Gia Scozzaro

Gia Scozzaro is a senior at Bordentown Regional High School proud to be representing Troupe #6803. She is honored to be receiving the distinguished Arts

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Surya Narla

Co-President of Hunterdon Central Speech and Debate Team 2022 NJ Congressional Debate State Champion #1 Ranked Big Questions Debater in NJ #17 Ranked Congressional Debater

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Abigail Lee

Sophomore, Class of 2024.

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Zyhri Williams

Senior at Newark Tech High school and Co-Captain of the policy debate team.

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Jasmine Lewin

Jasmine Lewin, known as Jazzy by her friends and family, is currently a senior at Chatham High School and will be attending the University of

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Katreena Deodatt

Katreena Deodatt was born on July 21st, 2004. She is a senior at Essex County Newark Tech, She is Co-Captain of Newark Techs Varsity Debate

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Ella Williams

Ella Williams is a young screenwriter and actor. She has performed in numerous school plays, the most recent being Big Fish (Josephine), Little Women (Beth

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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

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Sean Ford

Sean Ford is a bright 7th grader at Great Oaks Legacy Fairmount Heights Charter School in Newark. He is an honor roll student and recently

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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

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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.