[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 39 (Friday, March 9, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E359]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE BATTLEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BOBCATS AS THE 2012 
                         BCS NATIONAL CHAMPION

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 9, 2012

  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
Battlefield High School Marching Bobcats from Haymarket, Virginia, for 
winning the honor of Grand Champion at the 2012 BCS National 
Championship Marching Competition.
  The Battlefield High School Marching Bobcats completed its regular 
season with a perfect record, winning Grand Champion titles at every 
competition in which they competed. The mission of the Marching Bobcats 
is to serve the community through high level performances that all can 
enjoy. They competed against top Honor Bands from around Virginia. They 
traveled to New Orleans to compete in the BCS National Championship 
Bowl Game, where they earned the title of National Grand Champions in 
the high school marching band competition. In addition, they received a 
superior rating at the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors 
Association state marching assessment, qualifying them for the 
opportunity to earn the title of Virginia Honor Band for the eighth 
year in a row, keeping the title since the school first opened. 
Throughout the band's eight-year existence, it has been named grand 
champion 30 times in a variety of competitions.
  It is my honor to enter into the Congressional Record, the names of 
the staff, instructors, and marchers who helped Battlefield High School 
win the Grand Champion title at the 2012 BCS National Championship 
Marching Competition.

       Principal: Amy Ethridge-Conti.
       Band Director: Matt Brodt.
       Assistant Band Director: Steve Ballas.
       Drumline Instructor: Brandon Neal.
       Colorguard Instructors: Stephanie Neidzweikie, Alicia 
     Brodt.
       Drum Majors: Glendon Mohan, Lianna Smith.
       Members: Adora Correia, Ye Young Song, Kristina Lin, 
     Vannesa Nates, Minneli Seneviratne, Hyebin Limb, Hyejune 
     Limb, Katherine Lash, Kaitlyn Fowler, Courtney Watson, Claire 
     So, Ashley Nembhard, Jessica Javier, Clarissa Warlitner, 
     Yusuf Siddiqui, Allison Forst, Summer Durant, Shauna Durant, 
     Saydee Bocanegra, Amber Liptrap, Lexi Vasel, Mitchell 
     Reichner, Mallory O'Connell, Victoria Hurlburt, Brooke 
     Albertson, Jeffery Overbye, Matthew Ibarra, Jumoom Ahmed, 
     Kevin Pfeifle, Jasmine Heartley, Brianna Bowers, MinSuk Kim, 
     Jake Goodridge, Daniel Post, Alexandra Wright, Brianna 
     Tucker, Parker Treubert, Anthony Vandervelt, Keegan Dayman, 
     David Blackwell, Taylor Tissandier, Kathryn Piccione, Sean 
     Farris, Alex James, Cole Eastham, Emanuelle Madison, Karen 
     Tran, Emily Kriss, Mark Yang, Lauren Lopes, Nicholas Rivera, 
     Allyson Keeney, Kyleigh Hynes, Kristofer Lambert, Tyler 
     Theal, Nathan Sim, Chris Garlock, Romere Hopson, Jason Lew, 
     Emilee Moye, Janay Brown, Brenda Macdonald, Alex Williams, 
     Nicholas Sim, Kayla Hewitt, Megan Kriss, Aaron Yang, Sam 
     Ampumah, Wesley Harmon, Landry Franklin, Michael Mahoney, 
     Alexander Lambert, Eugene Pak, Scott Snow, Brian Knauf, 
     Damajah Mapson, Daniel Milihram, Jeremy Nelson, Megan 
     Mahoney, Joe DuPriest, Michelle Hettmann, Jamie Weaver, 
     Caroline Mohan, Aaron Sloss, Dylan Thomas, Laura Isbell, 
     Jamie Hall, Nick Swinsky, Ian Walker, Tyler Stoetzel, Daniel 
     Sloss, William Laingen, Hunter Watson, Noah Crowder, Michael 
     Jones, Cody Ellis, Jacob Whitfield, Lauren Pierson, Josh 
     Conrad, Andrew Giotta, Alberto Post, Arash Tajalli, Elijah 
     Bass, Carrie Bass, Zack Khalil, Jordan Bard, Ryan Mast, 
     Mitchell Ibarra, Delmar Somosa, Justin Thornton, Colin 
     Fowler, Anthony Smith, Ryan Pfeifle, Will Taylor, Daniel 
     Rhoades, Christian Go, Amber Watts, Daniel Gardeazabal Chase 
     Beasley, Austin Choi, Michael Schloss, Peter Bacenet, Michael 
     Dawson, Chris Curtis, Anthony Rondinelli, Erwin Barrientos, 
     Khushboo Bhatia, Nathan Guo, Andrew Theune, Megan Yetman, 
     Aaron Guo, Ian McVey, Kyle So, Colson Meeks, Eric 
     McGillivray, Josh Benedicto, Dominic Hunter, Meagan Curtis, 
     Ellen Field, Katelyn McGlothlin, Renee Dionne, Alex Ernst, 
     Alex Hickey, Hannah Shawler, Sarah Swinsky, Catie Swinsky, 
     Kirsten Whitmer, Miriam Post, Tina Sepahpur, Medelly Post, 
     Tyra Young, Victoria Cosby, Kirsten Whitney, Rachel Whitney, 
     Tori Raiser, Erin Ross, Rebecca Whilby, Jacklyn Ebiasah, 
     Hamnah Akmal, Brittany Norris, Ariana Creque, Christie 
     Justis, Janie Bocanegra, Caroline Shepard, Caylin Dawson, 
     Navila Alam, Kaitlyn Goodwin.

  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating the 
Battlefield High School Marching Bobcats for winning the honor of Grand 
Champion at the 2012 BCS National Championship Marching Competition. 
This is a well-deserved title that could not have been won without an 
extraordinary team effort. These young people represented our community 
on the national stage with distinction and embody the promise of our 
next generation.

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