Full Text of HR1186 095th General Assembly
HR1186 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the | 4 |
| Hersey High School Band in Arlington Heights on the occasion of | 5 |
| being the recipient of the Sudler Flag of Honor award from the | 6 |
| John Philip Sousa Foundation; and
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| WHEREAS, The John Philip Sousa Foundation's Flag of Honor | 8 |
| program is designed to identify and recognize high school Wind | 9 |
| Band and Symphony Band programs of very special excellence at | 10 |
| the international level; and
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| WHEREAS, The Sudler Flag of Honor award is the highest | 12 |
| recognition of excellence in a concert performance that can be | 13 |
| bestowed upon a high school band; to be nominated for the | 14 |
| Sudler Flag of Honor, a high school band must maintain a fine | 15 |
| performing organization over a number of years, including a | 16 |
| concert program, a marching band, small ensembles, and solo | 17 |
| participation by its members in contest-festival | 18 |
| opportunities; in addition, the band's conductor must have been | 19 |
| the conductor of the band for at least seven consecutive years, | 20 |
| including the year of the award, and must have involved with | 21 |
| professional band organizations and activities at the local, | 22 |
| State, and national levels; in its 26 years of existence, only | 23 |
| 51 bands in the United States, Canada, and Japan have received |
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| this prestigious award; and
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| WHEREAS, The Hersey High School Band was one of only two | 3 |
| high school concert bands to receive the Sudler Flag of Honor | 4 |
| award in 2007, a wonderful indication of the band's talent, | 5 |
| organization, and great effort; and
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| WHEREAS, In honor of this fine achievement, the Hersey High | 7 |
| School Band will be presented with a red, white, and blue | 8 |
| four-by-six foot "Flag of Honor" bearing the symbol of the John | 9 |
| Philip Sousa Foundation, a personalized plaque for the band, | 10 |
| and a personalized diploma for each member of the band; these | 11 |
| prizes will be given to the band by a member of the John Philip | 12 |
| Sousa Foundation during a concert on May 14, 2008 in the Hersey | 13 |
| High School Theater in Arlington Heights; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 |
| congratulate the members of the Hersey High School Band in | 17 |
| Arlington Heights on the occasion of being the recipient of the | 18 |
| Sudler Flag of Honor award and wish them continued success and | 19 |
| happiness in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to Hersey High School Band conductor Scott Casagrande | 22 |
| as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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