Bill Text: NY J01025 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 1025

Introduced

Bill Title: Congratulating Angelina McKane upon the occasion of capturing the Girls 50-yard Freestyle title at the NYSPHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championship on November 19, 2022

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-23 - ADOPTED [J01025 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J01025-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 1025

BY: Senator O'MARA

        CONGRATULATING  Angelina  McKane upon the occasion
        of capturing the Girls 50-yard  Freestyle  title  at
        the  NYSPHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championship
        on November 19, 2022

  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
Corning-Painted  Post  junior  Angelina  McKane  upon  the  occasion  of
capturing the Girls  50-yard  Freestyle  title  at  the  NYSPHSAA  Girls
Swimming  and Diving Championship on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the
Webster Aquatic Center; and

  WHEREAS, In front of a capacity crowd and  a  fan  base  of  family,
friends  and  teammates,  Angelina  McKane  earned  a  Federation  and a
public-school  championship  in  the  50-yard  Freestyle  with   another
All-American  time  of  23.56,  edging out the runner-up by .02 seconds;
during the preliminaries on Friday, she beat her own team record with  a
time of 23.39; and

  WHEREAS,  Angelina McKane also won the Girls 100-yard Butterfly with
an All-American time of 54.05; and

  WHEREAS, With these monumental wins, Angelina McKane earned a  berth
to  the Speedo winter Junior Championship East at the Greensboro Aquatic
Center in North Carolina; and

  WHEREAS, In addition to  her  latest  New  York  State  championship
titles,  Angelina  McKane was named the 2021 and 2022 Section IV Class A
Swimming  and  Diving  Championship  Outstanding  Performer  and  is   a
three-time Southern Tier Athletic Conference All Star; and

  WHEREAS,  Angelina  McKane  is  also  an exceptional student, having
maintained High Honor Roll status since 2020, and as  a  member  of  the
National  Junior  Honor Society; she is a member of her school's Student
Council, Youth Activation Committee, and the Future Business Leaders  of
America; and

  WHEREAS,  Angelina  McKane also enjoys giving back as a volunteer at
the Wineglass Marathon and Unified bowling matches; and

  WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by Angelina McKane is due  in
great  part  to  the  efforts  of Coach Alyssa Helsing and Coach Anthony

Furstoss, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for their  ability
to develop potential into excellence; and

  WHEREAS,  Angelina  McKane's  overall record is outstanding; she was
loyally and enthusiastically supported by her family, teammates, friends
and the community at large; and

  WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, Angelina McKane  has  proven
herself to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favorably
on her school; and

  WHEREAS,  Sports  competition instills the values of teamwork, pride
and accomplishment, and Angelina McKane has clearly made a  contribution
to  the  spirit  of  excellence which is a tradition of her school; now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
congratulate  Angelina  McKane  upon the occasion of capturing the Girls
50-yard Freestyle title  at  the  NYSPHSAA  Girls  Swimming  and  Diving
Championship on November 19, 2022; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Angelina McKane and Coaches Alyssa  Helsing  and  Anthony
Furstoss.