[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 28951-28952]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     A TRIBUTE TO MS. JAVANNI AGARD

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 1, 2009

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Javanni 
Agard, born July 15, 1991 to Valencia Thorne and Darrelle Agard.
  Javanni is a graduate of the Urban Assembly School for Law and 
Justice. This small setting has worked to her advantage making it easy 
to obtain exceptional grades and learn how to be professional in the 
business world. During her sophomore year of high school, she was given 
the opportunity to participate in an internship at The Brooklyn 
District Attorney's Office. She worked as an intern for paralegals, 
assisting them with paperwork, filing, copying and other forms of 
clerical work.

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However, this internship opened her eyes to things she had only seen on 
television. She was able to visit the Supereme Court and view cases, 
learing what it was like to be a lawyer in the Courtroom.
  During her junior year of high school, she was assigned to help out 
in the Red Hook Senior Home and at an organization called Furnish a 
Future. Taking part in these organizations helped her to understand 
what it meant to help someone else, that it's not always about self, 
but helping those in need.
  Javanni is a member of Berean Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York, 
where Rev. Dr. Arlee Griffin, Jr. is her Pastor. She participated in 
the Ministry of Sacred Dance and the Girl Scouts.
  Javanni currently attends John Jay College of Criminal Justice as a 
first year student. During her college experience, she hopes to 
participate in internships and possibly take part in study abroad. 
After her success at John Jay, she will attend Law School.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing Ms. 
Javanni Agard.

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