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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING THE MEMBERS OF THE NORTH SMITHFIELD CONCERT BAND | |
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AND CHORUS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES AT THE NORTH | |
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AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL IN HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Newberry, Menard, and Ferri | |
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Date Introduced: May 15, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, The dedicated students in the North Smithfield High School Concert Band |
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and Chorus contribute their time, energy, and talents to support and further their school’s rich |
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musical tradition; and |
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WHEREAS, On Thursday, May 3, 2012, these young members of North Smithfield High |
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School traveled to Hershey, Pennsylvania, to compete in the North American Music Festival's |
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national competition, the “Music in the Parks Festival.” This national venue presented an |
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opportunity to compete against the most gifted array of musicians in the United States, and |
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represented a chance for the North Smithfield students to display their passion for performance |
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and their love of music; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the band, chorus, and jazz ensemble stepped up on |
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Saturday, May 4, to compete against twenty-eight other high school music groups in a state-of- |
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the-art auditorium that showed off their style, abilities, and teamwork; and |
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WHEREAS, The ride back from Hershey to North Smithfield was sweet for many |
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reasons. Both the high school concert choir and the concert band, under the direction of Mrs. |
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Regina McAdams and Mr. Fritz Benz, received Superior Performance ratings. While the students |
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as a group gave a tremendous performance, some students also earned individual recognition for |
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Outstanding Jazz Soloist and Outstanding Choral Accompanist on marimba; and |
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WHEREAS, These young people deserve our recognition and sincere appreciation for |
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representing Rhode Island in the best possible light; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby congratulates Tiana Ahmed, Brianna Andreoni, Samantha |
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Archambault, Brandon Azargoon, Kevin Barry, Kantima Bateman, Robert Beaven, Morgan |
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Berard, Erin Blanchette, Abigail Boisvert, Tyler Boiteau, Michael Bonas, Matt Bonas, Brittany |
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Bouchie, Thomas Bourgeois, Harrison Braley, Dale M. Caouette, Sarah Caouette, Alyssa |
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Capracotta, Ashley Carlton, Karissa Carlton, Aaron Catarina, Cassandra Cavallaro, Richard |
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Cenedella, Andrew Charpentier, Brendan Chartier, Kristina Cheamitru, Carter Cianci, Ryan |
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Clark, Katie Colvin, Taylor Conley, Bethany Contildes, Victoria Cordeiro, Kady Corriveau, |
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Hannah DeCelles, Lana Delasanta, Melissa Denham, Pam Denomme, Allison DePari, Alyssa |
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Deslauriers, Matthew Desmarais, Adam DeStefano, Anucha DiPalma, Andrew Drapeau, Devan |
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Dube, Elysia Ducharme, Victoria Ducharme, Nicole Dumais, Emily Dupuis, Justin Economos, |
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Matt Ethier, Sidra Ethier, Leilani Feliciano, Adrienne Fernandes, Kristen Fontaine, Myles |
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Fontaine, Chris Forbes, Maxx Forti, Gelsomina Gambardella, Stefanie Gomes, Michael Gorman- |
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Smith, Alexandra Gould, Bradley Gould, Ryan Gould, Bridget Hall, Erin Hall, Grace Hanoian, |
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Calvin Hardman, Maxwell Hardman, Rachel Hardy, Sean Hooper, Jennifer Houde, Alec Hubert, |
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Sean Jacobson, Brittany Janelle, Erica Johnson, Trevor Johnston, Jaclyn Kaehler, Seth Keeley, |
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Mark Keenan, Taydon Kennett, Siobhan Kiernan, Megan Kurczy, Ryan L’Heureux, Jamie |
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LaFazia, Alex Laferrier, Kelsey Lafferty, Natalie Lafond, Brian LaFontaine, Brian Lamoureux, |
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Madeline Lamoureux, Sarah Lamoureux, Max LaPlante, Marsha Laprade, Bridget Latour, Sarah |
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Leclerc, Megan Lefebvre, Dylan Leonard, Amanda Levenson, Joseph Louro, Ashley Lowther, |
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Mitchell Maccarone, Hanna MacDonald, Miranda MacDonald, Christopher Mancini, Megan |
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Mandeville, Matthew Marcantonio, Nathan Marcelino, Nicholas Marchand, Ben Marcotte, |
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Elizabeth Marcotte, Ryan Masnyk, Jacob Masse, Andrew Matulitis, Reagan McGee, Denis |
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McGovern, Kyle Mercier, Jacob Metivier, Sara Miller, Alec Molinaro, John Morel, Kasey |
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Mowry, Tom Mowry, Matthew Mrva, Dylan Narodowy, Laura Narodowy, Sean Nasuti, Diane |
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Newberry, Kortni O'Donnell, Tristin O'Hara, Aidan O'Malley, MacKenzie O'Rourke, Rebecca |
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Parenteau, Ian Pascoe, Angela Pasquarillo, Nicole Paul, Dana Paux, Tara Paux, Avery Pierce, |
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Derek Pierce, Erik Pelletier, Natalie Perrault, Casey Peterson, Jocelyn Pfefferie, Nick Phaneuf, |
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Melayna Prudhomme, Jaret Quinn, Haley Raymond, Brian Rowe, Paige Roy, Nick Schmidt, |
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Brittany Senecal, Brooks Shatraw, Tomkin Silvia, Matthew Simard, Sean Simmons, Amanda |
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Simoes, Greg Soito, Kassondra Sokol, Adam Souza, Keila Strick, Walker Strick, Sara Sutherland, |
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Jacob Thompson, Ross Topik, Jessica Tremblay, Ann-Marie Votta, Brittany Walsh, Morgan |
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Walsh, Brittany Webber, Katherine West, Alex Wholey, Amanda Willard, Cassandra Wortz, and |
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Maddison Zuba, as well as the directors of the North Smithfield High School Concert Band and |
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Chorus, Mr. Fritz Benz and Mrs. Regina McAdams, for a magnificent performance at the North |
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American Music Festival in Hershey, Pennsylvania. We thank all these young musicians for their |
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exemplary efforts, and recognize that their success reflects their individual talents as well as |
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North Smithfield’s outstanding support for the performing arts. We wish all students and directors |
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the very best in their future endeavors; 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 the North Smithfield High School Principal, |
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Robert Mezzanotte, Concert Band Director, Mr. Fritz Benz, and Concert Chorus Director, Mrs. |
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Regina McAdams. |
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