Bill Text: IN HR0068 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring DeKalb HS show choir, state champions in small school division.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-08 - First reading: adopted voice vote [HR0068 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-HR0068-Introduced.html
A HOUSE RESOLUTION honoring the DeKalb High
School Classic Connection show choir.
Whereas, The DeKalb High School Classic Connection
show choir was crowned as the 2013 Indiana State School
Music Association's (ISSMA) state champion in the small
school division and claimed an award for best vocals for mixed
choirs;
Whereas, The DeKalb High School Classic Connection
show choir was victorious in the first three state championships
for small schools in 2009, 2010, and 2011 before winning again
in 2013;
Whereas, The DeKalb High School Classic Connection
show choir features 49 singer-dancers, 13 band members, and
eight crew members;
Whereas, Director Shelley Johnson points to the Classic
Connection's use of its ballad as the secret weapon that helped
the group score highest in vocal sound;
Whereas, The DeKalb High School Sound Sensation placed
second in the state competition in the small school division for
women's choirs but won the award for best vocal sound by a
women's choir;
Whereas, No quality program is possible without the
support and encouragement of an interested school
administration and an enthusiastic community, which was
enjoyed by the Classic Connection and the Sound Sensation;
Whereas, The total education within our schools includes
the pursuit of excellence in those extracurricular activities that
instill poise, confidence, and determination; and
Whereas, The performance of the DeKalb High School
Classic Connection show choir has provided hours of musical
entertainment for thousands of Hoosiers throughout the years;
the choir helps students attain their highest standard of musical
performance and prepares them to meet the challenges of the
future: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives congratulates the DeKalb High School Classic Connection show choir on its selection as the ISSMA State Champion and acknowledges the accomplishments and sacrifices made by these students and teachers in accomplishing their musical goals.
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit copies of this resolution to the 49 singer-dancers, 13 band members, and eight crew members of the Classic Connection, director Shelley Johnson, principal Park Ginder, associate principals Matt Toth and Mike Cochran, and superintendent Dr. Sherry Grate.
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