Bill Text: NY K00024 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School Boys Varsity Cross Country Team for capturing the NYS Class B Cross Country Team Championship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-01-15 - adopted [K00024 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00024-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 255

BY: Senator TEDISCO

        CONGRATULATING  the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High
        School Boys Varsity  Cross  Country  Team  and  Head
        Coach Chip Button upon the occasion of capturing the
        New   York   State   Class   B  Cross  Country  Team
        Championship on November 10, 2018

  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
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Boys Varsity Cross Country Team and Head Coach
Chip  Button  upon  the occasion of capturing the New York State Class B
Cross Country Team Championship; to the praise  and  applause  of  their
excited  fans,  the Spartans won their third straight State Championship
at Sunken Meadow  State  Park  in  Smithtown,  New  York,  on  Saturday,
November 10, 2018; and

  WHEREAS,  The  team  has  now won their 20th Section 2 Championship,
their  8th  State  Championship,  and  demonstrated  their   superlative
teamwork   by   earning  their  second  best  finish  ever  by  a  Burnt
Hills-Ballston Lake Cross Country team by finishing second at  the  Nike
Cross  Country New York Regionals and thereby earning a trip to the Nike
Cross Country National Championships in  Portland,  Oregon,  where  they
placed 14th; and

  WHEREAS,  Proudly  donning  the school's colors of maroon and white,
family, friends, and the community at large loyally and enthusiastically
supported the Spartans throughout their journey as they finished with an
impressive Suburban Council dual meet record of 15-0; and

  WHEREAS, In a sport such as cross country, which demands  speed  and
agility,  Head  Coach  Chip Button and his skilled 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 course; and

  WHEREAS,  Coach  Chip  Button and all of the outstanding athletes on
the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake  Boys  Varsity  Cross  Country  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 Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Boys Varsity
Cross Country Team: Ryan Allison, Tyler Berg, Kevin Board, Evan Brennan,

Aidan Gillooley, Nick Hunziker, David Metacarpa, Ryan Sheppard,  Zackary
Scribner,  Mikhail Troyan, and Dante Ubriaco; and Head Coach Chip Button
on their outstanding season and overall team record; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Boys Varsity
Cross Country Team,  Head  Coach  Chip  Button,  Athletic  Director  Joe
Scalise,  Principal  Timothy Brunson and Superintendent Patrick McGrath,
Jr.