Bill Text: NY J00610 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School Girls Relay Team and Head Coach Megan James for capturing the 2023 New York State 4 x 400 Relay Title

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-21)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-28 - ADOPTED [J00610 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00610-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 610

BY: Senator TEDISCO

        LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION    congratulating  the Burnt
        Hills-Ballston Lake High School Girls Relay Team and
        Head  Coach  Megan  James  upon  the   occasion   of
        capturing  the  2023  New  York  State 4 x 400 Relay
        Title  at  the  NYSPHSAA  Indoor  Track  and   Field
        Championships

  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 High School Girls Relay Team  and  Head  Coach
Megan  James  upon the occasion of capturing the 2023 New York State 4 x
400 Relay Championship on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the  Ocean  Breeze
Athletic Complex in Staten Island; and

  WHEREAS,  To  the  praise  and  applause  of their excited fans, the
Spartans were able to surmount their opponents at  the  NYSPHSAA  Indoor
Track and Field Championships to procure another state title; and

  WHEREAS,  These  are  uncharted  waters for the Burnt Hills-Ballston
Lake High School Girls Relay Team, who won their  first  ever  title  at
Indoor States competition; and

  WHEREAS,  Demonstrating  speed  and  superlative teamwork, the Burnt
Hills-Ballston Lake High School foursome  won  the  4  x  400,  with  an
outstanding time of 3:59.02, which broke a school record; 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 Section 2,
Division 2 Championship race, and the Section 2  State  Qualifier  race;
and

  WHEREAS,  In  a  sport such as Track and Field, which demands speed,
agility, and mental fortitude, Head Coach Megan James  and  her  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, Head Coach Megan James and all of the outstanding  athletes
on  the  Burnt  Hills-Ballston  Lake  High  School Girls Relay 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  High  School
Girls  Relay  Team: Samantha Torres, Cassidy Robleno, Alexandra O'Rourke
and Mia Paolino; Head Coach Megan  James,  and  Assistant  Coaches  Matt
Shell and Eric Freestone 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  Burnt  Hills-Ballston  Lake  High  School
Girls  Relay  Team, Head Coach Megan James, the aforementioned Assistant
Coaches, Athletic Director Joe Scalise, Principal  Timothy  Brunson  and
Superintendent Patrick McGrath, Jr.