[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 15 (Monday, January 26, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H506]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     HONORING TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOL

  (Mr. KLEIN of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. KLEIN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
members of the J.P. Taravella High School Marching Band and their 
director, Neil Jenkins.
  Taravella was selected by the Presidential Inaugural Committee as the 
only high school marching band from the State of Florida to participate 
in the 2009 Inaugural Parade, and these students from Coral Springs 
made us all proud. Their journey was possible because business owners 
and citizens from across our community came together and they raised 
$150,000 to make the trip.
  I hope that being in Washington D.C. for this historic inauguration 
was as meaningful to these young musicians as it was for me. I know 
they will carry memories of this extraordinary event with them for the 
rest of their lives.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer my congratulations to these fine 
students, their parents, teachers and chaperones for being part of the 
2009 Presidential Inaugural Parade.

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