Xinkai Yu

March 7, 2023

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Khalid Saidu

March 7, 2023

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Anna Johns

March 7, 2023

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…

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Yejin Lee

March 7, 2023

I am a high school junior and I have been dedicating the past three years to Forensics Speech and Debate. This program has allowed me…

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Tanay Vysyaraju

March 7, 2023

My name is Tanay Vysyaraju and I am a junior at Montville Township Highschool. I have been doing debate for six years, and the various…

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Caelen Mahoney

March 7, 2023

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…

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Skyler Reed Lipkind

March 7, 2023

Skyler Reed Lipkind is a sophomore at Westfield High School. Skyler has been passionate about music, singing, and performing from a very young age. He…

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Colin McMahon

March 7, 2023

Colin McMahon is a senior at GCIT in the Drama Program. He is very grateful to receive the Governor’s Award for Group Musical Theatre. Recent…

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Arianna Joseph

March 7, 2023

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Geetika Komati

March 7, 2023

Geetika Komati is a senior and double bassist at Livingston High School in Livingston, NJ. She currently studies under Mr. Timothy Cobb at The Juilliard…

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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.