By: Madla S.R. No. 853 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is 1-3 proud to join with the citizens of Alice in honoring the 1-4 William Adams Junior High School Concert Band for being awarded 1-5 the Sudler Cup by the John Philip Sousa Foundation; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The Sudler Cup is the nation's most prestigious 1-7 award for Junior High and Middle School Concert Bands and is awarded 1-8 only to the very finest such bands in the United States and Canada; 1-9 and 1-10 WHEREAS, The purpose of the Sudler Cup award is to 1-11 identify, recognize, and honor junior high school and middle school 1-12 concert band programs that have demonstrated particularly superior 1-13 accomplishments in concert activities over a period of several 1-14 years; and 1-15 WHEREAS, The Adams Junior High School Band is one of only 1-16 two junior high school bands elected for this international honor 1-17 this year; 15 junior high or middle school bands have been selected 1-18 for the Flag of Honor during the eight years the Sudler Cup award 1-19 project has been in operation and seven have been schools in 1-20 Texas; and 1-21 WHEREAS, To receive this honor, the band must have 1-22 achieved and maintained high standards of excellence over a 1-23 period of several years, must offer a complete and balanced program 2-1 of musical activities, and must have a director with at least seven 2-2 years tenure; in addition, the organization should also have been 2-3 rated "superior" at the state, regional, national, or international 2-4 level and should have members who have participated in district, 2-5 all-state, or national honor bands; and 2-6 WHEREAS, The Sudler Cup awards are made possible 2-7 through the generosity of Louis and Virginia Sudler, who over 2-8 the years have established scholarships and awards for young, 2-9 talented musicians through the Louis Sudler Foundation and the 2-10 Sousa Foundation; and 2-11 WHEREAS, This prestigious honor would not have been 2-12 possible without the excellent leadership of Carol Walther, the 2-13 talented director of this fine group of student musicians; now, 2-14 therefore, be it 2-15 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-16 73rd Legislature, hereby extend heartiest congratulations to the 2-17 William Adams Junior High School Concert Band of Alice, Texas, for 2-18 its magnificent accomplishments with all best wishes for the future; 2-19 and, be it further 2-20 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be presented 2-21 to this distinguished ensemble as an expression of the high regard 2-22 of the Texas Senate. 2-23 _____________________________________ 2-24 President of the Senate 2-25 I hereby certify that the 3-1 above Resolution was adopted by 3-2 the Senate on May 5, 1993. 3-3 _____________________________________ 3-4 Secretary of the Senate 3-5 _____________________________________ 3-6 Member, Texas Senate