[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 42 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E605]
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 NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND WINNER OF JOHN PHILIP SOUSA FOUNDATION 
                         ``SUDLER SILVER CUP''

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 2005

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the North Ridge 
Middle School Band of North Richland Hills, located in the 26th 
Congressional District of Texas, on winning the 2004 ``Sudler Silver 
Cup.''
  This award was given by the John Philip Sousa Foundation to only two 
middle school bands in Canada and the United States in order to promote 
better international understanding. The John Philip Sousa Foundation is 
a non-profit foundation dedicated to the promotion of international 
understanding through the medium of band music. Through the 
administration of band related projects, the foundation seeks to uphold 
the standards and ideals of that icon of the American spirit, John 
Philip Sousa.
  The North Ridge Middle School Band won this prestigious honor for 
demonstrating excellence at the international level under the 
leadership of director Cynthia Lansford. Not only do bands competing 
for this award have to show superiority in their musical skills but 
they must also do so under the same director for a period of several 
years.
  I am proud of this fine band from North Richland Hills Middle School, 
and I applaud the students, band director and parents who made this 
achievement possible. I am honored to represent you in Congress.

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