Bill Text: PA HR126 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing the unwavering leadership, commitment and trailblazing accomplishments of Ms. Elvetta Gemski, the head coach of the field hockey program at Crestwood High School, who was inducted into the Zag Field Hockey/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Hall of Fame on January 8, 2011.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-24 - Adopted (201-0) [HR126 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR126-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1087
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 126 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY MULLERY, MANN, PASHINSKI, CARROLL, CALTAGIRONE, BRENNAN, COHEN, D. COSTA, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GROVE, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HESS, KORTZ, MAJOR, MILLARD, MOUL, QUINN, READSHAW, ROSS AND SONNEY, MARCH 14, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 14, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the unwavering leadership, commitment and
trailblazing accomplishments of Ms. Elvetta Gemski, the head
coach of the field hockey program at Crestwood High School,
who was inducted into the Zag Field Hockey/National Field
Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Hall of Fame on January 8,
2011.
WHEREAS, Elvetta Gemski is a 1972 graduate of Temple
University; and
WHEREAS, As a student-athlete at Temple from 1968 to 1971,
she excelled in field hockey and lacrosse; and
WHEREAS, In 1973, Elvetta Gemski started a club field hockey
program at Crestwood High School located in Mountaintop,
Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, After two seasons of exhibition play, the Crestwood
Comets joined the Wyoming Valley Conference in 1976 where they
have dominated and established themselves as a force to be
reckoned with; and
WHEREAS, Elvetta Gemski is the only head coach the Crestwood
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field hockey program has ever known; and
WHEREAS, During her tenure at Crestwood, the Comets captured
four Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA)
Class AA State titles; and
WHEREAS, Her teams have participated in the State playoffs 23
times and captured 18 District 2 championships; and
WHEREAS, Elvetta Gemski has produced three United States
National Team members and ten junior National Team members, with
110 of her players moving on to play field hockey at the
collegiate level; and
WHEREAS, Elvetta Gemski has been recognized for her
outstanding accomplishments by many organizations; and
WHEREAS, She was inducted into the Luzerne County Sports Hall
of Fame in 1999 and was named the Dita/NFHCA High School
National Coach of the Year in 2004; and
WHEREAS, In 2010, she was inducted into the Pennsylvania
Sports Hall of Fame; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That in recognition of Elvetta Gemski's tremendous
impact, trailblazing accomplishments and induction into the Zag
Field Hockey/NFHCA Hall of Fame the House of Representatives
extend its congratulations; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives extend its
appreciation to Elvetta Gemski for the significant contributions
she has made to the lives of the young women under her tutelage.
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