Senate Resolution No. 1764

BY: Senator ROLISON

        CONGRATULATING   the  Putnam  Valley  High  School
        Varsity  Cheerleading  Team  upon  the  occasion  of
        capturing   the   NYSPHSAA   Game  Day  Cheerleading
        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  the
Putnam  Valley  High  School  Varsity  Cheerleading Team and Coach Kelly
Wilson upon the occasion of capturing the NYSPHSAA Game Day Cheerleading
Championship held at the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in  Binghamton,
New York, on Sunday, November 5, 2023; and

  WHEREAS,   The  10-section  showdown  was  New  York  State's  first
championship for the Game  Day  category  which  celebrates  traditional
cheerleading  and  is modeled after sideline cheer routines performed at
sporting events; and

  WHEREAS,  Family,   friends,   and   the   community   loyally   and
enthusiastically   supported  the  Putnam  Valley  High  School  Varsity
Cheerleading Team  throughout  their  journey  to  their  capturing  the
championship; and

  WHEREAS,  In  a  sport  such as cheerleading, which demands athletic
prowess and agility, Coach Kelly Wilson, who has coached cheerleading at
Putnam Valley High School for eight  years,  worked  hard  to  hone  the
skills  of  this  championship team, teaching these outstanding athletes
lessons which will prove invaluable both on and off the field and court;
and

  WHEREAS, Coach Kelly Wilson and all of the outstanding  athletes  on
the  Putnam  Valley  High  School Varsity Cheerleading 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  Putnam  Valley  High School Varsity
Cheerleading Team and Coach Kelly Wilson upon the occasion of  capturing
the NYSPHSAA Game Day Cheerleading Championship; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the  Putnam  Valley  High  School  Varsity
Cheerleading Team and Coach Kelly Wilson.