Duncan Schengrund

March 7, 2023

Duncan Schengrund is 16 years old and a Sophomore at Hunterdon Central Regional High School. He has been involved with theater ever since he was…

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Sarah Walsh

March 7, 2023

Sarah is beyond excited to have won this year’s state championship in humorous interpretation! She is a Freshman at Summit High School, and this is…

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Chloe Yang

March 7, 2023

Chloe Yang is currently a sophomore at Ridge High school in Basking Ridge and a part of the class of 2023. She recently became the…

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Humphrey Chen

March 7, 2023

During his four years of speech and debate, Humphrey Chen has competed in Humorous Interpretation, Declamation, Informative Speaking, Impromptu Speaking, and Original Oratory to great…

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Melinda Chao

March 7, 2023

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Jake Model

March 7, 2023

Jake Model, a senior from Summit High School, is honored to accept this award. He has been successful in his competition in Duo Interpretation for…

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Ramamurty Pantula

March 7, 2023

Hi I’m Ram! I’m a junior at Montville Township who loves Science and Public Speaking! I’m the VP of our school’s forensics team and have…

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Melinda Deng

March 7, 2023

Melinda Deng has always been surrounded by the arts. In particular, she enjoys various speech events, with International Extemporaneous speaking being her main event, and…

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Elliot Dong

March 7, 2023

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Khush Parikh

March 7, 2023

My name is Khush Parikh and I am a junior at Montville Township Highschool. I have been doing debate for three years, and have placed…

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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. Each year, 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.

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The Governor’s Awards event is a partnership of the Arts Ed NJ, the Department of Education, Art Pride New Jersey Foundation, the Department of State and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Additional support is provided by: the Afro-Academic, 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 Speech and Debate League; New Jersey Music Educators Association; New Jersey Performing Arts Center; Writer's Theatre of New Jersey; Speech and Theatre Association of New Jersey; New Jersey Thespians and Young Audiences of 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 ceremony are a major collaborative effort of the arts, education and state government.