88R31002 BHH-D
By: Thompson of Brazoria H.R. No. 2142
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Berry Miller Junior High School Honors Band has
achieved great distinction by earning the 2022 Sudler Silver Cup
Award from the John Philip Sousa Foundation; and
WHEREAS, This international accolade is bestowed upon junior
high school and middle school concert band programs that have
demonstrated particularly high standards of excellence in concert
activities over a period of several years; and
WHEREAS, The Berry Miller Junior High School Honors Band is
the first program in the Pearland Independent School District to
receive recognition from the John Philip Sousa Foundation; to
qualify, the band earned superior competition ratings, and a number
of students participated in district, all-area, or all-state honor
bands; this outstanding group benefits from the able guidance of
director Chris Bennett and the support of Pearland ISD director of
fine arts, Tom Bell; and
WHEREAS, Through the tremendous skill and dedication of its
members, the Berry Miller Junior High School Honors Band has proven
itself worthy of this prestigious award, and it is truly a privilege
to commend the program for its outstanding record of achievement;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Berry Miller Junior High School
Honors Band on receiving the 2022 Sudler Silver Cup Award from the
John Philip Sousa Foundation and extend to all those associated
with the group sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the band as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.