Bill Text: NY J00055 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 55

Introduced

Bill Title: Congratulating the Waterford-Halfmoon Girls' Soccer Team and Head Coach Meghan Reynolds upon the occasion of winning the New York State Class C Girls Soccer Championship

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-21)

Status: (Passed) 2023-01-10 - ADOPTED [J00055 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00055-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 55

BY: Senator TEDISCO

        CONGRATULATING   the   Waterford-Halfmoon   Girls'
        Soccer Team and Head Coach Meghan Reynolds upon  the
        occasion of winning the New York State Class C Girls
        Soccer Championship

  WHEREAS,  Individual  and team championships are highly sought after
in high school sports; this  Legislative  Body  commends  rare  athletic
achievements  and  pays  special  recognition  to  those who pursue such
excellence and become examples for the youth of this great Empire State;
and

  WHEREAS, Athletic competition helps to enhance both  the  moral  and
physical development of young athletes, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the importance of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, and developing a sense of fair play and competition; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the
Waterford-Halfmoon High School Girls Soccer Team and Head  Coach  Meghan
Reynolds upon the occasion of capturing the New York State Class C Girls
Soccer Championship on Sunday, November 13, 2022, in Cortland, New York;
and

  WHEREAS,  To  the  praise  and  applause  of their excited fans, the
Fordians were able to surmount their opponents in  the  New  York  State
Championship  Match  and  accomplish  the  utmost  high  school sporting
achievement in this great Empire State; and

  WHEREAS, The Waterford-Halfmoon High School Girls Soccer Team  ended
a  very  successful  season finishing with an overall record of 22-1 and
capped their historic season off with  a  6-3  triumphant  victory  over
Sauquoit  Valley  to  secure  the  Class  C  New York State Girls Soccer
Championship; and

  WHEREAS, These are uncharted waters for the Waterford-Halfmoon  High
School  Girls  Soccer  Program  and  Head Coach Meghan Reynolds, winning
their first New York State Championship and garnering a record  of  40-2
over the course of the past two seasons; and

  WHEREAS,  Proudly  donning the school's colors of scarlet and white,
family, friends, and the community at large loyally and enthusiastically
supported the Fordians throughout their journey as they  captured  their
first  sectional title in route to the school's first State Championship
in girls' sports; and

  WHEREAS, In a sport such as soccer, which demands athletic  prowess,
speed, agility, and mental toughness, Head Coach Meghan Reynolds and her
expert   coaching   staff  worked  hard  to  hone  the  skills  of  this
championship team, teaching these  outstanding  athletes  lessons  which
will prove invaluable both on and off the pitch; and

  WHEREAS, Head Coach Reynolds and all the outstanding athletes on the
Waterford-Halfmoon  High  School Girls Soccer Team have clearly utilized
dedication,  determination  and  teamwork   in   providing   a   lasting

contribution  to  the spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their
school; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the members of the  Waterford-Halfmoon  High  School  Girls
Soccer  Team:  Maddalyn  Atwood, Bayly Beauregard, Sophia Belonga, Imani
Bloomfield,  Carly  Cordts,  Emily  Costello,  Addyson  Galuski,  Payton
Galuski,  Zoe  Grennon,  Donella Jordan, Sarah Kelly, Cassidy McClement,
Piper  Morris,  Baylee  Noto,  Mia  O'Brien,  Alexandra  Phelps,  Samara
Roberts,  Isabella  Vecchio;  and  Head  Coach  Meghan Reynolds on their
extraordinary season; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  the members of the Waterford-Halfmoon High School Girls
Soccer Team, Head  Coach  Meghan  Reynolds,  Athletic  Director  Michael
Robbins,   Principal  Christopher  Scanlan  and  Superintendent  Michael
Healey.