Bill Text: NY J01444 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending 20 local high schools upon the occasion of their designation as Schools of Distinction and Excellence by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-01-09 - ADOPTED [J01444 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J01444-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1444

BY: Senator PALUMBO

        COMMENDING 20 local high schools upon the occasion
        of  their  designation as Schools of Distinction and
        Excellence by the New York State Public High  School
        Athletic Association

  WHEREAS,  It  is the custom of this Legislative Body to commend rare
athletic and academic achievements and pay special recognition to  those
who  pursue  such  excellence  and become examples for the youth of this
great Empire State; and

  WHEREAS, Achieving such high honors in sports  requires  a  rigorous
work  ethic, excellent teamwork, outstanding academic performance, and a
desire to better yourself for the greater good; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commend 20 local high schools upon the occasion of their designation  as
Schools  of Distinction and Excellence by the New York State Public High
School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA); and

  WHEREAS, The purpose of  the  NYSPHSAA  School  of  Distinction  and
School  of  Excellence  Awards  is  to  unite  athletic  departments  in
challenging their teams to achieve  a  statewide  academic  honor;  this
year,  84 schools earned the School of Distinction Award and 219 schools
earned the School of Excellence Award; and

  WHEREAS, To earn the School of Distinction Award, 100% of a school's
varsity teams must qualify and receive the Scholar-Athlete  team  award;
for  a team to earn the Scholar-Athlete award, 75% of that team's roster
must average above a 90.0 grade point average; and

  WHEREAS, This year's Schools of Distinction include: Comsewogue High
School  (25  teams),  Earl  L.  Vandermeulen  High  School  (22  teams),
Eastport-South  Manor  Jr./Sr.  High  School  (26 teams), Greenport High
School  (8  teams),  Miller  Place  High  School  (23  teams),   Pierson
Middle/High   School  (10  teams),  Shelter  Island  School  (8  teams),
Shoreham-Wading River High School (26 teams), Ward Melville Senior  High
School (33 teams), and Tuckahoe High School (19 teams); and

  WHEREAS,  To  earn the School of Excellence Award, 75% of a school's
varsity teams must qualify and receive the Scholar-Athlete  team  award;
for  a team to earn the Scholar-Athlete award, 75% of that team's roster
must average above a 90.0 grade point average; and

  WHEREAS, This year's Schools of  Excellence  include:  East  Hampton
High  School  (25  teams),  Longwood  High  School (22 teams), Mattituck
Jr./Sr.  High School (18 teams), Mount Sinai  High  School  (22  teams),
Newfield  High  School  (13  teams),  Riverhead  Senior  High School (22
teams), Rocky Point High School (20 teams), Southampton High School  (19
teams),  Southold  Jr./Sr. High School (14 teams), and Westhampton Beach
Senior High School (20 teams); and

  WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the varsity teams  of  these
distinguished  schools  have  proven  themselves  to  be  an  impressive
combination of talent and  hard  work,  reflecting  favorably  on  their
school; and

  WHEREAS,  All  the  student  athletes from these select schools 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
commend 20 local high schools upon the occasion of their designation  as
Schools  of Distinction and Excellence by the New York State Public High
School Athletic Association; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That copies of  this  Resolution  be  transmitted  to  the
aforementioned NYSPHSAA Schools of Distinction and Excellence.