[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 48 (Thursday, March 25, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E503-E504]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE MIDLAND SCHOOL D.A.R.E. GRADUATES

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 25, 2010

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, today the Rochelle Park 
Police Department will hold its D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony with the 
fifth graders of the Midland School. The young people participating in 
this important program have made a commitment to say no to drugs, 
underage drinking, and

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gang violence. They have done this with the support of Chief of Police 
Richard Zavinsky and D.A.R.E. Officer Douglas Arendacs.
  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. This program allows children to defeat negative cultural 
influences by opening the lines of communication between law 
enforcement and youth, empowering students with confidence and courage 
to say no to drugs.
  I am proud of the young men and women who participated in this 
program in Rochelle Park, and I would like to recognize them all for 
taking this step toward positive citizenship:
  Jenna Alessi, Amna Bajwa, John Califano, Selena Cangialosi, Brittney 
Cappobianco, Britney Fischbach, John Gerber, Kevin Grieco, Karim 
Jassim, George Latko, Camron Mickens, Michael Palamara, Nire Rollins, 
Anthony Sorrentino, Gianni Veloz, Vraj Vyas, Lauren Abrams, Joshua 
Afocx, Yuna Chung, Jennifer Cichino, Lewyn Concepcion, Drew Every, 
Suraj Ghumwala, Matthew Kowalski, Alexandra Lehmbeck, Krishalei 
Locquiao, Samantha McElroy, Joseph Neu, Serena Nguyen, Kyle Ray, Ryan 
Lewis-Riley, Thadeja Richetts, Bruce Amundson, Kaitlyn Boylan, Heather 
Buse, Yusef Froogh, Cierra Gamble, T'Shawn Jennings, Owen Lapira, 
Lindsay Pacheco, Alyssa Poidomani, Steven Riley, Matthew Santana, Jesse 
Marie Sanzari, Christine Sawruk, Prince Seabrooks, Maicel Shenouda, 
Jason van der Wilt, Raymond Vasquez.

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