Bill Text: NY K00303 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the Charlton Heights Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind Team upon the occasion of capturing the New York State Championship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-04-29 - adopted [K00303 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00303-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 303

BY: M. of A. Walsh

        CONGRATULATING  the  Charlton  Heights  Elementary
        School Odyssey of the Mind Team upon the occasion of
        capturing the New York State Championship  on  March
        23, 2019

  WHEREAS,  It is the sense of this Legislative Body to act, in accord
with its long-standing traditions, honoring  the  youth  of  today,  and
leaders of tomorrow, whose character and achievements best exemplify the
ideals and values cherished by this great State and Nation; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the
Charlton Heights Elementary School Odyssey of the  Mind  Team  upon  the
occasion of capturing the New York State Championship on Saturday, March
23, 2019, in Binghamton, New York; and

  WHEREAS, Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program
in  which  students from kindergarten through college learn how to think
divergently by working as a team to solve an open-ended problem; and

  WHEREAS, As part of the Odyssey of the Mind program,  students  also
learn creativity, innovation, problem-solving, critical thinking, global
awareness,   interpersonal   and   collaborative  communication  skills,
self-directions and adaptability; and

  WHEREAS, Part  of  the  Burnt  Hills-Ballston  Lake  Central  School
District,  the  Charlton  Heights  Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind
Team competed in the Leonardo's Workshop problem, that required students
to create and present a performance  telling  an  original  story  about
Leonardo da Vinci; and

  WHEREAS,  This  remarkable  all-girl  team  of  six  fourth-graders'
solution included  a  robotic  knight  powered  by  hydraulics  and  two
jaw-dropping  replicas  of Leonardo's the Mona Lisa and Lady with Ermine
paintings; and

  WHEREAS, Furthermore, the team incorporated song, dance,  and  witty
dialogue  of  a  painting  that  snapped to life into their eight-minute
performance; and

  WHEREAS, Coaches Kodi Kibler and Sara Welsh have done a  superb  job
in  guiding,  molding and inspiring the team members toward their goals;
and

  WHEREAS, The triumphant Charlton Heights Elementary  School  Odyssey
of  the  Mind  Team  members  are Lucy Capo, Emme Fischer, Arden Heiner,
Stella Kibler, Gabi Tatro and Caroline Welsh; and

  WHEREAS, Poised eagerly  with  enthusiasm  and  determined  purpose,
these   scholars   now   stand  honorably,  with  just  pride  in  their
accomplishments  and  in  eager  anticipation  of   future   challenges,
understanding  and  appreciating the caring counsel and support provided
by their teachers, family and friends; and

  WHEREAS, Educational competition instills the  values  of  teamwork,
pride  and  accomplishment,  and these outstanding students 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 the Charlton Heights Elementary School Odyssey of the  Mind
Team  upon  the occasion of capturing the New York State Championship on
March 23, 2019; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  the  members  of the Charlton Heights Elementary School
Odyssey of the Mind Team and Coaches Kodi Kibler and Sara Welsh.