Cliff Stearns: “this morning I wish to brag on my talented young constituents, the cover girls and boys that were featured in Roll Call…”

“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. ____________________”