May 29, 2015
NEWTON, NJ – Rep. Scott Garrett (NJ-05) announced the winners of the 2015 Congressional Art Competition. This year’s top honor went to Norwood resident and Academy of the Holy Angels student Na Young Lee for her piece, “Crammed.” This year’s competition featured 95 student entries and was hosted at Sussex County Community College in Newton. Meagan Khoury and Sherry Fitzgerald, both of Sussex County Community College, judged the competition. The winners were announced at a ceremony on Saturday, May 16th.
“Congratulations to the winners and participants of the 2015 Congressional Art Competition,” said Garrett. “I am amazed at the quality of work produced by these students. Each student should be very proud of their efforts, and I want to thank their parents and teachers for encouraging and cultivating such exceptional talent.”
The Congressional Art Competition is an annual event held in congressional districts across 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 alongside winning artwork from other high school students across the country. The second, third, and fourth place winners will have their submissions displayed in Congressman Garrett’s Glen Rock, Newton, and Washington, D.C. offices. Click here for more information about the nation-wide contest.
Below is a complete list of this year’s winners and participants. Names without a corresponding link were unable to attend the May 16th ceremony.
2015 Congressional Art Competition Winners
1st Place
Student: Na Young Lee
Title: “Crammed”
School: Academy of the Holy Angels
Residence: Norwood
2nd Place
Student: Cindy Lee
Title: “Bakekujira the Ghost Whale”
School: Northern Valley Regional High School – Old Tappan
Residence: Norwood
3rd Place
Student: Haley Fletcher
Title: “Covetous”
School: Lakeland Regional High School
Residence: Ringwood
4th Place
Student: Yubin Lee
Title: “Bounded”
School: Bergen County Academies
Residence: Haworth
5th Place
Student: Alessandra Ferrari-Wong
Title: “Investigation”
School: Bergen County Academies
Residence: Westwood
6th Place
Student: Laura David
Title: “Looking Ahead”
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Residence: Hamburg
7th Place
Student: Kara Kovach
Title: “Hot and Beardy”
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Residence: Franklin
8th Place
Student: Anna Kristofick
Title: “True Colors”
School: Indian Hills High School
Residence: Wyckoff
Honorable Mentions
Student: Hannah Kim
Title: “Yin and Yang”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Upper Saddle River
Student: Melanie Rosenblatt
Title: “Zoe”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Upper Saddle River
Student: Julia Grace Shea
Title: “Indecisive”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Ho-Ho-Kus
Student: Nico Tolinkski
Title: “Mutilation”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Allendale
Student: Anna Allen
Title: “Emotion in Full Color”
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Residence: Stockholm
Student: Nicole Spangenburg
Title: “Dead End”
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Residence: Hamburg
All Participants
Student: Na Young Lee*
Title: “Crammed”
School: Academy of the Holy Angels
Residence: Norwood
Student: Lydia Chen
Title: “The Road”
School: Bergen County Academies
Residence: New Milford
Student: Haine Cho
Title: “Parent”
School: Bergen County Academies
Residence: Northvale
Student: Alessandra Ferrari-Wong*
Title: “Investigation”
School: Bergen County Academies
Residence: Westwood
Student: Gabrielle Fink
Title: “Promenade”
School: Bergen County Academies
Residence: Ridgewood
Student: Julia Fish
Title: “Fish Face”
School: Bergen County Academies
Residence: Glen Rock
Student: Lillian Hong
Title: “Soaked”
School: Bergen County Academies
Residence: Ramsey
Student: Ashley Lee
Title: “Best Memories”
School: Bergen County Academies
Residence: River Edge
Student: Yubin Lee*
Title: “Bounded” and “A Day in the Life of Edward Hopper”
School: Bergen County Academies
Residence: Haworth
Student: Maansi Srivastava
Title: “Rolling Waves of Me”
School: Bergen County Academies
Residence: Harrington Park
Student: Sarah Vargas
Title: “Winter Expressions”
School: Bergen County Academies
Residence: Allendale
Student: Jessica Zhu
Title: “Cutting the Strings”
School: Bergen County Academies
Residence: Montvale
Student: Nicholas Banta
Title: “GWB”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Isabelle Barraca
Title: “Uptown Girls”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Adrian Dela Cerna
Title: “The Awakening”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Veronica Chavez
Title: “Prima Ballerina”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Darin Diaz
Title: “Shine Bright”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Arianna Guce
Title: “Harrods”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Melany Guerrero
Title: “Morning Dew”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Jake Goldstein
Title: “The 100”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Jarel Harris
Title: “Full Bloom”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Abigail Lorenzo
Title: “My Reflection”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Olympia Nikolopoulos
Title: “Coronation Day”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Brenda Quijada
Title: “Letter from My Love”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Giovanna Ramirez
Title: “Dark Horse”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Ayanna Reyes
Title: “Conquer the World”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Kristofer Rodriguez
Title: “Springtime in NJ”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Nikki Rodriguez
Title: “Fondness of You”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Maleah Rohan
Title: “Celestial”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Robbie Torres
Title: “Spirit Guide”
School: Bergenfield High School
Residence: Bergenfield
Student: Karina Barragan
Title: “Untitled”
School: Hackensack High School
Residence: Hackensack
Student: Kathleen Caparo
Title: “Florence”
School: Hackensack High School
Residence: Hackensack
Student: Abigail DiGregorio
Title: “Pause”
School: Hackensack High School
Residence: Maywood
Student: Breanna Goins
