LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Freeport High School Cheer-
leading Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2009 Long Island Cheer-
leading Coaches Association Championship

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 the Freeport High School Cheerleading Team upon the occasion of
capturing the 2009 Long Island Cheerleading Coaches Association Champi-
onship; and
WHEREAS, The Freeport High School Cheerleading Team also captured the
Sportsmanship Trophy at the Long Island Cheerleading Coaches Association
Championship and placed in six of the competitions it entered this year,
taking first in three of them; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Head Coach Laurie Kolodny and Assistant Coach
Nicole Huber, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for their
ability to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The Freeport High School Cheerleading Team was comprised of:
Dia Alves, Shainna Beasley, Chelsea Brown, Rosemary Correia-Cardosa,
Chanel De Los Santos, Tianni Graham, Erica Groover, Dina Higgs, Lakea
Joseph, Dominique Magloire, Anthony Mazzola, Gina Mazzola, Shakira
Porter, Ivette Rosario, Shayiah Smith, Rosa Tyson, Luis Urena, Laura Ann
Venturini, Cyndella Williams, Noelle Zinn; and
WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved
only through strenuous practice and team spirit, nurtured by dedicated
coaching; 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, Athletically and academically, the members of the Freeport
High School Cheerleading Team have proven themselves to be an unbeatable
combination of talents, reflecting favorably on their school; and
WHEREAS, Head Coach Laurie Kolodny and her dedicated Assistant Coach
Nicole Huber have done a superb job in guiding, molding and inspiring
the team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Poised eagerly with enthusiasm and determined purpose, the
members of the Freeport High School Cheerleading Team now stand honor-
ably, with just pride in their accomplishments and in eager anticipation
of future challenges, understanding and appreciating the caring counsel
and support provided by their coaches, family and friends; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coach Laurie Kolodny and the outstanding athletes on
the Freeport High School Cheerleading 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 Freeport High School Cheerleading Team upon the occa-
sion of capturing the 2009 Long Island Cheerleading Coaches Association
Championship and to wish them continued success throughout their school
years and beyond; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Freeport High School Cheerleading Team.