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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the lives of
4 citizens of the State of Illinois; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band, from
6 Skokie, Illinois has received an invitation to present a
7 concert at the 2006 "60th Anniversary" Midwest Clinic; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The Clinic is an international band and orchestra
9 conference with over 15,000 attendees each year; the McCracken
10 Middle School Symphonic Band will be one of only three middle
11 school bands in the nation performing and is the first middle
12 school band invited from the State of Illinois in almost twenty
13 years; and
 
14     WHEREAS, This invitation is a sign of the McCracken Middle
15 School Symphonic Band's accomplishments and high standards;
16 and
 
17     WHEREAS, The McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band is
18 under the direction of Chip De Stefano; for the past ten years,
19 Chip De Stefano has worked with the students, instilling in
20 them a love for music and dedication to the band; and
 
21     WHEREAS, The McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band has
22 been honored seven times in the last ten years at the Illinois
23 Superstate Concert Band Festival in Champaign; therefore, be it
 
24     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
26 we congratulate Chip De Stefano and the members of the
27 McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band on receiving this honor;
28 and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Chip De Stefano and the McCracken Middle School
3 Symphonic Band.