[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7072]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   KEYSTONE HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL BAND

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, this morning I wish to brag on my talented 
young constituents, the cover girls and boys that were featured in Roll 
Call this week. The band and color guard of the Keystone Heights 
Marching Indian, Florida, high school band visited Washington, D.C., 
this weekend. While here with Band Director Jason Dobson, they 
performed at the Jefferson Memorial and Capitol Hill. They played ``El 
Capitan,'' a John Philip Sousa march; ``Pevensey Castle'' by Robert 
Sheldon; ``Tis the Gift to Be Simple,'' an 18th century Shaker folk 
tune; and saving, of course, the best for last, student conductor 
Ashley Poplin conducted them in ``The Washington Post,'' another Sousa 
march.
  French horn player Karlo Martin, still fresh after three sleepless 
nights, described the trip as ``really enjoyable.''
  I am proud of the students in Florida's Sixth Congressional District 
for their hard work and their skill. Being in a marching band is 
strenuous enough, but central Florida with all its heat adds an extra 
impediment to the challenge. Job well done.

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