[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7677-7678]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING DANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

 Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, it is with the greatest pleasure 
that I rise today to honor Danville High School which was recently 
selected to receive the 2005 GRAMMY Signature School Enterprise Award. 
The GRAMMY Signature School Program recognizes the top public high 
schools in the Nation that have made an outstanding commitment to music 
education during the

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school year. The GRAMMY Foundation will award Danville High School 
$20,000 to benefit its music program.
  I commend the Danville Music Department personnel--Alana Smith, head 
band director and department head; Julianna Sommers, choir/elementary 
director; and Julie Rutherford, assistant band director, for their 
vision, but most of all for their commitment to provide such a quality 
music education to the young people of Danville.
  I would also like to recognize the following students for their 
contributions to the Danville High School Music Program: Jessica 
Harris, Dana Mendoza, Jasimen Fedison, Jessica Bryant, Patrice Davis, 
Marlene Mendoza, Yvette Huerta, Daniel Melton, Aaron Sanders, Devon 
Essman, Nicholas Patterson, Joe Claudio, Baillie Villareal, Anna Garza, 
Jose Ojeda, Mayra Iracheta, Tiffaney Small, Ashley Hancock, Samantha 
Turner, Heather Gooch, Akoshua Davis, Janet Claudio, Jorge Mendoza, 
Vikki Xayadeth, and Margarita Dominguez.

  I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Danville High School 
and these outstanding teachers and students on receiving this well-
deserved honor.

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