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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING THE PORTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND ON | |
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BEING SELECTED TO REPRESENT RHODE ISLAND IN THE 57TH PRESIDENTIAL | |
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INAUGURAL PARADE | |
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Introduced By: Senators Ottiano, Paiva Weed, Archambault, Picard, and Walaska | |
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Date Introduced: January 08, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
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WHEREAS, Americans still believe that our nation is the land of opportunity where all |
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dreams can come true. For the Principal, Band Director, and members of the Portsmouth High |
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School Marching Band and Color Guard, that dream has come true, with their selection to |
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represent the Ocean State in the Presidential Inaugural Parade, to be held in Washington, D.C., on |
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January 21st of 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Considered to be a great achievement and honor, this once-in-a-lifetime |
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opportunity was extended to the student musicians in December of 2012, after Inaugural staff |
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members took notice of the band during its march in the National Cherry Blossom Festival in |
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April of 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, High school bands provide students with the opportunity to participate in |
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rewarding music programs that enhance their overall educational experience and oftentimes |
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create life-long memories. Meeting at the Pentagon early on the morning of the parade and |
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following a one and a half-mile route down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House, led by the |
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President and Vice President, will certainly be an event to remember and cherish; and |
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WHEREAS, One hundred and fifty-seven students, along with Portsmouth High School |
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Band Director, Ted Rausch, Principal, Robert Littlefield, Assistant Band Director/Drum Line |
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Instructor, Tim Marum, members of the school’s Color Guard, and Dance Team Instructor, Lisa |
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Mailloux, will experience a momentous achievement that very few people would even dare to |
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imagine, and we are proud to honor their triumph; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby congratulates the Portsmouth High School Marching Band on being selected to represent |
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Rhode Island in the 57th Presidential Inaugural Parade. We furthermore wish them good health |
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and much success; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Ted Rausch, Portsmouth High School Band |
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Director, and Robert Littlefield, Portsmouth High School Principal. |
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