
Abigail Schwartz
Abigail is 16 years old and a Junior at Ramsey High School. She has been active in the arts from a young age, taking every

Alexander Gallegos
Performing is a passion for Alex. He has had multiple supporting roles in various stage plays, musicals, and has been participating in speech and debate

Alisha Edwards
Music has always been a part of Alisha Edwards life, her mother would sing to her and have dancing parties from the day she could

Amanda Magee
Amanda Magee, residing in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, is a Junior attending the Academy for Performing Arts. She is a dedicated dancer currently training at

Amarilis Mancelli
Amarilis Mancelli is a freshman at Morristown High School. She spends a lot of her free-time writing poetry and journaling! Her favorite class is creative writing and she’s

Amron Salgado
Amron Salgado is a junior at GCIT in the Drama program. He will be spending the summer in New York City attending NYU’s New Theatre

Anna Johns
HI! I am Anna Johns. I am currently a student at Cumberland Regional High School. I started participating in shows at the age of 8 at

Aubrey Colbert
Aubrey Colbert is a senior at the EHT High School. She has a passion for all aspects of theater including performing, makeup, and costume design.

Azyah Fair
Hello, my name is Azyah Fair. I am in the class of 2025 currently attending Newark School of Global Studies in Newark, New Jersey. I

Bailey Croft
Bailey Ann Croft is a senior at Cranford High School and is absolutely delighted to be a recipient of the Governor’s Award. Bailey is a

Brian Migliaccio
Brian Migliaccio is a junior at Phillipsburg High School. He is the president of the Chess Club, Vice President of his Debate Team, and is

Brianna De Witt
Brianna DeWitt is an arts educator at West Deptford High School, in South Jersey. She holds a BA in Education as well as Visual Arts,

Brianna Dunn
Hello! My name is Brianna (Bri) Dunn. I am a senior at High Point Regional High School in Sussex County. I have painted for most

Bryan Liu
Bryan has been an active member on Ridge Forensics for four years. He’s competed in events like Duo Interpretation and Original Oratory, but his favorite

Caelen Mahoney
Caelen Mahoney is a Senior at Saddle Brook High School. She is the Student Director of Choirs at SBHS in addition to the Drum Major

Caleb Demmerle
Caleb Demmerle is the 2022 recipient of the Governor’s Award in the arts for Improvisational Pairs with his partner Carmen Matarazzo through STANJ (Speech and

Carmen Matarazzo
Carmen Matarazzo is a three time Governor’s Award winner at the annual STANJ Governor’s Awards in Arts Theatre Competition. In addition to last year’s Comedic