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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Bowie High School Choir is performing in the |
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Rotunda of the State Capitol on May 26, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, These talented young men and women represent the |
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dynamic choral department of James Bowie High School in Arlington; |
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the program's various ensembles include two entry-level choirs, the |
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Evocatus and the Concert Choir, which are open to all students, the |
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Camerata, an auditioned choir open to young women in the ninth |
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grade, and Chanson, an auditioned choir for advanced women singers |
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in the ninth to 12th grades; and |
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WHEREAS, The Bowie Chorale is the advanced-level choir for |
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seasoned upperclassmen and women, while the department's pop music, |
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a cappella ensemble, Volunteer Voices, has won best in class, best |
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overall group, and best original song at the Texas A Cappella |
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Convention; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the able leadership of choir director Jermaine |
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Lobaugh and associate director Karen Batsel, the gifted and |
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hardworking members of the Bowie High School Choir have delighted |
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and inspired countless listeners in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and |
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their performance in the Capitol Rotunda promises to win them new |
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admirers in Austin; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the Bowie High School Choir on the |
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occasion of its performance at the State Capitol on May 26, 2015, |
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and extend to the members and the directors of the choir sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the choir as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Tinderholt |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2271 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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