[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 23, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1135]
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IN HONOR OF THE STUDENT GRADUATES OF PARAMUS' D.A.R.E. PROGRAM AT EAST 
                          BROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 23, 2007

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, today, the Paramus Police 
Department will hold its D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony with the students 
of East Brook Middle School. More than 140 students are participating 
in this important program that gives young people the support they need 
to say no to drugs, underage drinking, and gang violence.
  Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or D.A.R.E., began as a small 
program in Los Angeles in 1983. Today, it is implemented in more than 
75 percent of our Nation's school districts and in more than 43 other 
nations. It uses positive peer pressure to help children defeat the 
negative cultural influences that bombard them daily.
  I am proud of the young boys and girls who participated in this 
program at East Brook Middle School, and I would like to recognize them 
all for taking this step toward positive citizenship:
  Pankti Acharya, Omar Al-Rashdan, Danielle Ambrose, Elias Atie, 
Benjamin Audi, Amanda Aydin, Joseph Bacich, Matthew Barbara, Timothy 
Barkho, Adam Basner, Brianna Behrens, Christopher Billera, Lindsay 
Braverman, Vince Calupad, Eric Carminio, Tyler Casamenti, Alexa 
Cascione, Jessica Chakonis, Winnie Chau, Hae Chang Cheong, Daniel Choi, 
Emily Colasante, Matthew Criscione, Erica Cruz, Nicolas Datz, Dean 
Delucia, Michael DeSimone, Lillian Do, Timothy Dungan, Jermiah 
Emmenuel, Shannon English, Veronique Falkovich, Kenny Frohnapfel, Gia 
Fuerte, Cayla Gao, Kaitlyn Garcia, Miny Ge, Eric Giannantonio, Harlee 
Glock, Zoe Gnecco, Keisuke Goto, Tance Gozukucuk, Nicholas Gramuglia, 
Daniel Grisanti, Rebekah Guidroz, Aris Gungormez, Leila Hassak, Sabrina 
Helm, Erik Helstrom, Adriana Hemans, Kellie Heom, Darius House, Phillip 
Huffman, Yoon Jeong Hwang, Jaime Iacono, Suguru Ikeda, Alen Jo, Laila 
Jouejati, Erica Kato, Ji Soo Kim, Ah Young Kim, Victor Kim, Alexandra 
Kipp, Caroline Kordell, Theodore Koutros, Karen Kouyoumdjian, Anna 
Kuriakose, Richard Labarbiera, Kevin Lannigan, Stephanie Lasprilla, 
Paul Lawton, Sarah Lee, Jun Oh Lee, Monica Lehner, Andrew Licini, John 
Lukert, Aysia Luna, Melissa Lynch, Fabio Macias, Yu Maruyama, David 
Medvitz, Samuel Melendez, Paul Meyer, Matthew Miller, Koji Minoda, 
Edwin Montalvo, Bryan Mosquera, Heather Murphy, Stephen Obregon, 
Timothy Oechsner, Kevin Oh, Yula Oh, Daichi Omori, Rasha Orfali, Pamela 
Ospina, Abigail Ovadia, Kyrstie Pagunsan, Sylvia Pak, Michael Paladino, 
Thomas Palestina, Michelle Park, Dean Park, Mona Park, Sungho Park, 
Alexandra Pascual, Michael Passarelli, Kinjal Patel, Mitesh Patel, Gina 
Pecchinenda, Justin Peter, Kishen Pujara, Alejandra Ramirez, Elizabeth 
Reyes, Julia Reynolds, Colin Richardson, Jerry Rickelmann, III, Kathryn 
Roque, Gina Ruzhansky, Victoria Savastano, Stephen Scheideler, Gianna 
Scimeca, Bryan Shin, Olivia Sluka, Dominick Smith, Zachary Smith, 
Regina Smith, Alexis Stella, Rose Velli, Danielle Villa, Chelsea Virga, 
Thomas V. onborstel, Corinne Weinzierl, Alison Wolfer, Cindy Wu, Hosun 
Yoo, Andrew Yoon, Geena Yum, Ariana Zarour, Colette Zarour.

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