Outstanding Achievement 2023
The following students/groups have been selected as Outstanding Achievement at the 2023 Ocean County Teen Arts Festival, and have been selected to represent Ocean County at the NJ State Teen Arts Festival.
Dance
Dance
| Dance | Central Regional High School | CRHS Dance Clinic | BLOW |
| Dance | OCVTS Performing Arts Academy | Annabella Biddar, Ava Borda, Kolbi Buckholz, Maria Chinappi, Liza Cocozziello, Chloe Dudonis, Sophia DuJat, Courtney Fritz, Kaylee Hildick, Evelyn Holzapfel, Jordan Lenahan, Emily Mairella, Amanda McCabe, Julia Sieb, Isabella Sopko, Kaelyn Tansey, Hayley Van, Amanda Ward | Below the Surface |
| Dance | OCVTS Performing Arts Academy | Jenna Alders, Mya Alders, Olivia Amato, Shelby Conti, Zoë Frantz, Morgan Griffin, Kacie Hankins, Ella Katsafados, Melanie Luft, Sydney Madensky, Dally Natalie Maisashvili, Shelby McGlynn, Avery Patella, Farrah Rodriguez, Alexandra Schradin, Allison Suler, Kaylen Tolska, Rebekkah Zeh | The Mad Hatter |
| Dance | Toms River High School North | Ashlyn Mendes & Molly MacCarrick | Angel |
Instrumental
Large Instrumental
| Large Instrumental | Southern Regional High School | Jazz Ensemble | Maybe & The Eighth Miracle |
Small Instrumental
| Small Instrumental | Jackson Memorial High School | Clarinet Trio – Gracie Sauickie, Bloom Swindell, & Nataly Torres-Miron | Danse Espagnole |
| Small Instrumental | Pinelands Regional High School | Jazz Band | Mambo Jambo & Cantina Band – Star Wars |
| Small Instrumental | Pinelands Regional High School | Woodwind Quintet | Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind |
| Small Instrumental | Pinelands Regional High School | Woodwind Ensemble | Schindler’s List |
Literary Arts
Creative Writing
| Creative Writing | Barnegat High School | Tru Lomboy | Howling Winds |
| Creative Writing | Barnegat High School | Jenna Marcy | A Life’s Journey |
| Creative Writing | Brick Memorial High School | Jessica Corsentino | Our Endless War |
| Creative Writing | Brick Memorial High School | Kyleigh Moraghan | Obligation |
Poetry
| Poetry | Brick Township High School | Angela Dienes | Realization |
| Poetry | Brick Memorial High School | Mariah Walling | Made By You |
| Poetry | Brick Township High School | Isabella Campione | Tomorrow |
| Poetry | Toms River High School North | Destiny / Danny Franceschini | Dolly |
Musical Theatre
Large Musical Theatre
| Large Musical Theater | Jackson Memorial High School | Cast of The Spongebob Musical | Selections from The Spongebob Musical |
Small Musical Theatre
| Small Musical Theater | OCVTS Performing Arts Academy | Richie Malinowski & Shea East | Unworthy of Your Love |
| Small Musical Theater | Southern Regional High School | Cast of 42nd Street | Go Into Your Dance |
| Small Musical Theater | Toms River High School North | Angelina Amato | No One Else |
Theatre
Large Theatre
No submissions this year
Small Theatre
| Small Theater | Pinelands Regional High School | Julia Morrin | Smurf |
| Small Theater | Pinelands Regional High School | Kali Tucker | Last First Kiss |
| Small Theater | Point Pleasant Borough High School | David Mammano & Gabby Greffen | Before it Hits Home |
Video
Filmmaking
| Filmmaking | Jackson Liberty High School | Sophie Spadaphino, Emma Seidel, Savannah Modula, Katie Yurgel, & Ryan Eitel | My Strange Addiction |
| Filmmaking | Toms River High School North | Angelina Amato & Jenna Shannon | agony. |
Visual Arts
2D Visual Arts
| 2D Visual Arts | Barnegat High School | Celestina Passiatore | The Sin of Wrath |
| 2D Visual Arts | Barnegat High School | Kaleb Hoffman | Rebirth |
| 2D Visual Arts | Barnegat High School | Isabella Pavan | Still Life |
| 2D Visual Arts | Barnegat High School | Kailei Hickey | Flourescent |
| 2D Visual Arts | Brick Memorial High School | Madalyn Kiesche | The First Bloom |
| 2D Visual Arts | Brick Township High School | Natalie Kerwin | Sardine |
| 2D Visual Arts | Central Regional High School | Aria Van Deburgt | Untitled |
| 2D Visual Arts | Central Regional High School | Marli Ferraro | Untitled |
| 2D Visual Arts | Central Regional High School | Mat Tsucalas | Paranormal Cirque |
| 2D Visual Arts | Christa McAuliffe Middle School | Ashley Ronkiewicz | Tranquility |
| 2D Visual Arts | Jackson Memorial High School | Jackie Lewis | Untitled |
| 2D Visual Arts | Manchester Township High School | Melanie Grom | Bury Me Under the Oak Tree |
| 2D Visual Arts | OCVTS – Brick Center | Sophia Topoleski | Outcast |
| 2D Visual Arts | Pinelands Regional High School | Sydney Zawislak | Lost in the Frost |
| 2D Visual Arts | Pinelands Regional High School | Erin Janisz | Dogs Out |
| 2D Visual Arts | Point Pleasant Borough High School | Jared Elliot | Sunny Surge |
| 2D Visual Arts | Southern Regional High School | Sophia Buonpane | Into the Unknown |
| 2D Visual Arts | Southern Regional High School | Xai Chase | Patchwork |
| 2D Visual Arts | Southern Regional High School | Ashley Pierson | The Greatest Catch |
| 2D Visual Arts | Toms River High School North | Devon Miller | Umbrella Girl |
3D Visual Art
| 3D Visual Arts | Central Regional High School | Evelyn Rauscher | Strangulation of Modern Efficiencies |
| 3D Visual Arts | Donovan Catholic High School | Sophia Rozak | Slab Bowl |
| 3D Visual Arts | Point Pleasant Borough High School | Ella Kenney | Girl 2 |
| 3D Visual Arts | Point Pleasant Borough High School | Justin Vetrini | Udu Drum |
Selected for the NJ State Teen Arts Festival Traveling or Virtual Exhibit
| 2D Visual Arts | Southern Regional High School | Sophia Buonpane | Into the Unknown | Travelling Exhibit |
| 2D Visual Arts | Southern Regional High School | Xai Chase | Patchwork | Travelling Exhibit |
| 2D Visual Arts | Southern Regional High School | Ashley Pierson | The Greatest Catch | Virtual Exhibit |
| 3D Visual Arts | Point Pleasant Borough High School | Ella Kenney | Girl 2 | Virtual Exhibit |
Vocal
Large Vocal
| Large Vocal | Lacey Township High School | Select Choral Ensemble | Anthem & Encore |
Small Vocal
| Small Vocal | Barnegat High School | Barnegat High School Select Choir | I’ll Be Seeing You |
| Small Vocal | OCVTS Performing Arts Academy | Vocal Ensemble | Three Madrigals by Ernst Krenek, & Their Hearts Were Full of Spring by Bobby Troup & Kirby Shaw |
| Small Vocal | Pinelands Regional High School | Summer Hudak | In My Corner of the World |