[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 25 (Wednesday, March 9, 1994)]
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                  THE SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 9, 1994

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the Sumter 
High School Marching Band of Sumter, SC, for being recently chosen as a 
laureate of the prestigious Sudler Shield.
  The Sudler Shield is an international award administered by the John 
Phillip Sousa Foundation and is named for Louis and Virginia Sudler, 
who provide the endowment for this honor.
  The Sumter band is the sixth group to be honored in the 6 years of 
the award program. Previously a winner of the Sudler Flag of Honor for 
continued excellence in symphonic band, Sumter High School now becomes 
the first band program in the world to be honored as a laureate for 
both the concert band and marching band.
  Previous winners are from Tennessee, Pennsylvania, California, 
Kentucky, and Japan.
  The award consists of a wooden plaque for the school, a miniature 
plaque for the director, a diploma of honor for the director and a 
certificate for each band member.
  My congratulations to band directors Joseph Allison, Brian Lambeth, 
and Joni Brown, and to the over 240 students in the Sumter High School 
band programs.

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