[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 83 (Friday, May 28, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E966]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING THE MERRIAM AVENUE SCHOOL

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 27, 2010

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, today, the Newton Police 
Department will hold its D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony with the fifth 
graders of the Merriam Avenue School. The young people participating in 
this important program have made a commitment to say no to drugs, 
underage drinking, and gang violence. They have done this with the 
support of Detective Lieutenant Michael S. Richards and D.A.R.E. 
officer, Det. Tom Tosti.
  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 Newton, and I would like to recognize 
them all for taking this step toward positive citizenship:
  Miguel Carlitos Camacho, Robert Caton, Anoushka Chatterjee, Cinthia 
Diaz-Moreno, Cheyenne Fletcher, Jason Gabbard, Nicholas Giracello, Seth 
Gormley, Brian Hoskins, Summer Muscher-Malone, Jadea Nobles, Zachary 
Norman, Logan Owens, Mia Randazzo, Isaiah Reese, Melissa Robinson, 
Charles Sherwood, Nicole Strus, David Zambrano, Joselyne Acosta 
Barradas, Mason Allen, Isabela Bryant, Mark Capparelli, April Ciccia, 
Faith D'angelo, Alexander Duckworth, John Foran, Andrew Ghaleb, Skylar 
Hildebrant, Mackenzie Kimble, Destany Masino, Zoie Meininger, Amber 
Pierce, Lisa Qarmout, Jose Rodriguez, Liam Shernce, Chandler Spencer, 
Brandon Turner, Luis Arrazola, Paula Barth, Blade Boyer, Marcus Coward, 
Holly Donovan, Gift Ingabire, Brooke Ingram, Austin Kalaydjian, Julie 
Ann Leatham, Lindsay Luchetti, Charles Maker, Gregory Rinehart, Abel 
Sanchez, Hannah Squires, Kathryn Szatkiewicz, Sean Tracy, Kathryn Van 
Orden, Melanie Villacis-Mora, Kenneth Whitehead, Jasmine Aguilar, 
Olivia Castimore, Andre Chavarria, Robert Day, Casie Dolan, Gina 
Donatelli, Timothy Fitzpatrick, Hunter Grave de peralta, Collin Kelly, 
Willie Little, Rhiannon Lubas, Alecia Marmora, Francis Militano, 
Natalia Quintero, Adeline Shickel, Tevin Spencer, Taylor Thieme, 
Matthew Unorski.

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