Bill Text: NY J02922 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the Queensbury High School Boys Varsity Nordic Ski Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2020 NYSPHSAA Nordic Alpine Skiing Championship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-03-03 - ADOPTED [J02922 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02922-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2922

BY: Senator LITTLE

        CONGRATULATING  the  Queensbury  High  School Boys
        Varsity  Nordic  Ski  Team  upon  the  occasion   of
        capturing  the  2020  NYSPHSAA  Nordic Alpine Skiing
        Championship on February 25, 2020

  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
Queensbury High School Boys Varsity Nordic Ski Team upon the occasion of
capturing  the  2020  Championship in the 3x3K Classic Relay on Tuesday,
February 25, 2020, at the Bristol Mountain Nordic Center in Canandaigua,
New York; and

  WHEREAS, To the praise and  applause  of  their  excited  fans,  Sam
Rowley,  Nick  Logan, Lucas Jenkin, Teddy Borgos, and Ben Jenkin won the
3x3K Classic Relay with an outstanding time of 31 minutes, 15.2 seconds,
defeating the second-place team by 5.7 seconds, and clinching the  title
with a combined 88 points; and

  WHEREAS,  The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Paul Allison, a skilled  and  inspirational
tutor,  respected  for his ability to develop potential into excellence;
and

  WHEREAS, The team's overall record  is  outstanding,  and  the  team
members  were  loyally  and  enthusiastically supported by family, fans,
friends and the community at large; and

  WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the Queensbury  Boys  Varsity  Nordic  Ski
Team,  from  the  opening  race  of  the  season to participation in the
championship,  were  a  brotherhood  of  athletic   ability,   of   good
sportsmanship,  of  honor  and  of scholarship, demonstrating that these
team players are second to none; and

  WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the team members have proven
themselves to  be  an  unbeatable  combination  of  talents,  reflecting
favorably on their school; and

  WHEREAS,  Coach  Paul  Allison  has  done  a  superb job in guiding,
molding and inspiring the team members toward their goals; and

  WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of  teamwork,  pride
and  accomplishment, and Coach Paul Allison and his outstanding athletes

have clearly made a 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 Queensbury High School Boys Varsity  Nordic  Ski  Team:
Sam  Rowley, Nick Logan, Lucas Jenkin, Teddy Borgos, and Ben Jenkin; and
Coach Paul Allison upon the occasion  of  capturing  the  2020  NYSPHSAA
Nordic  Alpine  Skiing  Championship  on  February  25,  2020; and be it
further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  the  members of the Queensbury High School Boys Varsity
Nordic Ski Team and Coach Paul Allison.