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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 459

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of Texas takes pleasure in recognizing

 1-4     the students of Parker Elementary School Advanced Band; they are:

 1-5     Heather Boilek, Cody Shepherd, Kayleigh McCormac, Kathryn Rodgers,

 1-6     Karlisha Gray, Hana Hairston, Wilfredo Manuel, Freddie Barfield,

 1-7     Jamie Leonard, Phillip Pellerin, Daniel Hochman, Hillis Roberson,

 1-8     Joseph Mendoza, Samuel Harris, John Mason, Katherine St. Clair,

 1-9     Michael Whaley, Patrick Brown, Richard Rath, Mark Chilivetis,

1-10     Jason Busch, Michael O'Brien, Jordan Lake, Ronald Wilkins,

1-11     Melanie Behrman, Alaina Lee, Katherine Pierson, Santiago Romero,

1-12     Shatoyia Miles, Terra Lewis, Nickolas Guerrero, Nathan Kelly,

1-13     Cyril Manuel, Channing Wade, Christine Keith, Frederick Mathew,

1-14     Alexander McDaniel, Jonathan Kabay, Jonathan Scott, Darius Terry,

1-15     Tonio Williams, Conrad Higgs, Micah Pratt, Gerald Thiel,

1-16     Michael Henderson, Matthew Pisamadi, Samuel Knight, David Childers,

1-17     Stephanie Diggs, Amy Luce, Jessie Pitre, Crystal San Miguel,

1-18     Chelsea McCoy, Alicia Texada, Tiffany Eng, Jonathan Kruk,

1-19     Patricia San Miguel, Mark Fulenwider, Dustin Dromgoole, Shaun Greer,

1-20     Monique Townsend, Megan Mitchell, David Smith, Taylor Ure,

1-21     Joe Williams, Kevin Arbuckle, Lisa Jackson, Jarrell Strambler,

1-22     Jonah Martin, Christopher Wilson and Tiffany Blount, who are playing

1-23     in the rotunda of the State Capitol at noon on April 9, 1997; and

 2-1           WHEREAS, A Houston Independent School District magnet school,

 2-2     Parker Elementary School specializes in music instruction; in

 2-3     kindergarten through fifth grade, over 500 students take part in a

 2-4     comprehensive music program; and

 2-5           WHEREAS, The school is composed of 350 transfer students and

 2-6     150 pupils from the neighborhood; the school provides each student

 2-7     with an instrument, one private music lesson a week, and group

 2-8     instruction once a day after school; and

 2-9           WHEREAS, A very successful program, the Houston Independent

2-10     School District's magnet program began in 1975; the program includes

2-11     offering lessons to each student in choral music, piano, band, and

2-12     Suzuki strings; and

2-13           WHEREAS, The parents of the children, the school

2-14     administration, and the school district strongly support its

2-15     curriculum; parents work vigorously to supplement the operating

2-16     budget for different musical groups; and

2-17           WHEREAS, Participants in the school band program at the

2-18     beginning level are taught by Lloyd Hughes, and members of the

2-19     advanced band are instructed by Anthony Maxie; and

2-20           WHEREAS, The success of the program has been so great that

2-21     40 of the advanced band students were selected for the Houston

2-22     Independent School District All-City Band; certainly these

2-23     accomplishments are worthy of legislative recognition; now,

2-24     therefore, be it

2-25           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

 3-1     75th Legislature, hereby applaud the students of Parker Elementary

 3-2     School Advanced Band for their splendid performance; and, be it

 3-3     further

 3-4           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the

 3-5     school as an expression of the highest regard of the Texas Senate.

 3-6                                                                   Ellis

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 3-8                                          President of the Senate

 3-9                                       I hereby certify that the above

3-10                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

3-11                                  on April 8, 1997.

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3-13                                          Secretary of the Senate

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3-15                                           Member, Texas Senate