Bill Text: TX HR345 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Carson Brown and Stella Oliver of Panhandle High School on being named to the ATSSB 2017 All-State Band.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-08 - Reported enrolled [HR345 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR345-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 345 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Carson Brown and Stella Oliver, from Panhandle High | ||
| School, have been selected as members of the Association of Texas | ||
| Small School Bands 2017 All-State Band; and | ||
| WHEREAS, More than 9,000 students from across the state | ||
| auditioned for a chair in one of the three ATSSB All-State | ||
| ensembles, and only 295 students made the final cut; those selected | ||
| have been invited to attend the annual Texas Music Educators | ||
| Association convention in San Antonio, where they will participate | ||
| in three days of intense rehearsals and perform a concert under the | ||
| direction of a nationally recognized conductor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Brown, a senior trombonist, and Ms. Oliver, a | ||
| junior percussionist, demonstrated exceptional talent and | ||
| technical facility throughout the audition process, which involved | ||
| tryouts at the regional and then the area level; they have been | ||
| guided in their musical education by Panhandle High School band | ||
| director Kyle McDonald and associate director Jacob Summersgill; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, The hard work and ability of these gifted young | ||
| Texans have placed them among the state's elite high school | ||
| musicians, and they may indeed take great pride in their | ||
| outstanding achievement; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Carson Brown and Stella Oliver on | ||
| their selection as members of the ATSSB 2017 All-State Band and | ||
| extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Brown and Ms. Oliver as an expression of high | ||
| regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 345 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 7, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
