LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Sashay Turner, Yarelis Borrero and
DaQuan Gary of Roosevelt High School upon the occasion of capturing
first place in the Community Service category at the annual New York
State SkillsUSA competition

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to those young people within the State of New York who have
inspired and brought pride to their school and community by achieving
outstanding success in educational competition; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to congratu-
late Sashay Turner, Yarelis Borrero and DaQuan Gary of Roosevelt High
School upon the occasion of capturing first place in the Community
Service category at the annual New York State SkillsUSA competition; and
WHEREAS, Three students at Roosevelt High School, Sashay Turner,
Yarelis Borrero and DaQuan Gary decided to help inform their peers of
the frequency of domestic violence in society today by becoming junior
facilitators in the Students Advocating for Equality in Relationships
program under the guidance of teachers Frank Leonetti and Noreen Riotto;
and
WHEREAS, The Students Advocating for Equality in Relationships program
is part of the My Sister's Place organization, a safe haven for abused
women and a place to find shelter, as well as moral and legal support;
and
WHEREAS, My Sister's Place started the Students Advocating for Equal-
ity in Relationships program in order to educate young people with the
hope of ending the abusive behavior that is becoming all too common in
relationships; and
WHEREAS, Sashay Turner, Yarelis Borrero and DaQuan Gary have been
trained by My Sister's Place and are now going into classrooms through-
out the region armed with knowledge, statistics and a mission to inform
their peers on how to have safe and healthy relationships; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Sashay Turner, Yarelis Borrero and DaQuan Gary
had a meeting with the school principal and were successful in having a
book about violence in teen relationships, written by Alex Flinn,
BREATHING UNDERWATER, included in the required English reading list; and
WHEREAS, Three young people of singular distinction and superlative
ability, Sashay Turner, Yarelis Borrero and DaQuan Gary have established
a high standard of academic excellence and purposefulness of life rarely
achieved in youthful years; and
WHEREAS, Poised eagerly with enthusiasm and determined purpose, Sashay
Turner, Yarelis Borrero and DaQuan Gary now stand honorably, with just
pride in their accomplishments and in eager anticipation of future chal-
lenges, understanding and appreciating the caring counsel and support
provided by their teachers, family and friends; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when young
people of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Sashay Turner, Yarelis Borrero and DaQuan Gary of Roosevelt
High School upon the occasion of capturing first place in the Community
Service category at the annual New York State SkillsUSA competition and
to extend to them its best wishes for a future of purposeful success and
well-being, fully confident of their response to a promising future and
appreciative of the model they represent for all aspiring young people
of the Empire State; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Sashay Turner, Yarelis Borrero and DaQuan Gary.