[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 13, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E280]
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         IN RECOGNITION OF THE PHIFER MIDDLE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE

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                         HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 13, 2013

  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in gratitude to the members of 
the Phifer Middle School student council, concert band, chorus and 
cheer squad for their welcoming reception during a recent visit. I 
enjoyed the cheer performance by Zoe Dillard, Irez Ramirez, and Jeanny 
Valerio Disla, as well as the assembly of talented young students who 
sang and performed music, making my visit quite memorable. As these 
Middle School students continue their education, I hope they choose to 
cultivate and develop their talents, as they have done at Phifer.
  Participants in the assembly included members of the Phifer Middle 
School student council, made up of Davina Nguyen, Natalya Portobanco, 
Medina Talebi, Carmen Rosario, Alejandro Rodriguez, Franshayla Matias, 
Krystian Duong, Monica Van, Nicole Alfino, Michael Zuckerman, Zach 
DiPietro, Jennifer Luu, Grace Pietzsch, Kaitlyn McGowen, Maresha 
Morton, Kiara Banchs, Yesarie Rivera, Brianni Lugo, Daisy Anyanwu, 
Maryann Dwomor, Laura Espaillat, Christina Van, Areli Olarte, Jasmine 
Magalong, Asia Davis, Michael Nguyen, Yasmeir S, Marcellus Edwards, 
Alyssa Edelman, Xavier Molina, Kyla Green, Emilie Reustle, Michelle 
Olivares, Christian Alvarez, DaJone Saunders, Alina Ayala, Selena 
Carter, Alyza Alix, Alexis Taylor, Angel Davis and Jadae Turlington.
  Members of the 7th and 8th grade concert band, accompanied by the 8th 
grade chorus performed America the Beautiful, the Star Spangled Banner 
and ``Plaza de Toros'' by Mark Williams. Members of the 8th grade 
concert band include: Johnny Almonte, Isaac Amato, Daniel Ball, 
Nicholas Camacho, Michael Camacho, Asia Davis, Toni Deliso, Jude Dizon, 
Sarah Eisenhower, Kyle Faraghan, Emily Gmyr, Dimitri Hicks, Jose 
Jimenez, Ryan Lam, Nicolette Markakis, Xavier Martinez, Elijah Medina, 
Kristina Mitchell, Isaac Munoz, Christian Nicdao, Alexandra 
Pasamihalis, Talisa Prince, Irez Ramirez, Alison Rosado, Mario 
Sagliocca, Micheal Sculley, Jake Urena, Vivian Vu, Aaliya Ware and 
Steven Williams.
  Members of the 7th grade concert band include: Carlos Acevedo, Ariana 
Alameda, Nicole Alfano, Briana Allende, Jonathan Almonte, Tyler 
Barrett, Karoline Cedano, Nicole Chin, Desiree Colon, Angel Cruz, Megan 
Flaherty, Joshua Hall, Destiny Hernandez, Jonathan Hernandez, Paige 
Hickman, Eric Hoang, Kaitlyn McGowan, Jamil Morris, Gabriella Pavel, 
Jesse Pringle, Deanna Rodriguez, Serenity Sanders, Sydney Slaton, Gina 
Stone and Irene You.
  Members of the 8th grade chorus include: Dezeray Adams, Amanda 
Alicea, Alina, Ayala, Irisell Baetz, Teyonna Balkman, Michelle Bello, 
Selena Carter, Flarissa Crawford, Angel Davis, Courtney Dixon, Josh 
Echeverria, Janiskaliz Espada, Lucas Figueroa, Jurnee Gabri-El, Toni 
Glatz, Bobbi-Sue Godwin, Michael Hartka, Vivian Hnynh, Elias Horiates, 
Krystiana Jalosjos, Talia Johnson, Taylor Johnson, Kayli Jones, Alexis 
Laboy, Kimani Lawson, Tyler Lee, Zephenia Lindsey, Saniyah Mack, James 
Marchese, Kinaya McEady, Emma Muller, Kiara Munoz, Jessica Ngeth, Areli 
Olarte, Hannah Pietzsch, Kaitlyn Pratt, Jose Ravelo and Tyiya Richards.

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