Bill Text: NY K00954 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the Rocky Point High School Varsity Cheerleading Team upon the occasion of capturing the Small Division II Universal Cheer Association National High School Cheerleading Championship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-03-13 - adopted [K00954 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-K00954-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 954

BY: M. of A. Giglio JA

        CONGRATULATING the Rocky Point High School Varsity
        Cheerleading Team upon the occasion of capturing the
        Small   Division   II  Universal  Cheer  Association
        National High School  Cheerleading  Championship  on
        February 12, 2024

  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
Rocky Point High School Varsity Cheerleading Team upon the  occasion  of
capturing  the  Small  Division  II Universal Cheer Association National
High School Cheerleading Championship on Monday, February 12,  2024,  at
the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida; and

  WHEREAS,  Challenging  over  90  teams,  the Rocky Point High School
Varsity Cheerleading Team competed three times with zero  deductions  in
their routine; and

  WHEREAS,  Returning  after  winning  this  title  in  2020,  family,
friends, and the community loyally and  enthusiastically  supported  the
Rocky  Point  High  School  Varsity  Cheerleading  Team throughout their
journey to capturing the championship; and

  WHEREAS, In a sport such as  cheerleading,  which  demands  athletic
prowess  and  agility,  Coaches  Samantha Ferrara and Jessica Fleischer,
have worked hard to hone the skills of this championship team,  teaching
these  outstanding  athletes lessons which will prove invaluable both on
and off the competition stage; and

  WHEREAS, Coaches Samantha Ferrara and Jessica Fleischer and  all  of
the  outstanding  athletes  on  the  Rocky  Point  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  Rocky  Point  High  School  Varsity
Cheerleading  Team:  Ariana  Amato,  Kaylee  Gallino,  Abby  Rae Hughes,
Samantha Morelli, Sophia Musraca, Caiden Palank,  Alexis  Polaski,  Ella
Reisinger,   Reese   Rogers,  Alison  Rubinetti,  Callie  Russell,  Edie
Sternkopf, Adrianna Tavolaro, Ella Velazquez, Avery Ward,  and  Scarlett
Ward  and  Coaches  Samantha  Ferrara  and  Jessica  Fleischer  upon the
occasion of capturing the Small Division II Universal Cheer  Association

National High School Cheerleading Championship on February 12, 2024; and
be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members  of  the  Rocky  Point  High  School  Varsity
Cheerleading Team and Coaches Samantha Ferrara and Jessica Fleischer.