[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 110]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      CONGRATULATIONS TO SHINER HIGH SCHOOL COMANCHE MARCHING BAND

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                         HON. BLAKE FARENTHOLD

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 7, 2014

  Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Shiner High 
School Marching Band on an outstanding accomplishment. On Monday, 
November 4, 2013, the 70-member Shiner High School marching band took 
first place in the 1A division of the state UIL marching contest at the 
Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
  It was the first time in Shiner High School history that the marching 
band won the state championship. The band has come close to winning in 
the past, placing second at the state level in 2011, and fifth at the 
state level in 2007.
  Mr. Stephen Krupicka, the Comanche Marching Band director, should be 
honored for such extraordinary commitment to these students, leading 
the band to such an outstanding victory. To the members of the band, 
Congratulations on a job well done! Your hard work and dedication 
certainly paid off.
  It should also be noted that I am nominating the Comanche Marching 
Band to perform at the National Memorial Day Concert Series in 
Washington, D.C. in May, 2014. The concert series will commemorate the 
70th Anniversary of D-Day May 24th-26th.
  Again, Congratulations to the Shiner High School Marching Band. The 
community stands behind you in all your future endeavors!

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