Outstanding Achievement 2025
The following students/groups have been selected as Outstanding Achievement at the 2025 Ocean County Teen Arts Festival, and have been selected to represent Ocean County at the NJ State Teen Arts Festival.
Dance
Dance
| Jackson Liberty High School | Liberty Lionettes Dance Team | Love Runs Out |
| Toms River High School North | Jayda Niedzielski & Madison Mastriano | Hometown Glory |
| OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy | Ava Brunson, Emily Snyder, Mia Valenzano, Ariana Gallagher, Samantha Voss, Kennedy Brosnan, Lila Holman | Lover, You Should’ve Come Over |
| OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy | Briana Crowley, Anna Sophia Thornton, Ava Brunson, Arianna Gallagher, Chaelyn Earp, Lia Valenzano, Paige Holzapfel, Morgan Timmons, Emily Snyder, Lila Holman, Ava Genova | Both Sides Now |
Instrumental
Large Instrumental
| Central Regional High School | Central Regional Percussion Ensemble | In the Sky/Freerider |
Small Instrumental
| Barnegat High School | Banegat HS Saxophone Quartet | |
| Southern Regional HS | Southern Regional Select-String | Gravitas |
| Toms River High School East | Kiran Kanuga, Isabella Merlino, Isabella Cutillo, Christina Dakrat, and Stephanie Moriarity | String Quartet and Piano Piece |
Piano
| Toms River High School East | Christina Dakrat | Wedding Day at Troldhaugen |
Literary Arts
Creative Writing
| Barnegat High School | Isabella Jeffers | A Garden of Lillies |
| Barnegat High School | Jaylisse Cruz | Untitled |
| Brick Township High School | Isabella Specht | Close Friends |
| Barnegat High School | Aaron Uhlak | Flickering Shadows |
Poetry
| Point Pleasant Boro High School | Meredith Killi | A Recipe for Growing Up |
| Brick Township HS | Bee Peters | Illness |
| Point Pleasant Boro High School | Rae Izworski | Paper Crane |
Musical Theatre
Large Musical Theatre
| Pinelands Regional High School | Cast | Prologue – Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 |
Small Musical Theatre
| Pinelands Regional High School | Julia Snider | She Used To Be Mine |
| Donovan Catholic High School | Ava Buray | Just Around the Corner |
| Pinelands Regional High School | Cast of Legally Blonde | Gay or European? |
Theatre
Large Theatre
| Toms River High School North | Nautical Star Theatre Company | Twelfth Night |
Small Theatre
| Toms River High School North | Allyson Olivera | The Seagull |
| OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy | Gabreal Amoroso & Kae Siciliano | Brian & The Comet |
| Toms River High School North | Lia Warren | Streetcar Named Dresire |
Video
Filmmaking
| Lacey Township | Jackson Conlan, Erik Stroin, Michael Davino, Paige Tonachio, Patrick Jordan & Lee Falvey | The Great Christmas Race | |
| Donovan Catholic | Carolina Rivera-Colon | The Griffin: Something Big |
Visual Arts
2D Visual Arts
| Central Regional High School | Giovanna Mantegna | Hide, Don’t Seek | Charcoal |
| OCVTS Brick Center | Isabella Warnock | Hey Driver | Photography |
| Pinelands Regional High School | Luca Terranova | Apocalypse | Mixed Media |
| Southern Regional High School | Xai Chase | Engraved Reflection of Batok | Mixed Media |
| Pinelands Regional High School | Hannah Mancuso | Self Portrait | Acrylic |
| Central Regional High School | Brooke Baranyay | R.K. in Charcoal | Charcoal |
| Central Regional High School | Shayla Salinas-Gonzalez | Midnight Stroll in Tokyo | Acrylic |
| OCVTS Brick Center | Mariana Silvestre | Eternal Reach | Mixed Media |
| Jackson Liberty High School | Alexa Lothian | Bath from Above | Charcoal |
| Toms River High School North | Lana Schmidt | Stitched Together | Mixed Media |
| Toms River High School North | Emma York | Textile Traditions | Mixed Media |
| Donovan Catholic | Sienna Kerr | Simone | Oil Paint |
| Point Pleasant Boro High School | Lily Harner | Ella | Photography |
| Central Regional High School | Emma Mitchell | 6.40 | Acrylic |
| Jackson Memorial High School | Anastasia Lau | Ides of Stress | Multi Media |
| Toms River High School North | Jaelani Hernandez | Winner! | Acrylic on Canvas Boards |
| Brick Township High School | Kayden Lohrey | Etheral Dawn | Acrylic on Paper |
| Barnegat Township High School | Mikayla Zimerla | Last Bite of Fall | Acrylic on Fabric |
| Barnegat Township High School | Robyn-Kate Buenaventura | Hand Hug | Pencil on Paper |
| Toms River High School North | Arianna Cirasuolo | Lamyridae Luminance | Goache, Oil Pencil |
3D Visual Art
| Central Regional High School | Angelina Allard | Harmony Totem | Glazed Earthenware |
| Barnegat High School | Maira Lopes | Duality of a Breath | Mixed Media |
| Point Pleasant Boro High School | Michal Zoppel | Flañeur | Clay & Found Items |
| Central Regional High School | Evan Groiss | The Void | Mixed Media |
Selected for the NJ State Teen Arts Festival Traveling or Virtual Exhibit
| Central Regional High School | Brooke Baranyay | R.K. in Charcoal | Charcoal |
| Toms River High School North | Emma York | Textile Traditions | Mixed Media |
| Point Pleasant Boro High School | Lily Harner | Ella | Photography |
Vocal
Large Vocal
| Lacey Township High School | Lacey Township HS Select Choral Ensemble | Ezekiel Saw De Wheel/Come Away Sweet Love |
Small Vocal
| Jackson Liberty HS | Jackson Liberty HS TB Choir | Come Travel with Me |
| Southern Regional HS | Southern Regional HS Boys Choir | Walk Like A Man/Longest Time |
| OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy | OCVTS GPAA Vocal Ensemble | Never One Thing |