HJ1111: Commending the South County High School band program.


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1111
Commending the South County High School band program.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 20, 2019
Agreed to by the Senate, February 23, 2019

 

WHEREAS, the South County High School band program was named as a Virginia Honor Band for the second consecutive year in 2018; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Honor Band award is presented by the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association to schools that achieve a superior rating at both the Virginia State Marching Band Assessment and the Virginia State Concert Band Assessment; and

WHEREAS, at the Marching Band Assessment in the fall of 2017, the South County High School band performed its field show before a panel of seven judges—three music judges, two visual judges, and two general effects judges; and

WHEREAS, at the Concert Band Assessment in the spring of 2018, the South County High School band performed three pieces before a panel of three judges, followed by an impromptu piece before another judge; and

WHEREAS, the South County High School band was one of only a select few schools in the Commonwealth to achieve this high honor; it was the ninth time the program had received the honor in the school’s 13-year history; and

WHEREAS, the South County High School band is ably led by Kevin Engdahl, who strives to instill in his students the importance of hard work and persistence as the key to success in music, academics, and beyond; and

WHEREAS, the successful season is a testament to the dedication and talents of all the members of the South County High School band program and the support of the school’s faculty and staff, the students’ families, and the entire South County High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the South County High School band program hereby be commended on its selection as a 2017 - 2018 Virginia Honor Band; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Kevin Engdahl, director of the South County High School band program, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the band’s incredible achievements.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1111

Offered February 18, 2019
Commending the South County High School band program.
Patron-- Tran

WHEREAS, the South County High School band program was named as a Virginia Honor Band for the second consecutive year in 2018; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Honor Band award is presented by the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association to schools that achieve a superior rating at both the Virginia State Marching Band Assessment and the Virginia State Concert Band Assessment; and

WHEREAS, at the Marching Band Assessment in the fall of 2017, the South County High School band performed its field show before a panel of seven judges—three music judges, two visual judges, and two general effects judges; and

WHEREAS, at the Concert Band Assessment in the spring of 2018, the South County High School band performed three pieces before a panel of three judges, followed by an impromptu piece before another judge; and

WHEREAS, the South County High School band was one of only a select few schools in the Commonwealth to achieve this high honor; it was the ninth time the program had received the honor in the school’s 13-year history; and

WHEREAS, the South County High School band is ably led by Kevin Engdahl, who strives to instill in his students the importance of hard work and persistence as the key to success in music, academics, and beyond; and

WHEREAS, the successful season is a testament to the dedication and talents of all the members of the South County High School band program and the support of the school’s faculty and staff, the students’ families, and the entire South County High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the South County High School band program hereby be commended on its selection as a 2017 - 2018 Virginia Honor Band; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Kevin Engdahl, director of the South County High School band program, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the band’s incredible achievements.