[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 29, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1007]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE MABRY MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND PROGRAM

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                           HON. PHIL GINGREY

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 29, 2009

  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
Mabry Middle School Band, which is currently on a special trip to 
Washington, DC. Mabry Middle School is located in my hometown of 
Marietta in Georgia's 11th Congressional District. The Mabry Band 
Program, directed by Jill Barnocki and Kimberly Bruce, has 377 students 
enrolled in grades 6-8.
  Madam Speaker, members of the band program consistently earn 
recognition in both the Georgia All-State Band and the Georgia District 
12 Honor Band. All of the school's bands earned straight superior 
ratings in the Georgia Large Group Performance Evaluation. The Mabry 
Band program has also received invitations to perform at prestigious 
conferences and competitions throughout the country, including the 
International Band & Orchestra Conference in Chicago in 2008, the 
Georgia Music Educators Conference in Savannah, Georgia in 2007, the 
Southeastern Middle School Band Clinic at Troy State University in 
2003, and the University of Georgia Mid-Fest in 2002.
  Mabry Middle School has been an exemplary part of the Marietta City 
School System since it opened in November of 1978. The school is ranked 
in the top ten schools in the state of Georgia and is a Georgia School 
of Excellence. In 2005 Mabry Middle School was awarded the Scholastic 
and Intel's Schools of Distinction Award for Technology Innovation and 
Georgia's Silver Award for Academic Achievement. Mabry is also a 2008 
No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. I ask that my 
colleagues join me in recognizing the accomplishments of the students 
and band of Mabry Middle School.

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