1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 819
 1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to join
 1-3     the citizens of Buda in honoring the Jack C. Hays High School
 1-4     Concert Band for being selected as a 1999 recipient of the
 1-5     "Sudler Flag of Honor" award given by the John Philip Sousa
 1-6     Foundation; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, For 1998, only two high school concert bands were
 1-8     awarded this highly coveted international honor and both are from
 1-9     the Central Texas area; and
1-10           WHEREAS, The "Flag of Honor" is the most prestigious award
1-11     given to high school concert bands at the international level and
1-12     only 39 bands from the entire United States and Canada have been
1-13     selected in the 17-year history of the award; and
1-14           WHEREAS, The nomination criteria are extremely stringent; in
1-15     order to qualify, the school must offer and maintain a complete
1-16     and balanced band program for an extended period of years with an
1-17     emphasis on concert activities; in addition, the director must
1-18     have at least seven years tenure as the conductor and be involved
1-19     with other band activities at the local, state, and national
1-20     levels; and
1-21           WHEREAS, The "Sudler Flag of Honor" award is made possible
1-22     through the generosity of Louis and Virginia Sudler, who over
1-23     the years have established scholarships and awards for young,
1-24     talented musicians through the Louis Sudler Foundation and the
 2-1     Sousa Foundation; and
 2-2           WHEREAS, This prestigious honor would not have been possible
 2-3     without the dedication of these outstanding musicians and the
 2-4     excellent leadership of Gerald Babbitt, the superb conductor of
 2-5     this fine group of students; now, therefore, be it
 2-6           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-7     76th Legislature, hereby extend heartiest congratulations to
 2-8     the Jack C. Hays High School Concert Band for being awarded the
 2-9     "Sudler Flag of Honor" to be presented May 15, 1999; and, be it
2-10     further
2-11           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
2-12     concert band in recognition of their outstanding accomplishment
2-13     by the Texas Senate.
2-14                                                              Barrientos
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2-16                                          President of the Senate
2-17                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-18                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-19                                  on May 3, 1999.
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2-21                                          Secretary of the Senate
2-22                                  ______________________________________
2-23                                           Member, Texas Senate