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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Scott Coulson retired as band director of Poteet |
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High School in Mesquite in May 2011, concluding a distinguished |
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career in education that spanned three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, When Poteet High School opened in 1987, Mr. Coulson |
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became its first band director, and the school's musicians went on |
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to bring home many honors under his skilled leadership; the Pirate |
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Band won 23 University Interscholastic League Sweepstakes Awards |
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and claimed the UIL State Marching Championship in 1997, 2005, and |
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2007, and it earned Best in Class and Best in Contest awards at |
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music festivals all over the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, The Poteet High concert band reached the state |
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finals in the Texas Music Educators Association State Honor Band |
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competition six times during Mr. Coulson's tenure, and it was named |
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the 2008 TMEA 4A Honor Band; as a true testament to his positive |
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influence, one of his first students eventually returned to Poteet |
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High to become an assistant band director, and another assistant |
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trained with him as a student teacher; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Coulson graduated from Mesquite High School in |
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1976 and earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in music |
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education from East Texas State University; before joining the |
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faculty at Poteet High, he served for seven years as an assistant |
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band director at North Mesquite High; his professional affiliations |
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include the TMEA, the Texas Bandmasters Association, and the |
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American School Band Directors Association, and he has served as |
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concert band vice president of the Texas Music Adjudicators |
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Association; in 2005, he was named to the John Philip Sousa |
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Foundation Legion of Honor, and he was invited to join the |
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prestigious American Bandmasters Association in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, A caring and dedicated mentor, Scott Coulson has |
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inspired many gifted young musicians to reach their full artistic |
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potential, and he has instilled in innumerable young Texans the |
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discipline and commitment to excellence that are the foundations |
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for success; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Scott Coulson |
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on his retirement as band director of Poteet High School and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes as he begins the next exciting chapter of |
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his life; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Coulson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Burkett |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 87 was adopted by the House on June |
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28, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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