[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7477]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ATTACHE SHOW CHOIR

 Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, the Attache Show Choir from Clinton 
High School in Clinton, MS, is celebrating 25 years of excellence and 
has gained national recognition as the premier show choir in the 
country for its outstanding winning tradition. The Clinton High School 
Attache Show Choir was formed in September 1980 by Winona Costello. 
Since 1992, the award winning Attache Show Choir has been under the 
direction of David and Mary Fehr who truly have a passion for 
excellence.
  Since 1980, Attache has established a winning tradition by capturing 
52 Grand Champion titles, 5 second place titles, and 4 third place 
titles in 64 competitions during the last 25 years at prestigious 
competitions throughout the Nation. Nationally, Attache has achieved 
unprecedented recognition and has received numerous awards through the 
years for Best Vocals, Best Choreography, Best Overall Effect, Most 
Creative Show, Best Show Design, Best Repertoire, Best Costume Design, 
Best Visuals, Best Instrumental Combo, Best Rhythm Section, and Best 
Brass Section competing against choirs from all over the Nation. In its 
last 35 competitions dating back to the 1995/1996 season, Attache has 
captured the Grand Champion title 33 times. During the last 15 
consecutive competitions, Attache has captured Grand Champion titles 
and therefore, has the longest grand champion winning streak of any 
show choir in the Nation.
  In the last 10, Attache has had the privilege of hosting a number of 
competitions, including Showstoppers Invitational in Orlando, FL, and 
Show Choir Nationals in Nashville, TN, where they also performed the 
opening number at the Grand Ole Opry in March 2005. During the 2005 
competition season, Attache captured Grand Champion titles at the 10th 
Anniversary Fame Show Choir Cup in Branson, MO; the Fame Show Choir 
America in Orlando, FL; the Petal Invitational in Petal, MS and the 
Buchanan Invitational in Troy, MO.
  Attache has gained extensive praise and accolade for their remarkable 
talent, phenomenal showmanship, and extraordinary success. It is with 
great pride to recognize the contributions of this nationally known 
musical group which has brought honor to its school, its community, and 
to the State of Mississippi.

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