[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 30, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL'S NJROTC MARKSMANSHIP TEAM

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                            HON. BILL FOSTER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 30, 2014

  Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the NJROTC 
Marksmanship Team at East Aurora High School for earning a top 10 
finish at the Navy National Marksmanship Meet. The NJROTC Marksmanship 
Team at East Aurora qualified for the Navy's National Marksmanship Meet 
by finishing eighth out of 600 teams from across the country in the 
Secretary of the Navy Postal Competition.
  Participants at the Navy National Marksmanship Meet are scored on 
their ability to accurately shoot an air rifle from three positions: 
lying down, kneeling, and standing. The competitors in the Navy 
National Marksmanship Meet must use intense concentration and remain 
calm to shoot accurately.
  The performance of its Marksmanship Team at the Navy's National 
Marksmanship Meet provides a shining example of why East Aurora High 
School's NJROTC program is nationally recognized as a distinguished 
unit and regularly receives awards and honors. As recently as 2012, the 
Armed and Unarmed Drill Teams finished in first place in the Challenge 
Division, and in 2006, the Color Guard won the overall championship 
while competing against 500 high schools.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the 
following members of the East Aurora High School NJROTC Marksmanship 
Team for their excellent finish at the Navy National Marksmanship Meet: 
Cadet Master Chief Giovanni Gutierrez, Cadet Senior Chief Austin 
Martinez, Cadet Second Class Petty Officer Luis Nevarez, Cadet LCDR 
Jesus Ortega, and Cadet Senior Chief Sylvanna Parra.

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