[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 110 (Friday, July 1, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E690]
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                 HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF SCOTT BROWN

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                          HON. PRAMILA JAYAPAL

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, July 1, 2022

  Ms. JAYAPAL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor my constituent, 
Scott Brown from Seattle, Washington who is retiring from Roosevelt 
High School as the director of bands after 38 years of dedicated 
service.
  Over his distinguished career, Mr. Brown has inspired and empowered 
thousands of students in Washington's 7th Congressional District. Mr. 
Brown was committed to ensuring his students had the resources they 
needed to succeed and had an expectation of excellence, holding his 
students to the highest standards. His dedication helped lead the 
Roosevelt High School Jazz Band to four first place wins at the 
Essentially Ellington Festival and between 1999 and 2022, the band made 
it to the finals of the competition an unprecedented 22 times. Mr. 
Brown's efforts and passion for teaching have not gone unrecognized. In 
2004, Mr. Brown was named Jazz Educator of the Year by DownBeat 
magazine and both the Washington Music Educators Association and 
Seattle's Earshot Jazz have inducted him into their halls of fame.
  Now, as he enters retirement, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
celebrating Mr. Brown's accomplishments and service to his students. 
Through his students, Mr. Brown's legacy will continue to grow and 
touch the lives of those in the Seattle metropolitan area and beyond.