The Governor`s Awards in Arts Education began in 1980

The Governor’s Awards in Arts Education began in 1980
to promote awareness and appreciation of the arts, recognizing
the creativity, talent and leadership of the award winners. This
year’s awards are presented to approximately 20 educators and
80 students. National and statewide organizations select the
students for their exemplary work in creative writing, speech, dance,
music, theatre and visual arts and the leaders for their exceptional
commitment and contribution to arts education. The program also
recognizes arts educators and arts education advocates, whose
leadership has helped nurture the development of students in the
arts across the state.
The Governor’s Awards event is a partnership of the New Jersey
Arts Education Partnership, the Department of Education, Art Pride
New Jersey, the Department of State and the New Jersey State
Council on the Arts. Additional support is provided by: the AfroAcademic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics; Art
Educators of New Jersey; Art Administrators of New Jersey; Dance
New Jersey; New Jersey Council of Teachers of English; New
Jersey Forensic League; New Jersey Music Educators Association;
New Jersey Performing Arts Center; Playwrights Theatre of New
Jersey; Speech and Theatre Association of New Jersey; VSA
New Jersey and Young Audiences/New Jersey and Eastern
Pennsylvania.
The cooperating organizations, award sponsors and individual
members of the Planning Council dedicate their time to make
sure that excellence in the arts is rewarded, and work tirelessly
throughout the year to plan this special event.
The Governor’s Awards in Arts Education are a major collaborative
effort of the arts, education and state government.
We are glad that you could join us for this wonderful celebration.
This program is made possible in part by funds from
the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Department of State, a Partner
Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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GOVERNOR’S AWARDS IN ARTS EDUCATION
May 27, 2015
PROGRAM
PRELUDE
Visual Arts Presentation
WELCOME Kristin Wenger, Director, New Jersey Arts Education Partnership
NATIONAL ANTHEM All State Chorus Members, All State Opera
Festival Winners and Members of The Prem1ers
WELCOME Dale Schmid, Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator, New Jersey Department of Education
REMARKS
Carol Cronheim, Assistant Secretary of State
PERFORMANCE
Nia Pierce, Cicely L. Tyson School of Performing
and Fine Arts
PERFORMANCE
Theresa Carlomagno, Northern Valley Regional HS
Joshua LeRose, Paramus High School
REMARKS
Kimberly Harrington, Chief Academic Officer,
New Jersey Department of Education
PERFORMANCE
Caitlin Chan, Bergen County Academies
PERFORMANCE
Liany Mateo, Henry Snyder High School
Jonathan Jett, Cicely L. Tyson School
Of
Performing & Fine Arts
PRESENTATION OF LEADERS IN ARTS EDUCATION AWARDS
PERFORMANCE
Alexandra Pierson, Kittatinny Regional High School
PERFORMANCE
TaTyana Williams, Passaic County Technical Institute
PERFORMANCE
Emily Moreno, Vernon Township High School
PRESENTATION OF STUDENT AWARDS
PERFORMANCE
Aaron Bennett and Bryn Bennett,
Randolph High School
PERFORMANCE
Victoria Strata, Morris County Vocational
School District, Academy of Visual and Performing Arts
GROUP PHOTO
Award Winners and the Assistant Secretary of State
CLOSING
Dale Schmid
Reception to follow in the George Washington Ballroom
JoAnn Onnembo
Governor’s Awards in Arts Education
May 27, 2015
Co-sponsored by the
Art Pride New Jersey Foundation
New Jersey Arts Education Partnership
New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of State
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
DISTINGUISHED ARTS LEADERS
NEW JERSEY ARTS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to Arts Education
Larry Capo
President/CEO
Young Audiences/New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania
Bari Anhalt Erlichson, Ph.D.
Chief Performance Officer/Assistant Commissioner of Data,
Research, Evaluation and Reporting
New Jersey Department of Education
YOUNG AUDIENCES NJ
Distinguished Service Award
Wendy Liscow
Education Program Director
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
ART PRIDE NEW JERSEY
Arts Advocate Award
Tamar LaSure-Owens
Basic Skills Intervention Teacher
Pleasantville High School, Pleasantville
SPEECH AND THEATRE ASSOCIATION
OF NEW JERSEY
Distinguished Service to Theatre Education
William August Hanisch
Retired Principal - Butler High School, Butler
NJPAC applauds the winners of the 2015 Governor’s
Awards in Exceptional Promise and Excellence in
Music, Dance and Theater.
NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
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Major support for NJPAC’s Arts Education programs provided by:
Merck Foundation • ADP • Women’s Association of NJPAC • McCrane Foundation, Inc., care of Margrit McCrane
Victoria Foundation • PSEG Foundation • Wells Fargo • BD • United
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AND MORE INFORMATION
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Outstanding Teacher of Theatre
Maurice Moran
Professor of Theatre
Monmouth University, West Long Branch
NEW JERSEY FORENSIC LEAGUE
Coach of the Year
Renee Drummond
Speech and Debate Coach
Elizabeth High School – Lower Academy, Elizabeth
NEW JERSEY COUNCIL OF TEACHERS
OF ENGLISH
Educator of the Year
Stephen Chiger
Director of 5-12 Literacy
North Star Academies College Preparatory High School,
Newark
NEW JERSEY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
Master Music Teacher
Aida Gamboa
Music Teacher
John Adams Middle School, Edison
Marjorie LoPresti
Music Teacher
East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick
ART EDUCATORS OF NEW JERSEY
Anthony Guadadiello Service Award
Jennifer O’Brien
Art Educator
Midland School, North Branch
Congratulations Recipients
of the
2015 New Jersey Governor’s Awards
in Arts Education
www.artscouncil.nj.gov
John J. Pappas Recognition Award
Elie Porter
Executive Director
The Center for Contemporary Arts, Bedminster
Eric Meidel
Co-Founder and President
Artsonia
Caitlin Evans Jones
Director of Partnerships and Professional Development
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark
NAEA New Jersey State Art Educator of the Year
Karen Kiick
Art Educator
Haddon Township School District
Clare Flanagan Grand Award for Youth Art Month
Patricia Branche
Art Educator
South River Elementary School, South River
Teri Trumpbour
Art Educator
Manasquan Elementary School, Manasquan
JoAnn Onnembo
Art Educator and AENJ President
Bergen County Academies, Hackensack
NJ STATE CONFERENCE OF NAACP
ACT-SO PROGRAM
Master Teacher
Eisa Jackson
Teacher of Dance
Washington Township High School, Sewell
MICHAEL PARONDO
Mountain Lakes High School
STUDENT AWARDS
DANCE NEW JERSEY
Student Award for Artistic Excellence
and Leadership in Dance
TaTyana Williams
Passaic County Technical Institute, Wayne
Victoria Strata
Morris County Vocational School District
Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, Denville
YOUNG AUDIENCES NJ
Arts Education Award – Multidiscipline
David Jansen
Bergen County Academies, Hackensack
Chrisna Alcantara
East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick
Keyla Hernandez
New Brunswick High School, New Brunswick
Alexa Sanchez
Franklin High School, Somerset
Sydney Macuray
East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick
NEW JERSEY FORENSIC LEAGUE
Congressional Debate
Alison Shim
Ridge High School, Basking Ridge
Public Forum Debate
Saloni Singhvi
Ridge High School, Basking Ridge
Davis George
Ridge High School, Basking Ridge
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Elaine Huang
Montville Township High School, Montville
Jonathan Reiser
Monroe Township High School
Policy Debate
Mahindra Bandari
Science Park High School, Newark
Andres Monclut
Science Park High School, Newark
International Extemporaneous Speaking
Vaikunth Balaji
Ridge High School, Basking Ridge
Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking
Jay Sirot
Montville Township High School, Montville
Dramatic Interpretation
Keenan Buckley
Summit High School, Summit
Original Oratory
Noah Weinflash
Montville Township High School, Montville
Duo Interpretation
Aaron Bennett
Randolph High School, Randolph
Bryn Bennett
Randolph High School, Randolph
Humorous Interpretation
Sunjay Venkatraman
Matawan Regional High School, Aberdeen
Improvisational Acting
Shawn Brelvi
Montville Township High School, Montville
Poetic Interpretation
Claire Sullivan
Montville Township High School, Montville
PRIYANKA MALHOTRA
Piscataway High School
Prose Interpretation
Julia Weingaertner
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, Princeton
Impromptu Speaking
Nidhi Mahahaokar
Ridge High School, Basking Ridge
Declamation
Ashley Yang
Ridge High School
SPEECH AND THEATRE ASSOCIATION
OF NEW JERSEY
Best Actress
Emily Moreno
Vernon Township High School, Vernon
Best Actor
William Taitel
Morris Hills High School, Rockaway
Best Scene
Abeba Isaac (accepting for the group)
Morris Hills High School, Rockaway
Improvisational Pair
Olivia Cruser
Pinelands Regional High School, Little Egg Harbor
Brendan Solovey
Pinelands Regional High School, Little Egg Harbor
Dramatic Monologue
Brianna Bennett
Pinelands Regional High School, Little Egg Harbor
