By Turner of Coleman                                  H.R. No. 1189
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, On March 30, 2001, the Llano High School Concert
 1-2     Ensemble and Marching Ensemble gave stellar performances at the
 1-3     Texas Color Guard Circuit Percussion State Championships held in
 1-4     Houston; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Led by the expertise, hard work, and selfless
 1-6     dedication of  Llano High School percussion director Larry
 1-7     Leifeste, the concert ensemble and marching ensemble reached the
 1-8     state contest by first competing  in a qualifying meet at Southwest
 1-9     Texas State University; and
1-10           WHEREAS, At the Houston championships, the Llano High School
1-11     Concert Ensemble, which was the only 3A school group at the
1-12     competition, performed its "Shades of the Orient" program to rave
1-13     reviews and emerged victorious; the marching ensemble finished as
1-14     runner-up in the Scholastic AA Marching category with its program
1-15     titled "2001:  A Tactical Odyssey"; and
1-16           WHEREAS, The talented concert ensemble of Llano students
1-17     includes Chris Bates, Charlie Doescher, Ashlee Franz, Allen Hopson,
1-18     Amy Wooten, Ross Freeman, Leila Green, Michael Pospisil, Sarah
1-19     Busby, Bridget Downey, Regina Forehand, Grant Harden, Megan Rode,
1-20     Jacob Butler, Karalise Leifeste, and Neil Richardson; providing
1-21     invaluable support and technical assistance were crew members James
1-22     Allen, Marcus Cooper, Matt Denham, Sarah Dudley, Niki Grantham,
1-23     Adam Gunter, Kathren Noel, Dawnielle Pool, Ashley Pool, and Ivan
1-24     Woolverton; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, Comprising the fine Llano High School Marching
 2-2     Ensemble are Charlie Doescher, Ashlee Franz, Allen Hopson, Amy
 2-3     Wooten, James Allen, Marcus Cooper, Matt Denham, Sarah Dudley, Ross
 2-4     Freeman, Niki Grantham, Leila Green, Adam Gunter, Dawnielle Pool,
 2-5     Michael Pospisil, Sarah Busby, Bridget Downey, Regina Forehand,
 2-6     Grant Harden, Megan Rode, Jacob Butler, Karalise Leifeste, and Neil
 2-7     Richardson; the irreplaceable crew members were Chris Bates,
 2-8     Kathren Noel, Ashley Pool, and Ivan Woolverton; and
 2-9           WHEREAS, These exceptional young people have exhibited the
2-10     commitment and excellence worthy of state champions, and they are a
2-11     great source of pride for Llano and the Lone Star State; now,
2-12     therefore, be it
2-13           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-14     Legislature hereby commend director Larry Leifeste, the  musicians,
2-15     and the crew members of the Llano High School Concert Ensemble and
2-16     Marching Ensemble for their noteworthy achievements and extend to
2-17     each of them sincere best wishes for success in all their future
2-18     endeavors.