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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the
4 Lewistown High School Tube Band on being awarded the Ethel
5 Percy Andrus Legacy Award for Innovation in Education by AARP;
6 and
 
7     WHEREAS, On April 18, 2008, AARP will hold a formal
8 ceremony in the Lewistown Community High School auditorium to
9 present Band Director Clay Ginglen and the members of the Tube
10 Band with a monetary award; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The Tube Band is known across the State of
12 Illinois for using PVC pipe, sewer hosing, and kitchen spatulas
13 to present a multi-media production; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The Tube Band has performed in the rotunda of the
15 Illinois State Capitol to much acclaim; and
 
16     WHEREAS, The Superintendent of Lewistown School District
17 97 is William J. King; the Principal of Lewistown Community
18 High School is Gavin Scronce; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The instruments played include the Tenor Tubulum,
20 the Bass Tubulum, the Drumbone, the Tentacles, the Spectacle,

 

 

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1 the Tube Shaker, and the Tube-tron 2000; and
 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Lewistown High School Tube Band
3 are Josh Ginglen, Bobby McKenzie, Kelsey Vaughn, Kierstin
4 Hadsall, Gage Myers, Alex Little, and Kaitie Roberts;
5 therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8 congratulate the Lewistown High School Tube Band on being
9 awarded the Ethel Percy Andrus Legacy Award for Innovation in
10 Education by AARP and wish them continued success in the
11 future; and be it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to the Lewistown High School Tube Band in honor of
14 their achievements and as a symbol of our respect.