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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the members of the Morton
4High School Marching Band on the occasion of being the 2015
5State of Illinois Class 2A Champions; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Morton High School Marching Band has been
7widely recognized as a top performing program in the State of
8Illinois for the past 11 years; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Jeff Neavor is in his 15th year as Morton High
10School Band Director and has led over 700 individual members; 1
11in 5 students at Morton High School are members of the marching
12band; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Jeff Neavor lovingly leads, shapes, and molds his
14band members into confident and accomplished musicians and
15performers; and
 
16    WHEREAS, With performances at the Presidential Inaugural
17Parade in 2009 and Bands of America Grand National Semifinals
18in 2010, 11 consecutive Illinois Class 2A State Championships,
19and 4 University of Illinois Governor's Trophy awards, the
20Morton High School Marching Band has built a tradition of
21excellence and pride in its performance; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The Morton High School Marching Band has a long
2list of notable achievements from 2012 to 2015; and
 
3    WHEREAS, In 2012, the Morton High School Marching Band was
4the Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional Class AA
5Champion, Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional Finalist,
6Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional Award Winner for Best
7General Effect; Grammy Signature School Semifinalist; Illinois
8Marching Band Championships Governor's Grand Champion Trophy
9Winner, and the State of Illinois Class AA Champion; the team
10also performed during halftime at the 2012 St. Louis Rams -
11Green Bay Packers game; and
 
12    WHEREAS, In 2013 and 2014, the Morton High School Marching
13Band was the Illinois Marching Band Championships Governor's
14Grand Champion Trophy winner, and the State of Illinois Class
15AA Champion; the team was also featured in the 2014 Smithsonian
16Institute traveling exhibit of Hometown Teams; and
 
17    WHEREAS, In 2015, the Morton High School Marching Band
18received 3rd Place in Class AA of the Bands of America Atlanta
19Super Regional; and won an 11th consecutive State of Illinois
20Class AA Championship; and
 
21    WHEREAS, The Morton High School Marching Band has won 12

 

 

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1Grand Championships and over 80 awards since 2012; and
 
2    WHEREAS, The Morton Band Parents volunteer selflessly each
3season, and are an integral part of the band's success;
4therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7honor and congratulate the Morton High School Marching Band,
8its talented performers, its Director Jeff Neavor, his
9assistants, and their families on their accomplishments and
10wish them continued success in the future; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to the Morton High School Marching Band as a symbol
13of our great respect and esteem.