Bill Text: NY J00596 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Cullen Cole upon the occasion of capturing the Boys 50-Yard Freestyle title at the NYSPHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-28 - ADOPTED [J00596 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00596-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 596

BY: Senator O'MARA

        CONGRATULATING  Cullen  Cole  upon the occasion of
        capturing the Boys 50-Yard Freestyle  title  at  the
        NYSPHSAA  Boys  Swimming  and Diving Championship on
        March 4, 2023

  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
Horseheads High School senior Cullen Cole upon the occasion of capturing
the  Boys  50-Yard  Freestyle  title  at  the NYSPHSAA Boys Swimming and
Diving Championship on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at Ithaca College; and

  WHEREAS, In front of a capacity crowd and  a  fan  base  of  family,
friends  and  teammates,  Cullen  Cole  won  the  championship  with  an
outstanding time of 20.51 seconds; and

  WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by  Cullen  Cole  is  due  in
great  part  to  the  efforts  of his coaches, skilled and inspirational
tutors,  respected  for  their  ability  to   develop   potential   into
excellence; and

  WHEREAS,  Sports  competition instills the values of teamwork, pride
and accomplishment, and Cullen Cole has clearly made a  contribution  to
the  spirit  of  excellence  which  is  a  tradition of his school; now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
congratulate Cullen Cole upon the occasion of capturing the Boys 50-Yard
Freestyle title at the NYSPHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championship on
March 4, 2023; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Cullen Cole.