LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Newark High School Varsity
Girls' Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2008-09 New
York State Class A 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, On Saturday, March 21, 2009, in the title game held at Hudson
Valley Community College in Troy, New York, the Newark High School
Varsity Girls' Basketball Team captured the New York State Class A Cham-
pionship by defeating Albertus Magnus by a score of 75-68; and
WHEREAS, The "Reds" of Newark High School were led by their Head Coach
Diane Kirnie, a skilled and inspirational mentor, respected for her
ability to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The 2008-09 Newark High School Varsity Girls' Basketball Team
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 2008-2009 Newark High School Varsity
Girls' Basketball Team, from the opening game of the season to partic-
ipation in league play and winning the Class A Championship, were a
sisterhood 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 their school and community; and
WHEREAS, Head Coach Diane Kirnie has done a superb job in guiding,
molding and inspiring the members of the 2008-2009 Newark High School
Varsity Girls' Basketball Team toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; Head Coach Diane Kirnie and the 2008-2009 Newark High
School Varsity Girls' Basketball Team outstanding athletes 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 2008-2009 Newark High School Varsity Girls' Basketball
Team; its members: Alyssa Fenyn, Sarah Tanea, Kira Lauer, Shakista Wool-
folk, Heather Virts, Marissa Bunce, Maddy Amo, Rachel MacBride, Jessica
Graham, Nikki Clark, Maggie Van Kouwenberg, Amanda Robson, Brynn Lauer,
Allison Miller, and Sabrina Macaulay; and Head Coach Diane Kirnie; on
their New York State Class A Championship, outstanding season, and over-
all team record; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members and head coach of the 2008-2009 Newark High
School Varsity Girls' Basketball Team.