Comedic Monologue
Tyler McMahon
Cranford High School, Cranford
LAURA DAVID
Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Dramatic Pair
Natalie Pastrof
Cranford High School, Cranford
Tyler McMahon
Cranford High School, Cranford
Comedic Pair
Brianna Bennett
Pinelands Regional High School, Little Egg Harbor
Brendan Solovey
Pinelands Regional High School, Little Egg Harbor
NEW JERSEY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
All State Orchestra
Alex Wang
Union County Magnet High School, Scotch Plains
Soyeong Park
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, Plainsboro
All State Chorus
Sophia Chirayil
Montgomery High School, Skillman
Tyler Beresford
Cranford High School, Cranford
Stephen Walley
Bernards High School, Bernardsville
Kenneth Bransdorf
Haddon Heights High School, Haddon Heights
All State Band
Eric Just
Home Schooled, Swedesboro
Lauren Robinson
Newton High School, Newton
All State Jazz
Sam Wolsk
Princeton High School, Princeton
LAUREN ECKERT
Clearview Regional High School
All State Opera Festival
Joshua LeRose
Paramus High School, Paramus
Nicole Toms
Point Pleasant High School, Point Pleasant
Madame Marianna Paunova Small Ensemble Award
Theresa Carlomagno
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, Old Tappan
Joshua LeRose
Paramus High School, Paramus
Francesca P. Kubian-Geidel Large Ensemble Award
Prem1ers Honors Ensemble
Paramus High School, Paramus
Hannah Holmberg - accepting for the group
ART EDUCATORS OF NEW JERSEY
High School Scholarship Award
Jillian Tait Milne
Home Schooled, Tinton Falls
Lauren Eckert
Clearview Regional High School, Mullica Hill
Laura David
Wallkill Valley Regional High School, Hamburg
Priyanka Malhotra
Piscataway High School, Piscataway
Home Schooled
JILLIAN MILNE
NJ STATE CONFERENCE OF NAACP
ACT-SO PROGRAM
Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological
and Scientific Olympics
Instrumental Music
Nia Pierce
Cicely L. Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts, East Orange
Richard R. Williams
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy, Camden
Vocal Music – Contemporary
Comfort Andrews
Ewing High School, Ewing
Shadaia Leach-Smith
Essex County Vocational High School, Newark
Dramatics
Deja Scott
Franklin High School, Somerset
Aaron Sherrod
North Star Academy, Newark
Language Arts
Isaiah Devereaux
Piscataway High School, Piscataway
Photography
Brandon Blount
Williamstown High School, Williamstown
Kumbah Givens
Gloucester County Institute of Technology, Sewell
Sculpture
Abiola Oladele
Ewing High School, Ewing
Dance
Rhapsody Semone Taylor
Pennsauken High School, Pennsauken
Wallkill Valley Regional High School
NICOLE TUTZAUER
VSA NEW JERSEY
Dr. Frank Strockbine, Jr. Award for Excellence in
the Performing Arts
Alexandra Pierson
Kittatinny Regional High School, Newton
Student Arts Excellence Awards in Visual Arts
(Fine Art)
Nicole Tutzauer
Wallkill Valley Regional High School, Hardyston
Jonathan Reiser
Monroe Township High School, Monroe
Dominique Pickett
Lake Drive Program, Mountain Lakes High School,
Mountain Lakes
Michael Parondo
Mountain Lakes High School, Mountain Lakes
Student Arts Excellence Awards in Media
(Photography)
Kassandra Lee Hernandez
CPC High Point School, Morganville
Matthew W. Mullins
Chapel Hill Academy, Lincoln Park
Student Arts Excellence Awards in Media
(Computer Graphics)
Christiana Mooers
Eastern Christian High School, North Haledon
Student Arts Excellence Awards in Media (Animation)
Sara Krebs
chARTer – TECH High School for the Performing Arts,
Somers Point
ARIANA DAILY
West Essex High School
Student Arts Excellence Awards in Music (Vocal)
Joshua Yogo
Chapel Hill Academy, Lincoln Park
Student Arts Excellence Awards in Music (Instrumental)
Bryan M. Woolbert
chARTer – TECH High School for the Performing Arts,
Somers Point
Student Arts Excellence Awards in Theatre (Acting)
Brenden Mari-Davis
Collier High School, Wickatunk
Justin Todd
Ocean County Vo-Tech, Performing Arts Academy, Lakehurst
Student Arts Excellence Awards in Creative Writing
Christina Graf
The Calais School, Whippany
Carlie Stanco
The Calais School, Whippany
NEW JERSEY COUNCIL OF TEACHERS
OF ENGLISH
High School Writing Contest Gold Medalist: Short Story
Jessica Li
Livingston High School, Livingston
High School Writing Contest Gold Medalist: Poetry
Caitlin Chan
Bergen County Academies, Hackensack
High School Writing Contest Gold Medalist: Essay
Haley Mudrick
Newark Academy, Livingston
Dominique Pickett
Lake Drive Program, Mountain Lakes High School
ART ADMINISTRATORS OF NEW JERSEY
Student Achievement Award
Ariana Daly
West Essex High School, North Caldwell
