Bill Text: NY J00317 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 317

Introduced

Bill Title: Honoring Miranda Best upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the Arts Education Leadership Award by HEARTS of Port Washington on February 10, 2023

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-01-31 - ADOPTED [J00317 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00317-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 317

BY: Senator MARTINS

        HONORING  Miranda  Best  upon  the occasion of her
        designation  as  recipient  of  the  Arts  Education
        Leadership  Award  by  HEARTS  of Port Washington on
        February 10, 2023

  WHEREAS, The unity of  our  State  and  Nation  is  built  upon  the
compassion  of  good  individuals  such  as  Miranda Best who uphold the
values of community life and who, through their great actions, epitomize
the best of humanity; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Miranda Best
upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the Arts  Education
Leadership  Award  by HEARTS of Port Washington, to be celebrated at its
Annual Red Party on Friday, February 10, 2023, at Polish American  Hall,
Port Washington, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  HEARTS  (Helping Enrich the Arts) of Port Washington is an
independent, grassroots,  not-for-profit  community  organization  whose
mission  is  to  add meaningful value to children's lives by supporting,
promoting, and enriching the arts in public schools and  throughout  the
Port Washington community; and

  WHEREAS,  A  caring,  competent and committed leader, Miranda Best's
character and integrity are the hallmarks of her life  and  work  as  an
educational leader, a community volunteer and as a person; and

  WHEREAS,  Miranda  Best  has  taught art in Port Washington for more
than 25 years, beginning  at  Weber  Middle  School  and  moving  on  to
Schreiber  High  School,  where she has given tirelessly of her time and
energies for the past two decades; and

  WHEREAS, Throughout her illustrious tenure, Miranda Best has  worked
with  students  to  create murals, host visiting artists, design fashion
collections, take field trips and much more; furthermore, she has  found
that working with contemporary art is an essential piece of her approach
to   teaching,   allowing   students  to  examine  ideas  from  multiple
viewpoints; and

  WHEREAS, A significant contributor to education in New  York  State,
Miranda  Best  has continually demonstrated an impressive dedication, an
unparalleled devotion and an unremitting enthusiasm for the  quality  of
the  art programs and opportunities offered at Schreiber High School for
the benefit of its faculty and students,  as  well  as  for  the  entire
community; and

  WHEREAS,  Miranda  Best grew up in Virginia and attended both Vassar
College and Teachers College, Columbia University;  she  taught  art  in
Manhattan for one year before making the move to Long Island; and

  WHEREAS, For the past 24 years, Miranda Best has lived in Sea Cliff,
New  York,  with her husband Jim and her two children, Jackson and Maya;
she maintains her artmaking practice with a focus on drawing,  painting,
and printmaking from her home studio; and


  WHEREAS,  Rare  indeed  is  the  impressive  dedication  shown by an
individual for the benefit of others which Miranda  Best  has  displayed
throughout her life; and

  WHEREAS,  It  has always been the objective of this Legislative Body
to  honor  and  support  those  individuals  who  have  displayed  their
commitment  to the betterment of their communities, and it is the intent
of this Legislative Body to inscribe upon its records, this  tribute  to
Miranda  Best,  that  future  generations  may  know  and appreciate her
admirable character, her many benevolent  deeds,  and  the  respect  and
esteem in which she is held by her peers; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Miranda Best upon the occasion of her designation as recipient  of
the Arts Education Leadership Award by HEARTS of Port Washington, and to
wish  her  continued  success  in  all  her  future endeavors; and be it
further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Miranda Best.