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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Winnsboro High School student Cody Olsen was |
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selected as a Texas All-State Band member in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Texas Music Educators Association |
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and the Association of Texas Small School Bands, the All-State Band |
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program brings together talented young musicians from across Texas |
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who have successfully competed at the regional and area levels; in |
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2011, All-State students gathered in San Antonio from February 9 |
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through February 12, attending workshops, concerts, and other |
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events and closing with a performance at the Lila Cockrell Theatre |
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in the San Antonio Convention Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Olsen plays the tuba in the Winnsboro High |
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School band and earned the position of fourth chair in the All-State |
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Band; a sophomore and previously a member of the choir, he has only |
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participated in band since the eighth grade, when his family moved |
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to Winnsboro; in his freshman year of high school he made the |
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All-Region band and performed in a concert in White Oak; and |
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WHEREAS, One of three students from Winnsboro to be named to |
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the All-State Band in 2011, Mr. Olsen has benefited from the |
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guidance of Winnsboro High School band director Ben Scarborough; he |
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attributes his quick mastery of his instrument to long hours of |
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practice and the help of his teacher; and |
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WHEREAS, Cody Olsen's hard work and ability have placed him |
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among elite high school musicians, and he can take justifiable |
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pride in his achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Cody Olsen on his selection as a 2011 Texas |
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All-State Band member and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Olsen as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Hughes |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1474 was adopted by the House on May |
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5, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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