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2014 SPECIAL SESSION I

14200134D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 527
Offered May 14, 2014
Commending the Freedom High School band program.
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Patron-- Ramadan
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WHEREAS, the Freedom High School band program of South Riding was named a Virginia Honor Band by the Virginia Band and Orchestra Director’s Association for the second consecutive year in 2014; and

WHEREAS, the Freedom High School wind symphony and concert ensemble both earned superior ratings, the highest possible achievement, from all four judges at the Virginia Band and Orchestra Director’s Association (VBODA) District 16 Concert Band Assessment on March 1, 2014; and

WHEREAS, cementing the program’s reputation as one of the premier high school bands in the Commonwealth, the Freedom High School marching band also earned superior ratings at a VBODA event in November 2013; and

WHEREAS, one of the largest and most popular co-curricular activities at Freedom High School, the school’s award-winning band program helps students develop confidence, a positive attitude, self-discipline, and teamwork; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Freedom High School band program hereby be commended on being named a Virginia Honor Band by the Virginia Band and Orchestra Director’s Association in 2014; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Joel Galway, the Freedom High School band director, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the band program’s continued success and best wishes for the future.