J3931-2011 Actions

• Apr 18, 2012: ADOPTED
• Apr 4, 2012: REFERRED TO FINANCE

J3931-2011 Text

 ATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the East High School Varsity Girls
 ball  Team upon the occasion of capturing the New York State Class
 pionship

 S, Excellence and success in competitive sports  can  be  achieved
 through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by
 ted coaching and strategic planning; and
 EAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical develop-
 f the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by
 ling in them the value of  teamwork,  encouraging  a  standard  of
 y living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of
 lay and competition; and
 EAS,  On  Saturday,  March  17,  2012,  at Hudson Valley Community
 e in Troy, New York, the 2011-12 East High  School  Varsity  Girls
 ball  Team captured the New York State Public High School Athletic
 ation Class A title by defeating Averill Park by a score of 43-35;

 EAS, The Class A championship won by the 2011-12 East High  School
 y  Girls  Basketball  Team was the first-ever girls basketball New
 tate championship captured by a  Rochester  City  School  District
 and
 EAS,  In  the  competition  leading up to the Class A championship
 the East High School Varsity Girls Basketball Team defeated Pitts-
 endon on March 2, 2012, by a score of 51-48 to win the  Section  5
   it  defeated Grand Island of Section 6 in the quarterfinals, and
 n 11's John H. Glenn High School by a score of 66-49 in the  semi-
 contest; and
 EAS,  The 2011-12 East High School Varsity Girls Basketball Team's
 l record was an outstanding 21-3; its regular season record was  a
 t  10-0  in  the Rochester City league; after beginning the season
  record of 1-3, the team won 20 straight games en route to the New
 tate Championship; and
 EAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is  due  in  great
 o the efforts of Head Coach Mario Velazquez, and Assistant Coaches
 Turchetti  and  Ken  Sutton,  skilled  and  inspirational mentors,
 ted for their ability to develop potential into excellence; and
 EAS, The team's  overall  record  is  outstanding,  and  the  team
 s  were  loyally  and  enthusiastically supported by family, fans,
 s and the community at large; and
 EAS, The hallmarks of the 2011-12 East High School  Varsity  Girls
 ball Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in
   play and in the New York State Public High School Athletic Asso-
 n Tournament were  a  sisterhood  of  athletic  ability,  of  good
 manship,  of  honor  and  of scholarship, demonstrating that these
 layers are second to none; and
 EAS, Athletically and academically, the team members  have  proven
 lves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
 n their school and community; and
 EAS,  Head  Coach  Mario  Velazquez,  and  Assistant  Coaches Lisa
 tti and Ken Sutton, have done a superb job in guiding, molding and
 ing the 2011-12 East High School  Varsity  Girls  Basketball  Team
 s toward their goals; and
 EAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
 lishment;  Head  Coach Mario Velazquez, and Assistant Coaches Lisa
 tti and Ken Sutton; and the 2011-12 East High School Varsity Girls
 ball Team's outstanding athletes have clearly made a  contribution

 e  spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their school; now,
 ore, be it
 LVED,  That  this  Legislative  Body pause in its deliberations to
 tulate the 2011-12 East High School Varsity Girls Basketball Team,
 mbers and Head Coach Mario Velazquez, and Assistant  Coaches  Lisa
 tti  and  Ken  Sutton on their New York State Class A Championship
 eir outstanding season; and be it further
 LVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
 d to the members and coaching  staff  of  the  2011-12  East  High
  Varsity Girls Basketball Team.