1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 818
 1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to join
 1-3     the citizens of Westlake in honoring the Westlake High School
 1-4     Concert Band for being selected as a 1999 recipient of the "Sudler
 1-5     Flag of Honor" award given by the John Philip Sousa Foundation; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, For 1998, only two high school concert bands were
 1-7     awarded this highly coveted international honor and both are from
 1-8     the Central Texas area; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, The "Flag of Honor" is the most prestigious award
1-10     given to high school concert bands at the international level and
1-11     only 39 bands from the entire United States and Canada have been
1-12     selected in the 17-year history of the award; and
1-13           WHEREAS, The nomination criteria is extremely stringent;
1-14     in order to qualify the school must offer and maintain a complete
1-15     and balanced band program for an extended period of years with an
1-16     emphasis on concert activities; in addition, the director must have
1-17     at least seven years tenure as the conductor and be involved with
1-18     other band activities at the local, state, and national levels; and
1-19           WHEREAS, The "Sudler Flag of Honor" award is made possible
1-20     through the generosity of Louis and Virginia Sudler, who over the
1-21     years have established scholarships and awards for young, talented
1-22     musicians through the Louis Sudler Foundation and the Sousa
1-23     Foundation; and
1-24           WHEREAS, This prestigious honor would not have been possible
 2-1     without the dedication of these outstanding musicians and the
 2-2     excellent leadership of Kerry Taylor, the superb conductor of this
 2-3     fine group of students; now, therefore, be it
 2-4           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-5     76th Legislature, hereby extend heartiest congratulations to the
 2-6     Westlake High School Concert Band for being awarded the "Sudler
 2-7     Flag of Honor" to be presented May 14, 1999; and, be it further
 2-8           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
 2-9     concert band in recognition of their outstanding accomplishment by
2-10     the Texas Senate.
2-11                                                              Barrientos
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2-13                                          President of the Senate
2-14                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-15                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-16                                  on May 3, 1999.
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2-18                                          Secretary of the Senate
2-19                                  ______________________________________
2-20                                           Member, Texas Senate