LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Megan Marie Patterson upon the
occasion of receiving the Outstanding Senior Award in Girls Bowling at
the Waverly High School All-Sports Banquet on June 2, 2009

WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved
only through strenuous practice 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, 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 athletic 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 Megan Marie Patterson upon the occasion of receiving the Outstand-
ing Senior Award in Girls Bowling at the Waverly High School All-Sports
Banquet on June 2, 2009; and
WHEREAS, A six-year letter winner in Bowling at Waverly High School,
Megan Marie Patterson helped lead the team to the 2009 Section IV Class
B and IAC Large School Championships, as well as the 2009 Interscholas-
tic Athletic Conference Championship Tournament; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Megan Marie Patterson was a Gold Medalist in the
2009 Section IV Class B Tournament and was named to the Interscholastic
Conference Championship All Star Team for the fourth time and the
Section IV All Star Team for the third time, which won the New York
State Championship; and
WHEREAS, During her varsity career, Megan Marie Patterson set a school
record for highest individual series with a 695, helped set Waverly High
School team records for the highest individual game with a 1058 and
three-game series with a 2955 and received the Outstanding Underclassman
Award three times; and
WHEREAS, Megan Marie Patterson has also received numerous awards from
the United States Bowling Congress, including the 200 Game, the 180
Game, the 500 Series and the 600 Series Awards, the 2007 High Average
and the Most Improved Bowler Awards, the 2006 Triple Crown Award, and
was a member of the 1st Place Team in the 2007 SAW Valley Youth Associ-
ation Tournament and the 2006 USBC Youth Association Team; and
WHEREAS, Loyally and enthusiastically supported by family, fans,
friends and the community at large, Megan Marie Patterson has proven
herself to be an unbeatable combination of athletic and academic talents
and stands as a sterling example and inspiration to all who would aspire
to success; and
WHEREAS, Poised eagerly with enthusiasm and determined purpose, Megan
Marie Patterson now stands honorably, with just pride in her accomplish-
ments and in eager anticipation of future challenges, understanding and
appreciating the caring counsel and support provided by her teachers,
coaches and parents; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Megan Marie Patterson has clearly made a contrib-
ution to the spirit of excellence which is a tradition at Waverly High
School; 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 Megan Marie Patterson upon the occasion of receiving the
Outstanding Senior Award in Girls Bowling at the Waverly High School
All-Sports Banquet on June 2, 2009 and to extend to her its best wishes
for a future of purposeful success and well-being, fully confident of
her response to a promising future and appreciative of the model she
represents for all aspiring young people of the Empire State; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Megan Marie Patterson.