[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 43 (Tuesday, April 19, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: April 19, 1994]
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                     RECOGNITION OF ADAM M. GELLER

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                      HON. GEORGE J. HOCHBRUECKNER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 19, 1994

  Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of my 
constituent, Mr. Adam Geller from Lake Ronkonkoma, Long Island, NY. 
Adam's excellence in academics and athletics, as well as his devotion 
to his community, has won him the great honor of being named a regional 
recipient for the AAU/Mars Milky Way High School All American Award.
  Adam has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship toward his college 
education. The selection was made by a blue-ribbon panel of nationally 
recognized educators, Olympians, and community service achievers. Adam 
was selected out of 10,000 high school seniors nationwide.
  An outstanding student ranked eighth in a class of 1,231, Adam is a 
member of the National Honors Society and the Spanish chapter of the 
National Foreign Language Honor Society. Adam also serves as student 
government president. He received the multiple year award for Who's Who 
Among American High School Students and the Daughters of the American 
Revolution Good Citizen Award. Adam was also the Sachem High School 
representative at the Senate Student Policy Forum in Albany and at the 
New York State leadership conference. A trumpet player in the Sachem 
High School concert band, Adam earned a silver medal at the New York 
State School Music Association [NYSSMA] competition for the past 3 
years.
  In the athletic arena, Adam has distinguished himself in volleyball 
and tennis. An All-American-League player for the past 3 years, he is 
cocaptain of the varsity tennis team and received the Coaches Award. 
Adam was named to the Suffolk County Volleyball All-Academic Team and 
is a member of the varsity volleyball team which won the League 1 
championships in 1992 and 1993 and a county championship in 1993.
  Despite a demanding schedule, Adam finds time for a variety of 
community service activities. He works as a peer tutor and was a 
volunteer for the Big Brother/Big Sister Festival and for the 1992 
Special Olympic Games. Adam also coordinated and participated in his 
school's Thanksgiving food drive. In addition, Adam lobbied for 
increased State aid for Sachem High School through letter-writing 
campaigns to Governor Cuomo, State senators and assemblymen.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the First Congressional District of New 
York, it is my pleasure to recognize Adam Geller today. I wish him 
happiness and success in his future endeavors.

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