PLAYWRIGHTS THEATRE OF NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Young Playwrights Festival:
High School Division
Jack Kimber
Chatham High School, Chatham
Laura Diorio
Middletown High School South, Middletown
Elizabeth Zaubler
Newark Academy, Livingston
Gabrielle Poisson
Newark Academy, Livingston
NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Excellence in Music
Liany Mateo
Henry Snyder High School, Jersey City
Jonathan Jett
Cicely L. Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts, East Orange
Excellence in Theatre
Noah Woodard
Snyder High School/Academy of the Arts, Jersey City
Exceptional Promise in Music
Elora Borja
Pope John XXIII Regional High School, Sparta Township
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Art Administrators of New Jersey
LEADING EDUCATORS SINCE 1975
Congratulations to the 2015 recipient of the
Art Administrators of New Jersey
Emerging Artists Achievement Award
Ariana Daly
West Essex High School - North Caldwell
V i e w A r i a n a’s w o r k a t a a n j . o rg
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Playwrights Theatre’s
NewJersey Writers Project
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The NewJersey Writers Project brings seasoned teaching
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Professional Development
Exhibits & Performances
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•Solutions for addressing the Common Core Standards
•Assembly programs created from the writings of your students
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Congratulations to
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NJSDL Coach of the Year
and
The New Jersey Speech
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Champions
2015
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Formore information, visit www.ptnj.org/pages/education
email us at education@ptnj.org orcall (973)514-1787 X21
Playwrights Theatre’s programming is made possible in part by
generous grants from the NewJersey State Council on the Arts/
Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National
Endowment for the Arts, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation,
the F.M. Kirby Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The
Victoria Foundation, the Prudential Foundation, Bank of
America, The Horizon Foundation for NewJersey, and many
other corporations, foundations and individuals.
Congratulations
2015 Governor’s Awards in
Arts Education Recipients
From the
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proud co-sponsor of this year’s event
(973) 327‐2090
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kris@artsednj.org
NEW JERSEY
AFRO ACADEMIC CULTURAL TECHNOLOGICAL
SCIENTIFIC OLYMPICS (ACT-SO)
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2015
GOVERNOR’S AWARD RECIPIENTS
“CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE”
The New Jersey Music Educators
Association (NJMEA) believes that
every student at every level, K-12,
should have access to a balanced,
comprehensive, and sequential
program of music instruction in
school taught by teachers qualified
in music.
Contact us at www.njmea.org.
NJCTE
NEW JERSEY COUNCIL of TEACHERS of ENGLISH
Educators in English Studies, Literacy & Language Arts
www.njcte.com
Congratulates:
The NJCTE 2015 High School Writing Contest Gold Medalists
Caitlin Chan, Poetry, Bergen County Academies
Jessica Li, Short Story, Livingston High School
Haley Mudrick, Personal Essay, Newark Academy
&
NJCTE Educator of the Year: Stephen Chiger, North Star Academy
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE
PLANNING COUNCIL FOR THE NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR’S
AWARDS IN ARTS EDUCATION
Helene Boedart
Art Educators of New Jersey
Stevie Rawlings
New Jersey Music Educators Association
Lisa Grimes
Dance NJ
Robin Middleman
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Sandra Butts
ACT-SO Program
Ann Marie Miller
Art Pride New Jersey Foundation
Joan Conway, Joan Hajducsek Rosen
Art Administrators of New Jersey
Vanessa Rasmussen
New Jersey Council of Teachers of English
Jim DeVivo
Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey
Dale Schmid, Co-Chair
New Jersey Department of Education
Rebecca Hinkle
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Kristin Wenger, Co-chair
New Jersey Arts Education Partnership
Irina Itriyeva
New Jersey Forensic League
Christine Williams
Speech and Theater Association
of New Jersey
Maureen Heffernan
Young Audiences of New Jersey
Board of Directors
VSA New Jersey
This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State
Council on the Arts/ Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National
Endowment for the Arts.