LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Farmingdale High School Boys
Golf Team and Coach John Berardi upon the occasion of capturing the 2009
Long Island 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 Farmingdale High School Boys Golf Team are the 2009 Long
Island Champions; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of the 2009 Newsday Coach of the Year, John Berardi,
a skilled and inspirational tutor, respected for his 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 Farmingdale High School Boys Golf Team,
from the opening game of the season to participation in the Champion-
ship, 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 Farmingdale High School; and
WHEREAS, Coach John Berardi has 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 John Berardi and the outstanding athletes on
the Farmingdale High School Boys Golf Team have clearly made a contrib-
ution 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 Farmingdale High School Boys Golf Team; its members:
Kurt Brey, Kyle Brey, Brandon Romano, James Darcy, Bryan LoPinto, Micha-
el Zelazay, Matt Lowe, Michael Saccone, Zachary Levitino, Joe Kessler,
Stephen Schwiebert, Kyle Garry, Robert Zeno, Thomas Maier; and Coach
John Berardi 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 Farmingdale High School Boys Golf Team and to Coach John
Berardi.