[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 28, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E89]
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    RECOGNITION OF RANCHO BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND PAGEANTRY

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                          HON. DARRELL E. ISSA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 28, 2003

  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Rancho Buena 
Vista High School band and pageantry, an award winning group that was 
selected from a pool of hundreds of high school bands throughout the 
United States and abroad to participate in the 114th Tournament of 
Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.
  Rancho Buena Vista High School located in Vista, California, has 
developed an instrumental music program that is one of the best in 
Southern California. The marching band, The Rhythm of the Ranch, and 
pageantry received top awards in the 2001 competitive season by winning 
the distinction of Grand Champion at the Etiwanda Field Tournament, 
Lester Oaks Field Tournament and the Savanna High School Field 
Tournament. The Rancho Buena Vista Drum Line also won the top award and 
was named Grand Champion in the spring 2001 Drums Across California 
Competition.
  The Rancho Buena Vista High School band and pageantry was one of only 
24 bands chosen to participate in this world famous parade. The 
Tournament of Roses Parade is seen each New Year's Day by approximately 
one million spectators, a domestic television audience of 80 million 
viewers, and an international audience of over 350 million people. The 
Rhythm of the Ranch band members raised the money to participate in the 
Rose Bowl Parade through extensive fundraising efforts. One of the 
marching band and pageantry's proudest accomplishments was being 
featured in an educational video produced by Warner Brothers 
Publications that was released and premiered at the school in January 
2002. The video, Here Comes the Marching Band, was shown in conjunction 
with a fundraising dinner and the money raised was used to fund the 
parade trip and cover the costs of new uniforms and equipment.
  Mr. Speaker, on the occasion of the Rancho Buena Vista High School 
band and pageantry's participation in the Tournament of Roses Parade, I 
would like to congratulate them for their demonstration of excellence 
in music and performance. I wish them continued success in the future.