Bill Text: NY J00267 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 267

Introduced

Bill Title: Congratulating the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School Boys Cross Country Team and Head Coach Chip Button upon the occasion of capturing the 2022 New York State Class B Cross Country Championship

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-21)

Status: (Passed) 2023-01-18 - ADOPTED [J00267 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00267-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 267

BY: Senator TEDISCO

        CONGRATULATING  the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High
        School Boys Cross Country Team and Head  Coach  Chip
        Button  upon  the occasion of capturing the 2022 New
        York State Class B Cross Country 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,  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 Cross Country Team and Head Coach Chip
Button upon the occasion of capturing the 2022 New York  State  Class  B
Cross Country Championship on Saturday, November 12, 2022, Vernon Verona
Sherrill High School in Verona, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  To  the  praise  and  applause  of their excited fans, the
Spartans were able to surmount their opponents in  the  New  York  State
Class B Cross Country Meet to procure another state title; and

  WHEREAS, These are not uncharted waters for the Burnt Hills-Ballston
Lake  Boys  Cross  Country  Team, who have now won six straight New York
State Class B Cross Country Team Championships,  in  addition  to  their
second Federation Championship; and

  WHEREAS,   Furthermore,   this   is  the  program's  23rd  (and  9th
consecutive)  Section  2  Championship;  their  11th  New   York   State
Championship; and

  WHEREAS,   Demonstrating   their  superlative  teamwork,  the  Burnt
Hills-Ballston Lake Boys Cross Country Team finished  13th  at  the  New
York State Federation Cross Country Championship; and

  WHEREAS,  Proudly  donning  the school's colors of maroon and white,
family, friends, and  the  community  at  large  loyally  supported  the
Spartans  throughout  their  journey  as  the team also won the Suburban
Council Gray Division, finishing  with  a  Suburban  Council  dual  meet
record of 11-3; and

  WHEREAS,  In  a  sport  such  as Cross Country, which demands speed,
agility, and mental fortitude, 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,  The  team  has  embodied  the   term   "scholar-athletes,"
achieving enviable success in the classroom with a team wide grade point
average of 94.58 percent; and

  WHEREAS,  Coach  Chip  Button and all of the outstanding athletes on
the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake  Boys  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  Cross
Country  Team: Keller Casey, Brayden Cyr, Brody Dugan, Thomas Kotkoskie,
Nolan McFarland, Logan  Muller,  Cayden  Robleno,  Matthew  Rounds,  Ben
Smith,  and Matthew Windecker; and Head Coach Chip Button on their truly
legendary and successful season; and be it further

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