[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E681]
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                 CONGRATULATING PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL

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                            HON. DAVID SCOTT

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 17, 2009

  Mr. SCOTT of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate an 
exceptional high school choir in my district, Pebblebrook High School 
Performing Arts Chamber Choir of Mabelton, Georgia, which has been 
chosen to perform at New York City's legendary Carnegie Hall on March 
20, 2009.
  Pebblebrook High School Performing Arts Chamber Choir was selected 
out of dozens of high school choirs across the country for this 
performance. The concert will feature 200 students from four states, 
and is the capstone of Carnegie Hall's yearlong National High School 
Choral Festival. The concert will be conducted by Dr. Craig Jessop, 
esteemed Director of the Utah State University Music Department and 
former director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, who has been working 
with the choirs and their conductors throughout the year. Apart from 
their world-renowned performances, Carnegie Hall brings innovative 
music education programs to students across the nation. I am delighted 
that these young constituents have been given this opportunity.
  Led by George Case, the Pebblebrook High School Performing Arts 
Chamber Choir performs works from all periods of classical music with a 
strong emphasis on 20th- and 21st-century compositions with a focus on 
choral/orchestral masterworks. The Choir has shared the stage with the 
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Cobb Symphony Orchestra, and has entered 
numerous competitions and adjudications at which they have consistently 
received superior ratings and awards. Choir members are actively 
involved in extracurricular performances and are given the opportunity 
to work with top professionals in the arts from the Atlanta area and 
throughout the United States.
  I am honored to have one of the four schools in the nation chosen for 
the Carnegie Hall National High School Choral Festival residing in my 
Georgia district. They should be proud not only of their musical 
achievement, but their embodiment of the quality musical education the 
State of Georgia provides. I commend these students and their leaders 
for their success, and wish them the best of luck on March 20 when they 
perform at Carnegie Hall.

     IN HONOR OF JUSTICE SEAN RYAN; SUPREME COURT JUDGE OF IRELAND

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 17, 2009

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
Justice Sean Ryan, High Court and Supreme Court Judge of Ireland, as I 
welcome him to Cleveland, Ohio on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 2009.
  For the past thirty years, attorneys Tim Collins and Thomas Scanlon 
have organized the St. Patrick's Day Party and Parade--a joyous event 
that brings people together in the heart of Cleveland. This treasured 
event promotes and preserves the rich traditions of their beloved Irish 
homeland. As in years past, downtown Cleveland will once again spring 
to life as a sea of green and the spirited sound of drums and bagpipes 
wind their way along Euclid Avenue. This enchanted day promises old 
friendships renewed, the discovery of new ones, and the spirit of all 
those joining together to celebrate Irish culture.
  Justice Sean Ryan studied in Dublin at University College and at 
Dublin & King University where he studied law. After being called to 
the Bar in 1972, Justice Ryan practiced as junior counsel in the South 
Eastern Circuit of Ireland until 1983, when he was appointed to Senior 
Counsel. For the next twenty years, Justice Ryan worked diligently in 
Ireland's High Court and Supreme Court on a wide range of cases and 
issues, including constitutional law, law of torts, criminal law and 
administrative law. Since 2001, Justice Ryan has focused his energy and 
expertise on investigating cases of child abuse and working as an 
advocate for victims of child abuse.
  Madam Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in honor and recognition 
of Justice Sean Ryan, as we welcome him to Cleveland on St. Patrick's 
Day. Please also join me in recognition of Tim Collins and Thomas 
Scanlon for organizing this wondrous St. Patrick's Day Celebration 
again this year, as they have for the past thirty years. ``Ni 
dheanfaidh smaoineamh an treabhadh duit--You'll never plough a field by 
turning it over in your mind'' Old Irish Proverb.

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