HR 634 — Commending the Cooper Middle School band.

SPECIAL SESSION I INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22208029D HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

634 IE Offered April 27, 2022 N Commending the Cooper Middle School band.

TN ––––––––––Agreed Patrons––Murphy,to Adams,by D.M.,the Carr,House Guzman,of Hope,Delegates, Keam,June Kory,1, Maldonado,2022 Rasoul, Reid, Simonds R and Willett –––––––––– O WHEREAS, in 2021, the Cooper Middle School band of McLean was presented the Sudler Cup by D the John Philip Sousa Foundation, a prestigious international honor bestowed upon secondary school-level concert bands for outstanding musical achievement;

and Ubestowed upon secondary L WHEREAS, with this honor, the Cooper Middle School band joined the exclusive company of onlyConly 60L WHEREAS,schools inthat orderhave tobeen berecognized eligiblewith for the Sudler Cup,Cup thesince Cooperit Middlewas Schoolestablished bandin had1985; tond E achieve and maintain concert excellence for seven consecutive years under the same conductor, among other criteria;

and DE WHEREAS,achieve on its path to earning the Sudler Cup, the Cooper Middle School band was required to perform at several state and nationalmaintain levelconcert conferences and to receive letters of recognition and recWHEREAS, the Sudler Cup embodies the culture of excellence thatfor theseven Cooperconsecutive Middle School band has cultivated over the past several years andunder that will ensure the programsame continuesconductor, toamong impressD audiencesother forcriteria; many years to come;

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/now, 6therefore, be itng support of their parents and the entire Cooper Middle School R RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Cooper Middle School band hereby be commended for receiving the John Philip Sousa Foundation's Sudler Cup in 2021;

and, be it for presentation to Matt Baker, director of the Cooper Middle School band, as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the band's accomplishments.