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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate the DeKalb High School
4 boys a cappella group on winning first place at the Illinois
5 State Championship on February 17, 2007; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The competition was sponsored by the National
7 Championship of High School A Cappella and hosted by DeKalb
8 High School; schools from Missouri, Wisconsin, and the State of
9 Illinois all competed in the event; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The DeKalb boys now advance to the National
11 Championships at Disney World in Orlando, Florida in May; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The members of the group are seniors, Dan Larmon,
13 Wes Nelsen, and Derick Peterson; the juniors are Ben Balika,
14 Ian Cook, Zach Effler, and Jeff Miguel; the sophomores are Drew
15 Taylor and Adam Welch; eighth grader Brett Balika and seventh
16 grader Harrison Hintzsche complete the group; and
 
17     WHEREAS, The boys performed three pieces, "It's Alright" by
18 Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions, "Yellow" by Coldplay, and
19 "Brown-Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Solos were performed by Dan Larmon, Wes Nelsen,

 

 

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1 and Drew Taylor; vocal percussion was performed by Drew Taylor
2 and Harrison Hintzsche; and Drew Taylor received the award for
3 outstanding vocal percussion in the competition; therefore, be
4 it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 congratulate the DeKalb High School boys a cappella group on
8 winning first place at the Illinois State Championship on
9 February 17, 2007; and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the DeKalb High School boys a cappella group as a
12 symbol of our respect and esteem.