Nominations

Greg Pise – Award for Excellence in Music

Greg Pise is a senior at Passaic County Technical Institute, an electric bass player, and a long time student of NJPAC Jazz For Teens. He

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Claire Taylor – Opera Festival Award

Claire Taylor is a Vocal Major III at Red Bank Regional High School, class of 2019. Claire’s academic pursuits include: Honors, Advanced Placement and International

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Alyssa Sileo – Group Musical Theatre

Alyssa Sileo (Gloucester County Institute of Technology Drama Class of 2018) is the Public Relations Officer of Thespian Troupe 5480 and self-proclaimed “Drama Mama” of

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Stephon Dion Smith – NJ STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP ACT-SO STATE COMPETITION

My name is Stephon Dion Smith and I am 18 years old and I currently attend Seton Hall Preparatory high school in West Orange New

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Gabrielle McCarren – Excellence in Theater Arts

Gabrielle McCarren is a senior at Glen Ridge High School where she has a penchant for English, receiving creative writing awards and achieving a finalist

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Nia Ashleigh Harris- The 2018 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Music

My Name is Nia Ashleigh and I am a senior at Saint Vincent Academy. At nine years old I booked the role of Young Nala

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Raj Koshal – State Championship-International Extemporaneous Speaking

Raj Koshal, Class of 2018, Bridgewater Raritan Regional High School. AP Scholar with Honor; National Honor Society; German Honor Society; Presidential Scholar National German Exam;

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Christopher Maximos – State Championship-Impromptu Speaking/Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking

Christopher Maximos is a junior at Delbarton School in Morristown and a passionate public speaker. Since the ninth grade, Christopher has competed at a state

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Swathi Kella – Writing Contest Gold Medal

Swathi Kella is a junior at Ridgewood High School. She’s moved to about eight different towns in four different countries during her lifetime before coming

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Maya Vuchic – New Jersey Poetry Out Loud

Maya Vuchic, Kent Place School class of 2020, is honored to be nominated for this award. Maya has received an honorable mention and a silver

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