[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 56 (Thursday, May 7, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E798-E799]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATIONS TO DARTMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL WINTER PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 7, 1998

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment today to 
congratulate the

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Dartmouth High School Winter Percussion Ensemble for taking first place 
honors in the Winterguard International World Championships. The 
thirty-four member group, performing a routine with a ``Batman'' theme, 
scored a 98.7, topping one hundred and fifty other bands.
  The Dartmouth High School Winter Percussion Ensemble is under the 
direction of Thomas Aungst, who is ably assisted by Darcy Aungst and 
Jaime Ecker. The ensemble endured a seventeen hour bus trip to Dayton, 
Ohio to bring home the World Championship. It is the first time in the 
history of the competition that a first time entrant has won the 
championship.
  The Dartmouth High School Winter Percussion Ensemble's significant 
achievement has bestowed a great sense of pride and community spirit to 
the residents of Dartmouth, as well as the entire citizenry of 
Massachusetts. They are to be congratulated.

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