Rep. Garrett Announces Winners of 2013 Congressional Art Competition
Jun 13, 2013
Ridgewood NJ,Rep. Scott Garrett (NJ-05) is proud to announce the winners of the 2013 Congressional Art Competition. This year’s top honor goes to Teaneck resident and Bergen County Academies senior Shannon Levin. In total, seventy-seven pieces of art, from students who reside in 32 different towns across the Fifth District, were submitted for this year’s competition.
“Congratulations to the winners and to all the participants of this year’s competition! Each student submitted excellent pieces and can be very proud of their quality work. I want to thank the parents and teachers for encouraging these young artists to develop their talents. I hope all of this year’s participants keep pursuing their dreams and goals, both in art and in every area of life.”
The Congressional Art Competition is an annual event held in every congressional district throughout the country. The first place winner from each congressional district will have his or her artwork displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol Building alongside winning artwork from other high school students across the nation. The second, third, and fourth place winners will have their submissions displayed in Rep. Garrett’s Washington, D.C. and New Jersey offices.
Complete List of Winners:
1st Place
Student: Shannon Levin
Title: Crown of Thorns
School: Bergen County Academies
2nd Place
Student: Al Weitz
Title: Doused
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
3rd Place
Student: Soyoung Park
Title: Stigma
School: Northern Valley Regional High School of Old Tappan
4th Place
Student: Julia Bauer
Title: Seven Forty-Three
School: Mahwah High School
5th Place
Student: Minha Lee
Title: Mild Melancholia – Portrait of a Clown
School: Ridgewood High School
6th Place
Student: Joseph Iovino
Title: Telephone Pole
School: Bergen County Academies
7th Place
Student: Kim Verost
Title: Classroom Vignettes
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
8th Place
Student: Kristen Vandenberghe
Title: Dangerous Journey
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Honorable Mentions:
Student: Vanessa Gurski
Title: Lovers Lane
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Student: Erica Oh
Title: Red
School: Bergen County Academies
Student: Joanne Son
Title: Deep Breaths
School: Bergen County Academies
Student: Logan Moyer
Title: Untitled 13F
School: Hackensack High School
Student: Yang Tian
Title: Silence
School: Pope John XXIII Regional High School
Student: Jacquelyn Elio
Title: Peace In War
School: Pope John XXIII Regional High School
