[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 87 (Friday, May 25, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1154]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   IN HONOR OF THE STUDENT GRADUATES OF PARAMUS' D.A.R.E. PROGRAM AT 
                           VISITATION ACADEMY

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 24, 2007

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, next week, the Paramus 
Police Department will hold its D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony with the 
students of Visitation Academy. More than 40 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 Visitation Academy, and I would like to recognize them all 
for taking this step toward positive citizenship:
  Robert Aparri, Daniela Chavez, Christen Connelly, Anthony De Ceglie, 
Nicholas Deutsch, Atene Di Luca, Annemarie Emmert, Thomas Frey Philip 
Garip, David Geraldes, Laiba Khan, Rosanna Luna, Joseph Maliani, 
Alexander Marskosian, Jesse Mills, Christopher O'Byrne, Charles 
Overholser, Rene Polio, Tiffany Tramontana, Joshua Victoria, Dominique 
Balbin, Kris Daniel Berreta, Joseph Besserer, Cassandra Di Giovanni, 
Patrick Estanbouli, Marco Fontana, Kathleen Forero, Samantha Frey, 
Alexandra Garip, Carlyn Haynes, Chanel Jhin, Eric Joseph, Seung ``Ian'' 
Lee, Melisa Ljekocevic, Adrian Luna, Santino Manocchio, Raquel Massoud, 
Michael Munafo, Sina Nikmaram, Dominick Paiotti, Cammy May Redling, 
Christina Rubino.

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