LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Longwood High School Boys
Indoor Track Team and Coach Joseph Reilly upon the occasion of capturing
the 2009 Suffolk County League I Championship

WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved
only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by
dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and
WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical develop-
ment of the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the value of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of
fair play and competition; and
WHEREAS, The Longwood High School Boys Indoor Track Team are the 2009
Suffolk County League I Champions; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Joseph Reilly and his outstanding Assistant
Coach, Jerry Curley, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for
their 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 Longwood High School Boys Indoor Track
Team, from the opening meet of the season to participation in the Cham-
pionship, 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 favor-
ably on Longwood High School; and
WHEREAS, Coach Joseph Reilly and his dedicated assistant have 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 Joseph Reilly and the outstanding athletes on
the Longwood High School Boys Indoor Track Team 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 Longwood High School Boys Indoor Track Team, Assistant
Coach Jerry Curley and Coach Joseph Reilly on their outstanding season
and overall team record; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Longwood High School Boys Indoor Track Team and to Coach
Joseph Reilly.