LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Massapequa High School Girls
Outdoor Track and Field Team and Coach Mike Lisa upon the occasion of
winning the 2009 Class AAA 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, Going undefeated on the season, the Massapequa High School
Girls Outdoor Track and Field Team won their first 2009 Class AAA Cham-
pionship; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Mike Lisa, 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 Massapequa High School Girls Outdoor
Track and Field Team, from the opening meet of the season to partic-
ipation in the 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
WHEREAS, Coach Mike Lisa 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 Mike Lisa and his 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 Massapequa High School Girls Outdoor Track and Field
Team; its members: Rebecca Baldinger, Julia Batista, Victoria Davilla,
Jenna DeLetto, Danielle Franco, Gabriella Johnston, Alexis Lucero, Shan-
non McBrien, Kathleen McDonough, Nicole Raab, Nicole Striffolino, Heath-
er Sweeney, Alyssa Yurasita, Angela Beklian, Katie Cooney, Monica DeLu-
ca, Lisa Knoph, Caitlyn Krug, Caitlin Lawlor, Courtney McMillan, Melinda
Reidy, Susan Reilly, Kerry Ryan, Amanda Schmidt, Keatelyn Tamargo,
Lauren Tuminello, Rebecca Zafante, Ally Zvinys, Bridget Biagini, Lauren
Bischoff, Kelly Burke, Brittany Calcagno, Jennifer Cascio, Meredith Dic,
Kerri Dutton, Jessica Gilliam, Tatum Heath, Lauren Rappleman, Marianne
Kramer, Julianne Licari, Emily Marchini, Christina McCormack, Chelsea
Moccio, Alyssa Sagona, Sarah Striffolino, Colleen Tamargo, Alexandra
Gentry, Elizabeth Henry, Kari Marks, and Paige McAtee; and Coach Mike
Lisa 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 Massapequa High School Girls Outdoor Track and Field Team
and to Coach Mike Lisa.