On Friday Night, November 16, 2007, in National

Championship Competition, the band took Fifth Place in

the country of all bands in their group, regardless of

competition division. The Marching Unit performed

very well taking Third Place in both music and visual

performance captions in an extremely tough field of

competitors. The band was able to beat all other bands

in their division making Sayreville the Top 1A Band in

the country!

This has been a tremendous season for the Marching

Unit. The band won 6 out of 9 competitions, took two

(2) Second Place finishes and finished Fifth in the

country against many bands not in the Marching Unit's

competition division. The Marching Unit obtained the

perfect season going undefeated in the competition

division. During their incredible winning streak the band

won the Central Jersey Championship, the NJ State

Championship and the Northern States Regional Championship.

Finally, the Marching Unit brought home a new

school record score for the Marching Unit earning a

92.375.

The Board of Education honored SWMHS Math Teacher

Matthew Pereira with a special resolution at its September

meeting. Two weeks after the conclusion of the

2006-07 school year, Mr. Pereira was vacationing in

Seaside Park when he heard a child screaming for help

who was caught in a rip current in the ocean. With no

lifeguards present, Mr. Pereira swam out to the victim

and rescued her. The Board honored our hero with the

following resolution:

WHEREAS, the Sayreville Board of Education employs

highly qualified school personnel to insure the safety of

our students and staff; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Matthew Pereira is employed by the

Sayreville Board of Education for that purpose as a

Mathematics Teacher at the Sayreville War Memorial

High School; and

WHEREAS, it has come to this Board's attention that

Mr. Pereira has gone above and beyond the call of duty;

and

WHEREAS, this Board of Education is truly grateful for

the quick thinking shown by Mr. Pereira in an emergency

situation;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the

Board of Education of the Borough of Sayreville,

County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey, hereby

commends and honors Mr. Matthew Pereira, Mathematics

Teacher at Sayreville War Memorial High

School, for his unselfish dedication and for his quick

action which resulted in saving the life of a drowning

child; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Board encourage

other members of the Sayreville community to

follow the example of this remarkable teacher; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this

resolution, executed by the President and the Business

Administrator/Board Secretary on behalf of the Sayreville

Board of Education, be presented to Mr. Matthew

Pereira at the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education,

this Eighteenth day of September, Two Thousand

and Seven.

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