Bill Text: NY J02401 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Girls Volleyball Team upon the occasion of capturing the New York State Class A Championship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-01-14 - ADOPTED [J02401 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02401-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2401

BY: Senator TEDISCO

        LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION    congratulating  the Burnt
        Hills-Ballston Lake Girls Volleyball Team  and  Head
        Coach  Gary Bynon upon the occasion of capturing the
        New York State Class A Championship on November  24,
        2019

  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  Girls  Varsity  Volleyball  Team  upon  the
occasion  of capturing the 2019 New York State Class A Championship with
an impressive 25-17, 26-24, 25-22 victory  over  West  Irondequoit  High
School on Sunday, November 24, 2019, at the Cool Insuring Arena in Glens
Falls, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  The  team  has  now  won  their  seventh  state volleyball
championship, and demonstrated their  superlative  teamwork,  tying  the
state  record  by  winning  their 18th consecutive regional championship
this season; and

  WHEREAS, Proudly donning the school's colors of  maroon  and  white,
family, friends, and the community at large loyally and enthusiastically
supported  the Spartans throughout their journey as the team compiled an
outstanding overall record of 32-5; and

  WHEREAS, The  hallmarks  of  the  Burnt  Hills-Ballston  Lake  Girls
Varsity  Volleyball  Team,  from  the  opening  game  of  the  season to
participation  in  the  championship,  were  a  sisterhood  of  athletic
ability,   of   good   sportsmanship,   of  honor  and  of  scholarship,
demonstrating that these team players are second to none; and

  WHEREAS, Coach Gary Bynon and all of the outstanding athletes on the
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Girls Varsity  Volleyball  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 Girls  Varsity
Volleyball  Team:  Morgan  Bohlke,  Sofia  Pawlusik,  Soph Rowny, Hannah
Shell, Alex Ayers, Micaela Choi, Haileigh Deming, Claire  Isaksen,  Ella
Katz,   Olivia  Tassone,  Samantha  Versocki,  Callie  Chevalier,  Kiera
Hartpence, Carlie Rzeszotarski, Jenna Vaughan; and Head Coach Gary Bynon
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  Burnt  Hills-Ballston  Lake  Girls
Volleyball  Team, Head Coach Gary Bynon and his staff, Athletic Director
Joe  Scalise,  Principal  Timothy  Brunson  and  Superintendent  Patrick
McGrath, Jr.