House Bill 9127

    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HR 9127

        By Representative Kosmas






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution commending the Spruce Creek High

  3         School High Steppin' Hawks Marching Band.

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  5         WHEREAS, the High Steppin' Hawks Marching Band of

  6  Spruce Creek High School in Port Orange, Florida, has been

  7  invited to Pasadena, California, to participate in the 112th

  8  annual Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 2001, making

  9  the band the first Volusia County high school band to be

10  invited to the parade since 1972, and

11         WHEREAS, the High Steppin' Hawks Marching Band is one

12  of only 16 bands invited to participate in the 2001 parade,

13  representing the seven southeastern states of Florida,

14  Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and

15  Oklahoma, and

16         WHEREAS, for the past 15 years, the High Steppin' Hawks

17  Marching Band has earned distinction in countless marching

18  band festivals and competitions, including superior ratings at

19  Florida Bandmasters Association Festivals, and

20         WHEREAS, the High Steppin' Hawks Marching Band has

21  further distinguished itself through its appearance in the

22  inaugural parade for Governor Jeb Bush and repeat performances

23  at Tampa Bay Buccaneers football games, Mardi Gras parades in

24  New Orleans, and Peach Bowl Festivals, as well as having

25  participated in the 25th Anniversary Main Street, U.S.A.,

26  Parade at Walt Disney World and having earned the distinction

27  of Grand Champion at the Ancient City Presentation of Bands of

28  St. Augustine, Florida, in 1999, and

29         WHEREAS, the Tournament of Roses Parade is considered

30  by many to be the most prestigious parade in the world, with a

31  curbside audience of over one million and a television

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HR 9127

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  1  audience of nearly 400 million people in more than 100

  2  countries, and

  3         WHEREAS, the High Steppin' Hawks Marching Band is proud

  4  to represent Volusia County and the State of Florida at the

  5  112th annual Tournament of Roses Parade, NOW, THEREFORE,

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  7  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

  8  Florida:

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10         That the House of Representatives pauses in its

11  deliberations to extend heartiest congratulations to the

12  Spruce Creek High School High Steppin' Hawks Marching Band on

13  their invitation to participate in the 112th Tournament of

14  Roses Parade, and expresses its sincere pride and best wishes

15  to the band as it represents the State of Florida in Pasadena,

16  California, on January 1, 2001.

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