Ridgewood High School freshman Minha Lee scored fifth place in the 2013 Congressional Art Competition.Â
The freshman was one of 178 students who entered the competition for the 5th Congressional District in New Jersey.
Lee and his art teacher, Kelly Conforth, attended the reception at Ramapo College, receiving certificates and ribbons from Congressman Scott Garrett.
The piece Lee entered was called "Mild Melancholia."
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