HON. RON PAUL
OF TEXAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, May 6, 1999
1999 Ron Paul 45:1 Mr. PAUL.
Mr. Speaker, the Jack C. Hays
School Rebel Band of Buda, Texas, recently
earned the distinct honor of being selected for
the 1999 “Sudler 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 award. Conductor
Gerald Babbitt and his Rebel band deserve
our praise and recognition on the occasion of
receiving this prestigious award.
1999 Ron Paul 45:2 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 45:3 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 45:4 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 and never actually delivered on the House floor, is similar to a statement found in
1999 Ron Paul Chapter 38.
1999 Ron Paul 45:1
Mr. Speaker, the Jack C. Hays School Rebel Band of Buda, Texas, cf:
Mr. Speaker, the Jack C. Hays High School Rebel Band of Austin, Texas,1999 Ron Paul 38:1.
1999 Ron Paul 45:1
Sudler Flag of Honor cf: Sudley Flag of Honor
in 1999 Ron Paul 38:1.
