Nominations

Hip Hop Fundamentals – Distinguished Service Award

Hip Hop Fundamentals are a diverse group of professional dancers dedicated to teaching youth empowerment, social issues, and academic content through Breaking/B-Boying, the world’s first Hip

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Dennis H. Argul -Leader in Education Award for the Dance To Learn Program

Dennis H. Argul has been a NJ Public School educator for thirty three years. Dennis has taught music in the Bayonne, Jersey City and Newark

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Iris Brudi – 2018 High School Scholarship

Hello! My name is Iris Brudi, class of 2018, and I am currently attending Somerville High School. Being a student athlete, I’ve received varsity in

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Kush Dhungana – Writing Contest Gold Medal

Kush Dhungana is a senior at Livingston High School. Dhungana continues to explore various creative mediums, finding success as a writer, director, musician, and producer.

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Malcolm Young – Student Award for Artistic Excellence and Leadership in Dance

My name is Malcolm Young and I am a senior in the class of 2018 at Passaic County Technical Institute. I am 18 years old

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William Vence Jr. – New Jersey Young Playwrights Festival

William Vence Jr. is senior at High Tech High School in North Bergen, New Jersey. A trained actor, Intersecting Points, is his first venture in

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Breana Sena – New Jersey Poetry Out Loud

Breana Sena is a senior in the Class of 2018 at McNair Academic High School in Jersey City, NJ. Breana participates in the William Paterson

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Emily Mayo – Jersey Shorts Prose Contest

Having always dreamed of being an author, Emily Mayo has enjoyed writing short stories for as long as she can remember.  And after getting involved

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Hyewon Chung – AANJ Student Achievement Award

  I am Hyewon Chung from Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest class of 2018. During my high school years, I took several different

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