Title: “Monochromatic Dream”
School: Hackensack High School
Residence: Hackensack
Student: Angie Melissa Tabares
Title: “Portrait” and “The Importance of Oral Hygiene”
School: Hackensack High School
Residence: Hackensack
Student: Emma Vuolo
Title: “Home”
School: Homeschooled
Residence: Mahwah
Student: Larissa Le Von-Zayas
Title: “Reflection”
School: Indian Hills High School
Residence: Oakland
Student: Anna Kristofick*
Title: “True Colors”
School: Indian Hills High School
Residence: Wyckoff
Student: Mark Sabino
Title: “Anxiety” and “Refraction”
School: Indian Hills High School
Residence: Wyckoff
Student: Rachel Wikfors
Title: “The Gift”
School: Indian Hills High School
Residence: Oakland
Student: Ashley Amador
Title: “Acceptance”
School: Lakeland Regional High School
Residence: Ringwood
Student: Christieana Farrell
Title: “Self Portrait”
School: Lakeland Regional High School
Residence: Ringwood
Student: Haley Fletcher*
Title: “Covetous”
School: Lakeland Regional High School
Residence: Ringwood
Student: Jordan Rockwell
Title: “Bad Moon on the Rise”
School: Lakeland Regional High School
Residence: Ringwood
Student: Jonathan Rojas
Title: “The Stigmas of Technology”
School: Lakeland Regional High School
Residence: Ringwood
Student: Carter Boyd
Title: “False Security”
School: Newton High School
Residence: Newton
Student: Aidan Healy
Title: “High Point”
School: Newton High School
Residence: Newton
Student: Tamara Recalde
Title: “Remove the Chicken”
School: Newton High School
Residence: Newton
Student: Aurora Abzug
Title: “Europe”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Upper Saddle River
Student: Jennifer Asnis
Title: “London”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Ho-Ho-Kus
Student: Grace Basralian
Title: “Cubism”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Ho-Ho-Kus
Student: Alexandra Berndt
Title: “Greece”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Allendale
Student: Juliette Boyajian
Title: “Innocence”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Saddle River
Student: Sara Dec
Title: “Depiction”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Allendale
Student: Hannah Kim*
Title: “Yin and Yang”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Upper Saddle River
Student: Nathan Kim
Title: “Monkey”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Allendale
Student: Sofia Mirante
Title: “Skull”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Allendale
Student: Michelle Morin
Title: “Sun Goddess”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Upper Saddle River
Student: Satsuki Okamoto
Title: “Fall Still Life”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Allendale
Student: Rachael Reinke
Title: “Broken Clock”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Upper Saddle River
Student: Melanie Rosenblatt*
Title: “Zoe”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Upper Saddle River
Student: Julia Grace Shea*
Title: “Indecisive”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Ho-Ho-Kus
Student: Nico Tolinkski*
Title: “Mutilation”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Allendale
Student: Mary Wang
Title: “Summer Cravings”
School: Northern Highlands Regional High School
Residence: Upper Saddle River
Student: Jenna Jeeyoon Kim
Title: “Provence, France”
School: Northern Valley Regional High School – Demarest
Residence: Closter
Student: Celine Kim
Title: “Hidden”
School: Northern Valley Regional High School – Old Tappan
Residence: Old Tappan
Student: Cindy Lee*
Title: “Bakekujira the Ghost Whale”
School: Northern Valley Regional High School – Old Tappan
Residence: Norwood
Student: Bhumi Patel
Title: “$unset in the Hamptons”
School: Pope John XIII High School
Residence: Franklin
Student: Brianna Struble
Title: “Flower”
School: Pope John XXIII High School
Residence: Lafayette
Student: Malavika Menon
Title: “Portrait of a Kenyan Woman” and “Drake”
School: Ramapo High School
Residence: Wyckoff
Student: Julie McNamara
Title: “Home”
School: Ramsey High School
Residence: Ramsey
Student: Nick Metz
Title: “Selfie [to the Fifth Power]”
School: Pascack Valley High School
Residence: Hillsdale
Student: Anna Allen*
Title: “Emotion in Full Color”
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Residence: Stockholm
Student: Laura David*
Title: “Looking Ahead”
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Residence: Hamburg
Student: Merinda Gruszecki
Title: “American Addictions” and “Society of Malcontent”
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Residence: Franklin
Student: Kara Kovach*
Title: “Hot and Beardy” and “Her Eyes Speak Volumes”
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Residence: Franklin
Student: Rebecca Kowalenko
Title: “Winding Path”
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Residence: Hamburg
Student: Kylee Nicolai
Title: “Sitting in What Remains”
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Residence: Hamburg
Student: Nicole Rotunda
Title: “Beach Escape”
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Residence: Franklin
Student: Nicole Spangenburg*
Title: “Dead End”
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Residence: Hamburg
Student: Alexandria Stampone
Title: “Bleeding Heart”
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Residence: Franklin
Student: Sarah Stapel
Title: “Vulnerability”
School: Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Residence: Franklin
Student: Ariana Blaeuer
Title: “Jesus of Suburbia”
School: West Milford High School
Residence: Hewitt
Student: Katherine McNaught
Title: “Hydranga”
School: West Milford High School
Residence: West Milford
Student: Allyssa Milne
Title: “Razzmatazz”
School: West Milford High School
Residence: West Milford
Student: Julia Norman
Title: “Mountainous Daze”
School: West Milford High School
Residence: West Milford
Student: Daniela Kaim
Title: “Winter Leaves”
School: Westwood Regional High School
Residence: Township of Washington
Student: Danielle Russo
Title: “Daily Dose”
School: Westwood Regional High School
Residence: Township of Washington
Student: Hana Tucker
Title: “Passage to New York”
School: Westwood Regional High School
Residence: Westwood
*signifies that the student received a medal or an honorable mention.