HON. RON PAUL
OF TEXAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Tuesday, May 4, 1999
1999 Ron Paul 38:1 Mr. PAUL.
Mr. Speaker, the Jack C. Hays
High School Rebel Band of Austin, Texas, recently
earned the distinct honor of being selected
for the 1999 Sudley “Flag of Honor”
award from the John Philip Sousa Foundation.
This award is the highest recognition of excellence
in concert performance that a high
school band can receive. During the 17 years
the award has been in existence, only 39
bands from the entire United States and Canada
have been selected for the Flag of Honor.
Conductor Gerald Babbitt and his Rebel band
deserve our praise and recognition on the occasion
of receiving this prestigious award.
1999 Ron Paul 38:2 The John Philip Sousa Foundation designed
this award to identify and recognize high
school concert band programs of very special
excellence at the international level. To be eligible
for nomination, a band must have maintained
excellence over a period of many years
in several areas including concert, marching,
small ensemble and soloists. The director
must have been the conductor of the band for
at least the previous seven consecutive years
including the year of the award.
1999 Ron Paul 38:3 Each recipient receives a four-by-six foot
“Flag of Honor” which becomes the property
of the band, The flag is designed in red, white
and blue and bears the logo of the John Philip
Sousa Foundation. The conductor receives a
personal plaque and each student in the band
receives a personalized diploma.
1999 Ron Paul 38:4 Mr. Speaker, it is indeed an honor to have
such an outstanding high school band in the
14th Congressional District. I am delighted to
extend my hearty congratulations to them.
Their hard work and dedication is an inspiration
to us all.
Notes:
This statement, inserted into the Congressional Record but never delivered on the House floor, is similar to a statement in
1999 Ron Paul Chapter 45.
1999 Ron Paul 38:1
Mr. Speaker, the Jack C. Hays School Rebel Band of Austin, Texas, cf:
Mr. Speaker, the Jack C. Hays High School Rebel Band of Buda, Texas,1999 Ron Paul 45:1.
1999 Ron Paul 38:1
Sudley Flag of Honor cf: Sudler Flag of Honor
in 1999 Ron Paul 45:1.
