House Resolution 168

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2              BY  WENDT, WHITEAD, and RANTS
  1  3 A Resolution honoring the Sioux City North High School
  1  4    Jazz Band for receiving first place in the Class 4A
  1  5    High School Jazz Band Championship.
  1  6    WHEREAS, the Sioux City North High School Jazz Band
  1  7 is composed of dedicated high school students who have
  1  8 contributed their time and musical talents in
  1  9 developing a rich musical tradition at Sioux City
  1 10 North High School; and
  1 11    WHEREAS, the Sioux City North High School Jazz Band
  1 12 has participated in many state and regional jazz
  1 13 festivals and competitions resulting in the receipt of
  1 14 many individual and group awards and honors; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, the Iowa Jazz Band Championship is
  1 16 recognized nationally as the nation's largest one=day
  1 17 high school jazz band competition in which bands
  1 18 qualify or are invited to participate based upon
  1 19 exceptionally high=quality performances; and
  1 20    WHEREAS, the Iowa Jazz Championship is judged by
  1 21 college and professional music educators from all over
  1 22 the country; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, the Sioux City North High School Jazz Band
  1 24 has placed either first or second in the Iowa State
  1 25 Jazz Band Championship every year for 17 consecutive
  1 26 years; and
  1 27    WHEREAS, on April 6, 2004, the Sioux City North
  1 28 High School Jazz Band placed first in the Class 4A
  1 29 High School Jazz Band Championship held in Des Moines,
  1 30 culminating in the school's tenth 4A State Jazz Band
  2  1 Championship; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  2    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2  3 That the House of Representatives extends its
  2  4 congratulations to the Sioux City North High School
  2  5 Jazz Band for its first place finish in a field of
  2  6 exceptional high school jazz bands at the 2004 High
  2  7 School Jazz Band Championship; and
  2  8    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, the
  2  9 Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives shall
  2 10 prepare an official copy of this Resolution for
  2 11 presentation to Mr. Larry Kisor, Director, and members
  2 12 of the Sioux City North High School Jazz Band.
  2 13 LSB 7109HH 80
  2 14 rh/pj/5