Bill Text: NY J02135 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating four members of Corning Painted Post Girls Outdoor Track Team for capturing the New Balance Outdoor Nationals Track and Field Championship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-20 - ADOPTED [J02135 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02135-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 614

BY: M. of A. Palmesano

        CONGRATULATING four members of the Corning Painted
        Post  High  School Girls Outdoor Track Team upon the
        occasion of capturing the 2019 New  Balance  Outdoor
        Nationals  Track and Field Championship in the 1600m
        Sprint Medley Relay on June 15, 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  four
members of the Corning Painted Post High School Girls Outdoor Track Team
upon  the  occasion  of capturing the 2019 New Balance Outdoor Nationals
Track and Field  Championship  in  the  1600m  Sprint  Medley  Relay  on
Saturday,  June  15,  2019,  at  North  Carolina A&T State University in
Greensboro, North Carolina; and

  WHEREAS, To the praise and applause  of  their  excited  fans,  Emma
Brown,  Elora  Ferrie,  Jayla  Skeete,  and Lindsey Butler won the 1600m
Sprint Medley Relay with an outstanding time of 3:58.71; currently, they
are ranked number 1 in the Nation; and

  WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by these young women  is  due
in  great  part  to the efforts of Head Coach Joe Melanson and Assistant
Coaches Ray Lawson and  Andrew  Cartwright,  skilled  and  inspirational
tutors,   respected   for   their  ability  to  develop  potential  into
excellence; and

  WHEREAS, Each athlete's overall record  is  outstanding;  they  were
loyally  and  enthusiastically  supported by their family, fans, friends
and the community at large; and

  WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, Emma  Brown,  Elora  Ferrie,
Jayla  Skeete,  and  Lindsey  Butler  have  proven  themselves  to be an
unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favorably on their school;
and

  WHEREAS, Head Coach Joe Melanson has done a superb job  in  guiding,
molding and inspiring these young women towards their goals; and

  WHEREAS,  Sports  competition instills the values of teamwork, pride
and accomplishment, and Head  Coach  Joe  Melanson,  Emma  Brown,  Elora
Ferrie,   Jayla   Skeete,   and  Lindsey  Butler  have  clearly  made  a
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 four members of the Corning Painted Post High School  Girls
Outdoor  Track  Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2019 New Balance
Outdoor Nationals Track and  Field  Championship  in  the  1600m  Sprint
Medley Relay; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Emma Brown,  Elora  Ferrie,  Jayla  Skeete,  and  Lindsey
Butler;  Head Coach, Joe Melanson; and Assistant Coaches, Ray Lawson and
Andrew Cartwright.