HR0212 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate the DeKalb High School boys a cappella group on winning first place at the Illinois State Championship on February 17, 2007; and

WHEREAS, The competition was sponsored by the National Championship of High School A Cappella and hosted by DeKalb High School; schools from Missouri, Wisconsin, and the State of Illinois all competed in the event; and

WHEREAS, The DeKalb boys now advance to the National Championships at Disney World in Orlando, Florida in May; and

WHEREAS, The members of the group are seniors, Dan Larmon, Wes Nelsen, and Derick Peterson; the juniors are Ben Balika, Ian Cook, Zach Effler, and Jeff Miguel; the sophomores are Drew Taylor and Adam Welch; eighth grader Brett Balika and seventh grader Harrison Hintzsche complete the group; and

WHEREAS, The boys performed three pieces, "It's Alright" by Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions, "Yellow" by Coldplay, and "Brown-Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison; and

WHEREAS, Solos were performed by Dan Larmon, Wes Nelsen, and Drew Taylor; vocal percussion was performed by Drew Taylor and Harrison Hintzsche; and Drew Taylor received the award for outstanding vocal percussion in the competition; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the DeKalb High School boys a cappella group on winning first place at the Illinois State Championship on February 17, 2007; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the DeKalb High School boys a cappella group as a symbol of our respect and esteem.