[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2134-E2135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       CONGRATULATING ST. THOMAS' EPISCOPAL SCOTTISH ARTS PROGRAM

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                       HON. JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 6, 2006

  Mr. CULBERSON. Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the Pipe Band and 
Highland Dancers of St. Thomas' Episcopal Scottish Arts Program for 
their success and community service in Houston, Texas.
  On August 26, 2006, the St. Thomas' Episcopal School Pipe Band won 
their fifth Juvenile World Pipe Band Championship title in Glasgow, 
Scotland. They also received 1st Place in Grade III Competitions at the 
Inverkeithing and Crieff Highland Games.
  The Highland Dancers won more than 120 medals during the August, 2006 
Scotland competitions. The 2006 U.S. and North American Highland 
Dancing Champion, Carla Gardner, received 4th overall at the World 
Highland Dancing Championships. The Highland Dancers have won 21 U.S. 
Championships and one World Championship.
  The St. Thomas' Episcopal School Pipe Band and Highland Dancers are 
regularly invited to civic and charitable events and have performed for 
the United States Marine Corps, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the 
Children's Cancer Hospital at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, the 
Special Olympics, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Center, the Boy 
Scouts of America, NASA, the Houston Museum of Natural Science, the 
Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Houston Fire Department, the Houston 
Police Department, the Galveston Historical Society, the British 
American Business Council, the Heather and Thistle Society, and the 
British Consulate.
  The St. Thomas' Episcopal Scottish Arts Program serves to inform, 
educate, and entertain the public about the Scottish performing arts, 
and has helped to underscore the importance of maintaining and 
preserving ethnic artistic traditions. The Scottish Arts Program of

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St. Thomas' Episcopal School annually performs at Houston's Scottish 
Festival Spectacular in March at Houston's Toyota Center. This year's 
festival will be held on March 16, 2007.

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