Bill Text: NY J01590 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Mexico Academy and Central School District's Boys Varsity Cross Country Team upon the occasion of capturing the NYSPHSAA Class C Cross Country Championship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-01-09 - ADOPTED [J01590 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J01590-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1590

BY: Senator WALCZYK

        CONGRATULATING  Mexico  Academy and Central School
        District's Boys Varsity Cross Country Team upon  the
        occasion  of  capturing  the  NYSPHSAA Class C 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
Mexico Academy and Central School District's Cross Country Team upon the
occasion  of  capturing  the  NYSPHSAA  Class  C Section 3 Cross Country
Championship on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at  Vernon  Verona  Sherrill
Central School District in Verona, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Proudly  donning  the school's colors of orange and black,
family, friends, and the community at large loyally and enthusiastically
supported the Tigers throughout their journey as they ended their season
with an impressive overall record; and

  WHEREAS, In a sport such as cross country,  which  demands  athletic
prowess,  speed  and  agility,  Coaches  Joseph  Deckman and Matt McGiff
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, Coaches Joseph Deckman and  Matt  McGiff  and  all  of  the
outstanding athletes on the Mexico Academy and Central School District's
Boys  Varsity  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  Mexico  Academy  and Central School
District's  Boys  Varsity  Cross  Country  Team:  Ethan  Becker,   Logan
Fitzgerald,  Everett  Bryant,  Aiden Bartlett, Collin Fitzgerald, Daniel
Gagnier,  Braydon  Beasley,  Sam  Gillespy,  Hunter  Herrington,   Aiden
DeGroff,  Jack  Deckman, Dakota DeFalco, and Gavin Nickolas; and Coaches
Joseph Deckman and Matt McGiff on their outstanding season  and  overall
team record; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the  Mexico  Academy  and  Central  School
District's  Boys  Varsity Cross Country Team; and Coaches Joseph Deckman
and Matt McGiff.