Monmouth County Clerk Proclaims Winners of 2025 High School Photography Contest

Jonathan Lenahan of Ocean, a freshman at Ocean Township High School, receives his first-place award from Monmouth Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon at the 30th annual Archives & History Day event held at Brookdale Community College on October 11, 2025

(FREEHOLD, NJ) — Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon has announced the winners of the Monmouth County Clerk’s annual High School Photography Contest for 2025. The theme of this year’s contest was “Revolutionary Monmouth County,” challenging students to capture of Monmouth County’s many historical sites relevant to the era of the American Revolution.

“The theme of this year’s contest, Revolutionary Monmouth County, was particularly significant as we approach America’s 250th birthday,” said Clerk Hanlon. Our student photographers did an excellent job helping to preserve Monmouth County history as part of our Semiquincentennial celebration.”

First place went to Jonathan Lenahan of Ocean, Ocean Township High School freshman for the picture of Sandy Hook Lighthouse proven right here

Second place went to Lily Dooling of Sea Girt, St. Rose High School sophomore

Third place went to Julia Portaro of Howell, Howell High School senior

Honorable point out went to Nolan Webb of Atlantic Highlands, Ranney School junior

The profitable images in addition to pictures of every winner receiving his or her award from Clerk Hanlon may be downloaded from the Monmouth County Clerk’s Flickr page. All highschool college students residing in Monmouth County and/or attending a college in Monmouth County have been invited to enter by submitting an authentic coloration or black-and-white {photograph} capturing one of many many places all through Monmouth County vital to the time interval of the American Revolution. Click here to view or obtain full contest guidelines and eligibility info.

Clerk Hanlon introduced the winners with their certificates and prizes throughout the awards program of this 12 months’s Archives & History Day on October 11, 2025 on the Robert J. Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. The occasion drew lots of of attendees and greater than 50 historic organizations taking part as exhibitors. Each 12 months, a catalog of the featured exhibit can also be revealed and made out there to all attendees and can be found for obtain from their website. This 12 months’s featured exhibit and catalog was titled, “Conflicting Allegiances: Loyalists & Patriots in Revolutionary Monmouth County.”

Second Place – Lily Dooling with Monmouth Battlefield

Third Place – Julia Portaro with Little Wooden Bridge, Monmouth Battlefield

Honorable Mention – Nolan Webb

The Monmouth County Archives, which operates below the course of the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, preserves, organizes and offers entry to Monmouth County authorities data of tolerating historic worth which might be retained on a everlasting foundation. Located within the decrease degree of the Monmouth County Library’s headquarters in Manalapan, the Monmouth County Archives is open to the general public Monday by Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm.

The Office of the Monmouth County Clerk is comprised of 5 divisions dealing with property recordings, elections, archives, passports and data administration. The County Clerk’s Office additionally offers resident, veteran and Gold Star Family identification playing cards to eligible county residents, administers oaths to notaries and public officers and performs wedding ceremony ceremonies. The Monmouth County Clerk is a constitutional and administrative officer elected to a five- 12 months time period by the voters of Monmouth County. Christine Giordano Hanlon, Esq. was elected Monmouth County Clerk in November 2015 and was re-elected to a second time period in November 2020.