[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 24, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E613]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            HONORING THE BOGOTA SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL PROGRAM

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                         HON. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 24, 2001

  Mr. ROTHMAN Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the School 
Safety Patrol Program which has been in existence in the Borough of 
Bogota, New Jersey since 1936.
  Through this program, which operates in conjunction with the Bogota 
Police Department, a group of students from each of Bogota's three 
elementary schools is chosen for the Safety Patrol based on academic 
achievement and leadership abilities. The members of the Safety Patrol 
are assigned a post each day for the purpose of assisting the other 
students in safely crossing the street near the school as well as being 
stationed around the school and the playground to assure the safety and 
welfare of their fellow students.
  Serving as a member of the Safety Patrol is both an honor and a 
responsibility. And for the last 50 years, the Borough of Bogota has 
rewarded the members of the Safety Patrol with a three-day trip to 
Washington, DC. This year, I am pleased to meet with the members of the 
Safety Patrol when they come to the Capitol, and I would like to read 
their names into the Congressional Record to honor their outstanding 
dedication:
  Andres Acosta, Gabrielle Avitable, Weis Baher, Megan Bandelt, Joe 
Baranello, Anthony Butler, Raymond Carrasco, Lauren Casteneda, Kristin 
Costa, Christopher Desmond, Daniel Distasi, Zachary Gilbert, Mary 
Hanna, Ben Hunkin, Thomas Khristopher, Georgios Kotzias, Brian Lauer, 
Brooke Lonegan, Matthew Luciano, Wade Morris, Richard Nowatnick, Devin 
Pantillano, Monica Patel, Anthony Perpepaj, Sara Puleio, Brian Pumo, 
Raquel Rivera, Brian Roche, Caitlyn Rumbaugh, Christine Smith, Audrey 
Snell, Michelle Sontag, Jeanette Symmonds, Alexander Zetelski, and 
Sarah Zupani.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the Bogota School Safety Patrol Program 
on ajob well done, and I wish them luck in all their future endeavors.

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