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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Five vocalists from Midway High School in Waco were |
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| 6 | 7 | | chosen as 2015 Texas All-State Choir members by the Texas Music |
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| 7 | 8 | | Educators Association; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The TMEA All-State designation is the highest |
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| 9 | 10 | | accolade that a Texas music student can earn; more than 60,000 young |
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| 10 | 11 | | people from across the state compete each year for a place in one of |
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| 11 | 12 | | 15 All-State bands, orchestras, and choirs; those who are selected |
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| 12 | 13 | | for one of the ensembles are among the top one percent of high |
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| 13 | 14 | | school musicians in the Lone Star State and are invited to attend |
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| 14 | 15 | | the annual TMEA convention in San Antonio, where they participate |
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| 15 | 16 | | in three days of intense rehearsals and perform a concert under the |
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| 16 | 17 | | direction of a nationally recognized conductor; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Those students named as 2015 All-State Choir members |
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| 18 | 19 | | from Midway High School are seniors Abby Bennett and Elaine Sury, |
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| 19 | 20 | | juniors Isaac Bradley and Christopher Curry, and sophomore Brittany |
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| 20 | 21 | | Brewer; guided by choir directors Jeff and Jannifer Rice and |
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| 21 | 22 | | private voice instructors David Guess and Julianne Best, these |
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| 22 | 23 | | students demonstrated exceptional musicianship and technical |
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| 23 | 24 | | facility throughout the audition process; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Through countless hours of preparation and an |
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| 25 | 26 | | unwavering commitment to excellence, these gifted young Texans have |
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| 26 | 27 | | earned a place among the state's elite high school choral members, |
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| 27 | 28 | | and they may indeed take great pride in their outstanding |
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| 28 | 29 | | achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Abby Bennett, Isaac Bradley, |
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| 31 | 32 | | Brittany Brewer, Christopher Curry, and Elaine Sury on their |
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| 32 | 33 | | selection as 2015 Texas All-State Choir members and extend to them |
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| 33 | 34 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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| 35 | 36 | | for the vocalists as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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| 36 | 37 | | of Representatives. |
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