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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Carson Brown and Stella Oliver, from Panhandle High |
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School, have been selected as members of the Association of Texas |
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Small School Bands 2017 All-State Band; and |
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WHEREAS, More than 9,000 students from across the state |
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auditioned for a chair in one of the three ATSSB All-State |
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ensembles, and only 295 students made the final cut; those selected |
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have been invited to attend the annual Texas Music Educators |
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Association convention in San Antonio, where they will participate |
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in three days of intense rehearsals and perform a concert under the |
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direction of a nationally recognized conductor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brown, a senior trombonist, and Ms. Oliver, a |
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junior percussionist, demonstrated exceptional talent and |
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technical facility throughout the audition process, which involved |
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tryouts at the regional and then the area level; they have been |
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guided in their musical education by Panhandle High School band |
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director Kyle McDonald and associate director Jacob Summersgill; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The hard work and ability of these gifted young |
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Texans have placed them among the state's elite high school |
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musicians, and they may indeed take great pride in their |
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outstanding achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Carson Brown and Stella Oliver on |
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their selection as members of the ATSSB 2017 All-State Band and |
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extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Brown and Ms. Oliver as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |