Monmouth Vicinage Continues Law Day Activities with Art Exhibit

The Monmouth Vicinage, in partnership with the Monmouth Bar Association, is hosting an art exhibit at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Road, Manalapan, in a continued celebration of Law Day.

The exhibit features submissions from students who were selected as winners of the Monmouth Vicinage Law Day 2022 Art, Poetry and Essay Contest.

The works will be displayed in the library lobby through July 22. The exhibit is free and open to the public during library hours, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

The contest was sponsored by the Monmouth Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Foundation and the IOLTA Fund of New Jersey.

For more information, contact Ombudsman Rebekah Heilman at 732-358-8700, ext. 87251 or Rebekah.Heilman@njcourts.gov. For press inquiries, contact Janet Slocum at 732-358-8700, ext. 87025 or Janet.Slocum@njcourts.gov.

This year, the Monmouth Vicinage Law Day 2022 Art, Poetry and Essay Contest received 130 submissions, including posters depicting the “Blessings of Liberty” and a “Perfect Union,” poems celebrating the U.S. Constitution and essays on federalism and the 10th Amendment.

The winners of the 2022 Art, Poetry and Essay Contest are:

Grades K –2 Art Contest Winners
First Place: Sophia Petrucelli, St. Jerome School, Long Branch
Second Place: David Kukushev, St. Jerome School, Long Branch
Third Place: Massimo DiFede, St. Jerome School, Long Branch

Grades 3-5 Art Contest Winners
First Place: Lailah Champion, Audrey W. Clark Elementary School, Long Branch
Second Place: Maria Nascimento, Amerigo A. Anastasia Elementary School, Long Branch
Third Place: Yuri Silva, Amerigo A. Anastasia Elementary School, Long Branch

Grades 3-5 Poetry Contest Winners
First Place: Molly Black, Navesink Elementary School, Middletown
Second Place: Olive Sperber, Navesink Elementary School, Middletown
Third Place: Michael Andrews, Navesink Elementary School, Middletown

Grades 6-8 Essay Contest Winners
First Place: Claire Buniewski, St. Jerome School, Long Branch
Second Place: Abigail Basile, St. Jerome School, Long Branch
Third Place: Allison Jacobo-Guzman, Long Branch Middle School

Grades 6-8 Poetry Contest Winner:
First Place: Jeff Jiju, Bayshore Middle School, Middletown

Grades 9-12 Essay Contest Winners:
First Place: Sofia DeThomasis, Colts Neck High School
Second Place: Olivia Henein, Colts Neck High School
Third Place: Brianna Cannon, St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel

Grades 9-12 Poetry Contest Winners:
First Place: Julianna Coniglio, Colts Neck High School
Second Place: Shreya Ramen, Holmdel High School
Third Place: Peter Gertsenshteyn, Colts Neck High School