LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Farmingdale High School Girls
Lacrosse Team and Coach Shari Campbell upon the occasion of capturing
the 2009 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, The Farmingdale High School Lady Dalers Girls Lacrosse Team
finished the season ranked Number 1 in the country by LACROSSE, and
captured its first New York State Class A Championship; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of the 2009 Nassau County Coach of the Year, Shari
Campbell, and her team of outstanding assistant coaches, 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 Farmingdale High School Girls Lacrosse
Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the Cham-
pionship, 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 Farmingdale High School; and
WHEREAS, Coach Shari Campbell and her dedicated staff 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 Shari Campbell and the outstanding athletes on
the Farmingdale High School Girls Lacrosse 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 Farmingdale High School Girls Lacrosse Team; its
members: Brittany Hushion, Regina Bates, Melanie Raso, Kim Kolodny,
Kelly McPartland, Katie Murphy, Sarah Mulcahy, Taryn Boyle, Alexandra
Gurecki, Kayla Mueger, Jamie Leone, Jamie McPartland, Brittany Olbeter,
Maegan Meritz, Colleen Reynolds, Victoria Finacchiaro, Joan Buczkowski,
Krislyn Engelke, Tara Coyle, Stephanie Rice, Jordyn Hasemann, Jessica
Williams, Janine Hillier, Jillian Gemma, Alyssa Cardillo, Brianna Live-
ly, Alexis Rzempoluch, Kaitlyn Brosnan, Lauren Maksym, Martina Khalek,
Kaitlin Gaghan, Megan Ryan, Kyra Ochwat, Megan Planz; Assistant Coaches:
Nicole Rhodes and Katie Paccione; and Coach Shari Campbell 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 Girls Lacrosse Team and Coach
Shari Campbell.