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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois wish to congratulate the members of the
4 Edison Middle School Jazz Band 1 and their director Mr. Sam
5 Hankins for becoming the 2003 Jazz Ensemble Grand Champion at
6 Musicfest Orlando in April; and
7 WHEREAS, The Edison Middle School Jazz Band 1 in
8 Champaign was chosen as the Grand Champion out of 46 jazz
9 ensembles from across the nation; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Sam Hankins directs the Edison Middle School
11 Jazz Band 1, the 6th Grade Concert Band, and the 7th & 8th
12 Grade Concert Band; Mr. Hankins is a professional trumpeter
13 and has performed with artists such as the Ojays, Aretha
14 Franklin, and the Dells; he has been the Edison Middle School
15 Band Director since September 1995; Mr. Hankins earned both a
16 bachelor's degree and a master's degree in music education
17 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and
18 WHEREAS, The Edison Middle School Jazz Band 1 has been
19 chosen as one of three middle school jazz ensembles to
20 perform at the International Association for Jazz Education
21 International Conference in New York City in January 2004;
22 the Jazz Band 1 will be the only jazz ensemble from the
23 United States to perform; the other two middle school bands
24 will be from Japan and Canada; this conference is recognized
25 as the largest gathering of the global jazz community; and
26 WHEREAS, The members of Jazz Band 1 are Ann Pataky (8th
27 grade; alto saxophone), Brett Anderson (7th grade; alto
28 saxophone), Matt Rodriguez (8th grade; tenor saxophone),
29 Michael Anderson (7th grade; tenor saxophone, C.B. Thompson
30 (8th grade; baritone saxophone, Claire Kirby (8th grade;
31 trumpet, Ben Peden (7th grade; trumpet), Daniel Robinson (7th
32 grade; trumpet), Nate Lyons (8th grade; trumpet), Emily Ho
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1 (6th grade; trumpet), Jamey Flynn (7th grade; trombone), Matt
2 Hiser (8th grade; trombone), Taylor Dillon (6th grade;
3 trombone), Travis Hoyne (7th grade; trombone), Andrew Kim
4 (8th grade; piano), Meghann Hiser (8th grade; piano), Eric
5 Egner (8th grade; drums), Nate Sokolski (6th grade; drums),
6 Nigel Knop (8th grade; bass), and Jessica Evans (7th grade;
7 vocalist); therefore, be it
8 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10 we congratulate the members and director of the Edison Middle
11 School Jazz Band 1 on winning the honor of 2003 Jazz Ensemble
12 Grand Champion; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
14 presented to the director and members of Jazz Band 1 and to
15 Edison Middle School as a token of our respect and esteem and
16 with our best wishes for future success.