Bill Text: NY K00510 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Angelina McKane upon the occasion of capturing both the Girls 50-yard Freestyle and the Girls 100-yard Butterfly title at the NYSPHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championship on November 19, 2022

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-18 - adopted [K00510 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-K00510-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 510

BY: M. of A. Palmesano

        CONGRATULATING  Angelina  McKane upon the occasion
        of capturing both the Girls  50-yard  Freestyle  and
        the  Girls  100-yard Butterfly title at the NYSPHSAA
        Girls Swimming and Diving Championship  on  November
        19, 2022

  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
Corning-Painted  Post  junior  Angelina  McKane  upon  the  occasion  of
capturing  both  the  Girls  50-yard  Freestyle  and  the Girls 100-yard
Butterfly title at the NYSPHSAA Girls Swimming and  Diving  Championship
on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the Webster Aquatic Center; and

  WHEREAS,  In  front  of  a  capacity crowd and a fan base of family,
friends and teammates, Angelina McKane won her  second  championship  in
the Girls 100-yard Butterfly with an All-American time of 54.05; and

  WHEREAS,  Angelina McKane also earned Federation and a public-school
championship in the 50-yard Freestyle with another All-American time  of
23.56, edging out the runner-up by .02 seconds; during the preliminaries
on Friday, she beat her own team record with a time of 23.39; and

  WHEREAS,  With these monumental wins, Angelina McKane earned a berth
to the Speedo winter Junior Championship East at the Greensboro  Aquatic
Center in North Carolina; and

  WHEREAS,  In  addition  to  her  latest  New York State championship
titles, Angelina McKane was named the 2021 and 2022 Section IV  Class  A
Swimming   and  Diving  Championship  Outstanding  Performer  and  is  a
three-time Southern Tier Athletic Conference All Star; and

  WHEREAS, Angelina McKane is  also  an  exceptional  student,  having
maintained  High  Honor  Roll  status since 2020, and as a member of the
National Junior Honor Society; she is a member of her  school's  Student
Council,  Youth Activation Committee, and the Future Business Leaders of
America; and

  WHEREAS, Angelina McKane also enjoys giving back as a  volunteer  at
the Wineglass Marathon and Unified bowling matches; and

  WHEREAS,  The athletic talent displayed by Angelina McKane is due in
great part to the  efforts  of  Coach  Alyssa  Helsing  and  her  expert

coaching  staff,  skilled  and inspirational tutors, respected for their
ability to develop potential into excellence; and

  WHEREAS,  Angelina  McKane's  overall record is outstanding; she was
loyally and enthusiastically supported by her family, teammates, friends
and the community at large; and

  WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, Angelina McKane  has  proven
herself to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favorably
on her school; and

  WHEREAS,  Sports  competition instills the values of teamwork, pride
and accomplishment, and Angelina McKane has clearly made a  contribution
to  the  spirit  of  excellence which is a tradition of her school; now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
congratulate  Angelina  McKane  upon  the occasion of capturing both the
Girls 50-yard Freestyle and the Girls 100-yard Butterfly  title  at  the
NYSPHSAA  Girls  Swimming  and Diving Championship on November 19, 2022;
and be it further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Angelina McKane and Coach Alyssa Helsing.