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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Tyler Junior College Apache Band and Apache |
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Belles drill team are celebrating their 75th anniversary during the |
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2022-2023 academic year; and |
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WHEREAS, Both established in 1947, the Apache Belles and the |
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Apache Band have dazzled audiences across the state and nation as |
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well as around the world; their talents have been showcased during |
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the Super Bowl VI and XII halftime shows, and for many years, they |
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were the official halftime entertainment for the Dallas Cowboys |
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franchise, performing at nationally televised football games and |
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playoff games; today, the groups benefit from the able leadership |
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of Apache Belles director Jasilyn Schaefer and Apache Band director |
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Jeremy Strickland; and |
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WHEREAS, The Apache Belles made their debut at a TJC football |
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game in 1947 and quickly became a mainstay at school sporting |
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events; the members of the dance team have met a number of U.S. |
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presidents, including Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill |
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Clinton, and they have participated in special events in Mexico, |
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Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras, and China; they have also performed |
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for members of the military stationed in Japan, South Korea, |
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Austria, Germany, and Hawaii; and |
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WHEREAS, The Apache Band has stirred the hearts of TJC fans |
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for 75 years, performing exciting music and creative marching drill |
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routines at school football games as well as at major sporting |
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events, such as the Super Bowl and the Cotton Bowl; the band's |
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members have also served as ambassadors for TJC and East Texas, |
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performing for U.S. presidents and other dignitaries and for U.S. |
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troops and their families overseas; the band encompasses a variety |
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of exceptional groups, including the Apache Marching Band, a wind |
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ensemble and symphonic band, a jazz ensemble, and an indoor |
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drumline; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of the past seven and a half decades, |
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members of the Apache Belles and the Apache Band have established a |
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well-deserved reputation for excellence, and in so doing, they have |
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served as impressive ambassadors for Tyler Junior College and the |
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Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Tyler Junior College Apache |
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Band and Apache Belles on their 75th anniversary and extend to all |
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those associated with the groups sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Apache Belles and the Apache Band as an expression |
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of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |