Bill Text: NY J01392 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the Shenendehowa High School Boys 400 Freestyle Relay Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2019 NYSPHSAA Swimming and Diving Championship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-07 - ADOPTED [J01392 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J01392-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1392

BY: Senator JORDAN

        CONGRATULATING  the  Shenendehowa High School Boys
        400  Freestyle  Relay  Team  upon  the  occasion  of
        capturing  the  2019  NYSPHSAA  Swimming  and Diving
        Championship on March 2, 2019

  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
Shenendehowa High School Boys 400 Freestyle Relay Team upon the occasion
of  capturing  the  2019  NYSPHSAA  Swimming  and Diving Championship on
Saturday, March 2, 2019, at the Nassau County  Aquatic  Center  in  East
Meadow, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  To  the  praise  and  applause  of their excited fans, the
Plainsmen bested Niskayuna High School by .23 hundredths of a second  to
capture  the  Championship  with an outstanding time of 3:08.93, earning
All-American consideration while breaking the Section II record; and

  WHEREAS, The talented athletes who make  up  the  Shenendehowa  High
School  Boys 400 Freestyle Relay Team include: Kaleb Hotaling, Alexander
Fabris, James Jordan and Jackson Homan; and

  WHEREAS, Proudly donning the school's colors  of  green  and  white,
family, friends, and the community at large loyally and enthusiastically
supported  the  Plainsmen  throughout  their journey as they ended their
season with an impressive overall record; and

  WHEREAS, In sports  such  as  swimming  and  diving,  which  demands
athletic  prowess,  speed  and  agility,  Head  Coach  Chuck Dunham, and
Assistant Swim Coach Ryan Gordon worked hard to hone the skills of  this
championship  team,  teaching  these  outstanding athletes lessons which
will prove invaluable both in and out of the pool; and

  WHEREAS, Head Coach Chuck Dunham and the four  outstanding  athletes
on  the  Shenendehowa  High  School  Boys  400 Freestyle Relay 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  Shenendehowa  High  School  Boys  400
Freestyle  Relay Team, Head Coach Chuck Dunham, and Assistant Swim Coach
Ryan Gordon upon the occasion of capturing the  2019  NYSPHSAA  Swimming
and Diving Championship on March 2, 2019; and be it further


  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the  Shenendehowa  High  School  Boys  400
Freestyle  Relay Team, Head Coach Chuck Dunham, and Assistant Swim Coach
Ryan Gordon.