oil on Canvas artwork titled ``Colors 
on a City Street.'' Third place was awarded to Jamilynn Rose from 
Hanover Park High School for her Prisma Pencil on black paper artwork 
titled ``Sonic Boom.''
  Honorable Mentions were awarded to: Natalie Almonte from Boonton High 
School for her Arcylic artwork titled ``Girl with the Silver Earrings'' 
and Jason Levine from Livingston High School for his Digital artwork 
titled ``Gravity.''
  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.


                          Boonton High School

       Natalie Almonte, Boonton, ``Girl with the Silver Earrings''
       Karyn Hansen, ``Art Dreams''
       Perri Phelps, ``Girl With Red Hair''
       Carla Garcia, ``As You See Me''


                          Chatham High School

       Phoebe Nichols, ``Scratchboard Portrait''
       Melissa Danitz, ``Colors on a City Street''

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       Sofie Michalak, ``Toothbrush''


                        Hanover Park High School

       Jamilynn Rose, ``Sonic Boom''
       Laura Romanski, ``Spring''
       Alexandra Eveland, ``Candle Sticks''
       Matt Einloth, ``The Big Apple''


                     Jefferson Township High School

       Courtney Weber, ``Bryant Park''
       Christopher Best, ``Autumn Colonial''
       Olivia Lisa, ``Horseshoe Lake''


                         Livingston High School

       Kristin Leechow, ``Artistic Freedom''
       Jason Levine, ``Gravity''
       Sorasicha Nithikasem, ``July in America''
       Lucas Ochoa ``Wired''


                         Montclair High School

       Hannah Brown, ``Seven Turtles''
       Katelyn Hall, ``People Watching''
       Jane Boehlert ``Dorm Room''


                     Montville Township High School

       Rachel Higgins ``Into the Sea''
       Lianne Pflug, ``Music to My Ears''
       Leigh Deitz, ``Fugitive''


                      Morris Catholic High School

       Sabrina Huresky, ``Random Items Nameplate''
       Zoe Yin, ``View of China''
       Leo Lin, ``Satellite View of Capital''


                       Morris Knolls High School

       Raelle D'Aitilio, ``Buying Time''
       Olivia Kuchta, ``Mirror, Mirror''
       Chiyere Emili, ``African Culture''


                       Mountain Lakes High School

       Joy Xie, ``Under the Sunlight''
       Yian Wang, ``Fish Snack''


                           Nutley High School

       Deana DiLauri, ``Outside the Box''
       Cassandra Rebutoc, ``Pop the Pink!''
       Leticia Donato, ``Summer Sun''
       Patricia Bobila, ``Among the Autumn Leaves''


                       Passaic Valley High School

       Victoria Phillips, ``Rule of Rose''
       Lindsey Heale, ``In the Studio''


                      Parsippany Christian School

       Daniel McMillen, ``Coil''
       Tamia McNab, ``Artist Den''
       Nicholas McMillen, ``Soulness''
       Carolina Sachno, ``Go Fish''


                          Randolph High School

       Olivia Lawler, ``My Childhood''


                           Sparta High School

       Domari Thomas, ``Survival''
       Mitch Coyle; ``3 Seasons''
       Kacey Campbell, ``Self Portrait''
       Madeline Abatemarco, ``Fantasy Scape''


                        Wayne Valley High School

       Camila Rosario, ``Joy and Innocence of Childhood''
       Lilit Balagyozyan, ``Cautionary Tale''
       Lauren Valledor, ``An Afternoon in Washington Square Park''
       Olivia Lozy, ``Still Life of Pickle Bottles''


                    West Essex Regional High School

       Ariana Daly, ``The Moment Winter Falls''


                    West Morris Mendham High School

       Emma Jang, ``Empty''
       Ryan Corbett ``I Will Work to End Racism''


                        West Orange High School

       Arlenis Roberts, ``Elephant Hand Piece''


                       Whippany Park High School

       Eric Kahn, ``Hiding Behind Feathers''
       Shayna Miller, ``Papilionoidea''

  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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