Drop, photo by Max Zandstein

Max Zandstein, a high school student in Highland Park, is one of the Middlesex teens whose art work is on display.

The Arts High School & Middle School program is a special release-time program for gifted and talented teens. Students interested in joining the program must audition to participate. It is administered by the Arts & Education Center which has been operating the program in Middlesex for the past 30 years.

Participants include Max Zandstein from Highland Park HS, Adelaide Agyemang, Sayreville WMHS, Anica Bustamante, Edgar School,Cynthia Cheng, Edison HS,Chloe Cruz, Thomas Jefferson MS,Jeanna Dressel, Monroe HS, Nami Farrell, Monroe HS, Areta Jez, Sayreville WMHS, Liza Kotik, Old Bridge HS, Ye-Seul Lee, South Brunswick HS, Shelly Luo, Woodrow Wilson MS (Edison), Laura Materna, Metuchen HS, Katherine Moy, Colonia HS, Weronika Pajdak, John F Kennedy HS, Sara Pineda, New Brunswick MS,Olivia Restivo, Monroe HS, Gabrielle Rosenthal, Highland Park MS, Kaylin Vee, South Amboy MS, Julie Witkowski, South River HS, Daria Yackwack, Woodbridge HS, Taylor Young, North Brunswick HS, Brianna Young, Carl Sandburg MS, Allison Aniskina, JP Stevens HS, Margaux Antoine, South River HS, Lila Barth, Metuchen HS, Tom Baumser, John Adams MS, Alex Chalker, Edgar School, Averi Chan, Metuchen HS, Michelle Czerwinski, Old Bridge HS, Kaitlyn Dunphy, Edison HS, Amy Dworsky, Herbert Hoover MS, Jessica Gilman, Metuchen HS, Dawn Govlick, Spotswood HS, Natalie Hale, Edgar School, Randy Irarragorry, North Brunswick HS, Taylor Jengo, Edison HS, Emily Keenan, South Amboy H,S, Abigail Kolb, South River MS, Monica Landaverde, JP Stevens HS, Melissa Leardi, Edgar School, Joelle Marrone, Applegarth MS, Jade Rodriguez, Sayreville MS, Kevin Sauls, South Amboy MS, Christina Scalici, Old Bridge HS, Tori Yates, Sayreville WMHS, and Shirley Yu, JP Stevens HS.