2025 Festival Showcase Honorees

The New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival is the statewide culminating celebration of the arts dedicated to inspiring New Jersey teen artists, educators, professional artists, and arts advocates from across the state to unite as one grand all-inclusive community.

After an incredible celebration of creativity, and talent and hard work, it's time to recognize the outstanding individuals and groups who truly shined.

Each of these honorees captivated our adjudicators and audience with their passion, and talented excellence.

We extend our heartfelt congratulations and gratitude to all participants and their selfless educators; your contributions made this festival what we envisioned during the months of planning.

Thank you to all the schools that received nominations from your county teen arts festival adjudicators and took the time to plan for your talented students to attend, we acknowledge that is not an easy task.

Click Here To See How Students Were Adjudicated On Their Specific Art Forms(opens in new tab)

Learn More About Our Gold Showcase Honorees

  • 2D VISUAL ARTS -Lidia Vargas - Perth Amboy High School
  • 3D VISUAL ARTS -Marianna LeCompte - Biotechnology High School
  • CREATIVE WRITING -Ruchira Nekkanti - Communications High School
  • POETRY -Kathryn Connaughton - Hunterdon Central Regional High School
  • DANCE - Aashirya V, Vaibhavi B, Vanshika S, Shveni S - Ronald E. McNair Academic High School
  • FILMMAKING - Jeffrey Maradiaga - Union City High School
  • SMALL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC -BHS Honors - Guitar Trio - Bayonne High School
  • LARGE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC - PCTVS Jazz Band - Passaic County Technical Institute

  • SMALL & LARGE THEATRE - Bryan Adames - Memorial High School

  • SMALL & LARGE MUSICAL THEATRE - Voorhees High School Drama Club - Voorhees High School

  • SMALL & LARGE VOCAL MUSIC - Millville HS Chamber Choir - Millville High School

  • VOCAL SOLOS - Abigail Armstead - Linden High School

Learn More About Our Silver Showcase Honorees

  • 2D VISUAL ARTS - Zoe Quan - Churchill Jr. High School
  • 3D VISUAL ARTS -Madison Maines - Sparta High School
  • CREATIVE WRITING -Aashitha Jeyaganesh - Biotechnology High School
  • POETRY  -Elsa Crandall - Woodstown High School
  • DANCE - Absegami HS Contemporary Dance Group - Absegami High School
  • FILMMAKING - Amanda Wong, Philip Ahn, Beckett Raya - Biotechnology High School
  • SMALL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC -Cesar Miranda - Piano - Passaic County Technical Institute
  • LARGE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC - LVR Jazz Ensemble - Lenape Valley Regional High School

  • SMALL & LARGE THEATRE -Gabriel Amoroso & Kaelyn Siciliano - OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy

  • SMALL & LARGE MUSICAL THEATRE -Hello from The Book of Mormon Cast - Hoboken High School

  • SMALL & LARGE VOCAL MUSIC -Southern Regional HS Boys Choir - Southern Regional High School

  • VOCAL SOLOS - Logan Kal-el Frazer - Sussex County Technical School

Learn More About Our Bronze Showcase Honorees

  • 2D VISUAL ARTS -Sammy Barbato - Wallkill Valley Regional High School
  • 3D VISUAL ARTS -Suelin Wong - Wallkill Valley Regional High School
  • CREATIVE WRITING -Evelynn Hansen - Steinert High School
  • POETRY - Samantha Richards - Gloucester Catholic High School
  • DANCE - K & K 2.0 - Vineland High School
  • FILMMAKING - Sean Stoney - Burlington CIT - Westampton
  • SMALL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC - Joel Echauz - Piano - Ronald E. McNair Academic High School
  • LARGE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC - Shawnee Jazz Ensemble - Shawnee High School

  • SMALL & LARGE THEATRE -Grace Martin - Camden Catholic High School

  • SMALL & LARGE MUSICAL THEATRE - Shai Warshawsky - Hoboken High School |  Once Upon A Mattress Cast - North Plainfield HS

  • SMALL & LARGE VOCAL MUSIC -Matawan Regional HS Chorus - Matawan Regional High School

  • VOCAL SOLOS - Joaquin Arce - Voorhees High School