Bill Text: NY K00695 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the Delaware Academy Girls Cross Country Team upon the occasion of capturing the NYSPHSAA Class D Championship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-01-22 - adopted [K00695 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00695-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 695

BY: M. of A. Miller B

        CONGRATULATING  the  Delaware  Academy Girls Cross
        Country Team upon the occasion of capturing the  New
        York  State  Public High School Athletic Association
        Class D Championship

  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,  Excellence  and  success  in  competitive  sports  can  be
achieved only through strenuous practice, team  play  and  team  spirit,
nurtured by dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the
Delaware Academy Girls Cross Country Team upon the occasion of capturing
the New York State Public  High  School  Athletic  Association  Class  D
Championship  on  Saturday,  November 16, 2019 in Plattsburgh, New York;
and

  WHEREAS, To the praise and  applause  of  their  excited  fans,  the
Bulldogs  were  able  to  surmount their opponents in the New York State
Championship  Meet  and  achieve  the  utmost   high   school   sporting
accomplishment in this great Empire State; and

  WHEREAS,  These  are  not  uncharted waters for the Delaware Academy
Girls Cross Country Program, who also won the 1978, 1979, and  1981  New
York  State  Championship, further showing the dedication and drive that
the Delaware Academy Girls Cross Country Program has year  in  and  year
out; and

  WHEREAS,  In  a sport such as Cross Country, which demands strenuous
training, consistent mileage, and  mental  toughness,  Head  Coach  Skip
Baxter  and  his expert 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  Baxter  and  all  the  outstanding  athletes on the
Delaware  Academy  Girls  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 Delaware  Academy  Girls  Cross  Country
Team:  Rachel Blocker, Sienna Dorr, Gretel Hilson-Schneider, Ellie Lees,
Lucia Marsiglio, Camille Mueller, Cella Schnabel, Anna  Tessier,  Lonnie
Weiss;  Head Coach Skip Baxter; and Assistant Coaches Melissa Emilio and
Lenny Mintz upon the occasion of capturing the  New  York  State  Public
High School Athletic Association Class D Championship; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the Delaware Academy Girls  Cross  Country
Team,  Head  Coach Skip Baxter, and Assistant Coaches Melissa Emilio and
Lenny Mintz.