Dear Educators and Students,
The Peace Islands Institute celebrated the Art and Essay Awards Ceremony on May 20th at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
We thank all the students, parents and teachers who have attended.
A special thanks to Sen Bob Smith, Dr. Tracey Severens Chief Academic Officer, Middlesex County Sheriff Mildred Scott who presented the awards to the students.
Congratulations to the following Students, Teachers and participating schools!!!
Middle School Art Category Winners
1st. Sumin Kim
6th Grade
Fort Lee School #1
Teacher: Ms. Tai Hwa Goh
Middle School
2nd. Joon Han
7th Grade
Lewis F. Cole Middle School
Teacher: Ms. Tai-Hwa Goh
3rd. Michelle Lee
7th Grade
School #6
Teacher: Ms. Tai-Hwa Goh
Middle School Honrable Mentions Art Category
1. Anna Dong
8th Grade
Park Middle School
Teacher: Bishop
2. Phoebe Collins
7th Grade
Terill Middle School
Teacher: Chris Christopher
3. Adrianna Santiago
8th Grade
Franklin Middle School
Teacher: Trey Mitchel
4. Jonathon Miller
8th Grade
Cedar drive Middle School
Teacher: Ryna Walker
5. Flora Liu
8th Grade
Churchill Junior High School
Teacher: Hyewon Gahng
High School Art Category Winners
1st. Estee Chaimson
11th Grade
River Dell Regional Schools
Teacher: Mercedes Faunde
2nd. Cynthia Cheng
12th Grade
Edison High School
Teacher: Ms. Sherry Yee
3rd. Janelle Brito
12th Grade
Bergen County Technical High School
Teacher: Randi Pavese
High School Art Category Honorable Mentions
1. Noel Cross
10th Grade
Sterling High School
Teacher: Michelle Llewellyn
2. Sylvana Sawires
10th Grade
Bergen County Academics
JoAnn Onnembo
3. Wendy Koo
11th Grade
Bergen Tech
Teacher: Mrs. Nash
4. Kiran Khan
12th Grade
River Dell Regional School
Teacher: Mercedes Faunde
5. Danielle Araneo
11th Grade
Whipapany Park High School
Teacher: Mrs Wolf
Middle School Essay Category Winners
1st. Kevin Qiu
7th Grade
Cranbury School
Teacher: Elizabeth Grimaldi
2nd. Jas Dev Ahuja
7th Grade
Carteret Middle School
Teacher: Ms. Salardino
3rd. Isabella Pedraza
6th Grade
Oxford St. School
Teacher Mrs. Zikas
Middle School Essay Category Honorable Mentions
1. Luke Li
Holmdel School
Teacher: William R. Satz
2. Bridget Carmichae
8th Grade
Emily C. Reynolds Memorial Middle School
Teacher: Mrs. Nancy McKeen
3. Joe Scerbo
8th Grade
East Hanover Middle School
Teacher: Mrs. Barone
4. Maeve Merzena
6th Grade
Timberlane Middle School
Teacher: Ms. MacDade
5. Brendan Mikolajcyk
6th Grade
High Bridge Middle School
Teacher: Mrs. Tuma
High School Essay Category Winners
1st. Caroline Richter
9th Grade
Communications High School
Teacher Mrs. Harmon
2nd. Thomas Smyth
11th Grade
Deptford Township High School
Teacher: Mr. Nastasi
3rd.Justin Motley
12th
St Benedicts’s Prepartory School
Teacher: Cari Martinez
High School Essay Category Honorable Mentions
1. Tiffany Martin
Grade: 10
Henry Snyder High School
Teacher: Ms. Alyse McCann
2. Savannah Jackson
Grade:10
Morris Knolls High School
Teacher: Mrs. Marlene Thalman
3. Zeynep Teke
Grade:10
Ms. Tafaro
4. Ms. Tafaro
Toka Elbeyali
5.Salma Elakbawy
Grade: 10
Ms. Tafaro
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