[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17038]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MASON HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Mason High 
School marching band, which was selected to participate in the Rose 
Bowl parade on New Year's Day. Only 20 high school bands are selected 
from across the country each year to participate in this highly 
prestigious event.
  The Mason High School band has won four consecutive titles as the top 
high school band in all of Ohio. They also finished fifth in the 
national competition, becoming only the second band from southwest Ohio 
to ever play in the Rose Bowl parade.
  I know that the students in the band have put in a lot of hard work 
for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I have no doubt that they 
will perform magnificently.
  The Rose Bowl parade is televised around the world in 115 countries. 
So this is a great opportunity to show the world the talented students 
from southwest Ohio.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to wish the students, the parents, the teachers, 
and all of Mason High School the best as they travel and perform and 
make our community proud. Go, Comets.

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