K00658 Summary:

BILL NOK00658
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORWalsh
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
 
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K00658 Actions:

BILL NOK00658
 
01/10/2020introduced
01/13/2020adopted
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K00658 Committee Votes:

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K00658 Floor Votes:

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K00658 Text:

 
Senate Resolution No. 2280
 
BY: Senator TEDISCO
 
        CONGRATULATING  the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High
        School Boys Cross Country Team and Head  Coach  Chip
        Button  upon  the occasion of capturing the New York
        State Federation Cross Country Championship
 
  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  Boys Cross Country Team and Head Coach Chip
Button upon the occasion of capturing  the  New  York  State  Federation
Cross  Country  Team  Championship  on  Saturday,  November 23, 2019, in
Wappingers Falls, New York; and
 
  WHEREAS, To the praise and  applause  of  their  excited  fans,  the
Spartans  were  able  to  surmount their opponents in the New York State
Federation Cross Country Meet and obtain the utmost high school sporting
accomplishment in this great Empire State; and
 
  WHEREAS, These are not uncharted waters for the Burnt Hills-Ballston
Lake Boys Cross Country Team, who have now won four  straight  New  York
State  Class  B  Cross  County  Team Championships, in addition to their
second Federation Championship; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Furthermore,  this  is  the  program's  21st   Section   2
Championship,  as well as their 9th New York State Championship overall;
and
 
  WHEREAS,  Demonstrating  their  superlative  teamwork,   the   Burnt
Hills-Ballston  Lake Boys Cross Country Team finished second at the Nike
Cross Country New York Regional Tournament and thereby earned a trip  to
the  illustrious  Nike  Cross Country National Championship in Portland,
Oregon where they placed 18th; and
 
  WHEREAS, Proudly donning the school's colors of  maroon  and  white,
family,  friends,  and  the  community  at  large  loyally supported the
Spartans throughout their journey as the team also won  the  Fort  Plain
and  Baldwinsville Invitational, the McQuaid Invitational, and the Burnt
Hills Invitational, finishing with a Suburban Council dual  meet  record
of 14-1; and
 
  WHEREAS,  In  a  sport  such  as Cross Country, which demands speed,
agility, and mental fortitude, Head Coach Chip Button  and  his  skilled
coaching staff worked hard to hone the skills of this championship team,
 
teaching  these outstanding athletes lessons which will prove invaluable
both on and off the course; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Coach  Chip  Button and all of the outstanding athletes on
the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake  Boys  Cross  Country  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  Boys  Cross
Country  Team:  Ryan Allison, Kevin Board, Keller Casey, Jake Gnat, Nick
Grock, Will Marchant, David Metacarpa, Matthew Rounds, Zackary Scribner,
Mikhail Troyan, Dante Ubriaco; and Head Coach Chip Button on their truly
legendary and successful season; and be it further
 
  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  the members of the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Boys Cross
Country Team, Head Coach Chip Button,  Athletic  Director  Joe  Scalise,
Principle Timothy Brunson and Superintendent Patrick McGrath, Jr.
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