Bill Text: NY K00080 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the Ward Melville High School Varsity Girls Soccer Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2022 NYSPHSAA Soccer Class AA Championship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-01-31 - adopted [K00080 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-K00080-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 80

BY: M. of A. Flood

        CONGRATULATING   the  Ward  Melville  High  School
        Varsity Girls  Soccer  Team  upon  the  occasion  of
        capturing   the   2022   NYSPHSAA  Soccer  Class  AA
        Championship on November 13, 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  the
Ward Melville High School Varsity Girls Soccer Team upon the occasion of
capturing the 2022 NYSPHSAA Soccer Class AA Championship; and

  WHEREAS,  To  the  praise  and  applause  of their excited fans, the
number 11 ranked Patriots defeated number 6 ranked Clarence High  School
in a thrilling overtime victory to capture their first ever Championship
on  Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Tompkins Cortland Community College in
Dryden, New York; and

  WHEREAS, Proudly donning the school's  colors  of  green  and  gold,
family, friends, and the community at large loyally and enthusiastically
supported  the  Patriots  throughout  their  journey as they ended their
season with an impressive 12-0-3 overall record; and

  WHEREAS, In a sport such as soccer, which demands athletic  prowess,
speed  and agility, Coaches John Diehl, Louise Williams, Amanda Milazzo,
and Candace Stewart  have  worked  hard  to  hone  the  skills  of  this
championship  team,  teaching  these  outstanding athletes lessons which
will prove invaluable both on and off the field; and

  WHEREAS, Coaches John Diehl, Louise Williams,  Amanda  Milazzo,  and
Candace Stewart and all of the outstanding athletes on the Ward Melville
High  School Varsity 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 Ward Melville High School Varsity Girls
Soccer Team: Julia Alu, Jill Anderson, Maddy Costello, Peyton  Costello,
Emma  Davino, Courtney Gaine, Eliana Hamou, Keira Hunt, Sarah Jablonsky,
Grace Justiniano,  Gabrielle  Justiniano,  Pearl  Kenny,  Brooke  Laine,
Aliyah  Leonard,  Elyse  Munoz,  Montana  Nemeth, Amelia Pirozzi, Emilia
Retzlaff,  Kate  Ronzoni,  Samantha  Ruffini,  Marissa  Tonic,   Adriana
Victoriano,  Alessandra  Victoriano, Gabrielle Walker, Cassidy Ward, and
Emma Ward; and Coaches John Diehl, Louise Williams, Amanda Milazzo,  and

Candace  Stewart upon the occasion of capturing the 2022 NYSPHSAA Soccer
Class AA Championship on November 13, 2022; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the  Ward  Melville  High  School  Varsity
Girls  Soccer Team, Coaches John Diehl, Louise Williams, Amanda Milazzo,
and Candace Stewart,  Athletic  Trainers  Jennifer  Chimienti  and  Ally
Pinard, Athletic Director Kevin Finnerty, and Manager Amelia Hughes.