LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Shannon Quackenbush upon the occasion of
receiving the 2009 Pine Island Chamber of Commerce Youth Achievement
Award

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to those young people within the great Empire State who have
made strong contributions to their communities and who serve as role
models for their peers; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Shannon Quackenbush upon the occasion of receiving the 2009 Pine Island
Chamber of Commerce Youth Achievement Award; and
WHEREAS, A senior at Warwick Valley High School, Shannon Quackenbush
has maintained a 93 percent grade average since eighth grade and
captained the varsity soccer team for two years; and
WHEREAS, The Vice President of the Pine Island Junior Corps, Shannon
Quackenbush has volunteered many hours at the Pine Island Elementary
School and worked over Thanksgiving and Christmas to help provide local
families with holiday provisions; and
WHEREAS, A young woman of singular distinction and superlative abili-
ty, Shannon Quackenbush has established a high standard of academic
excellence and purposefulness of life rarely achieved in youthful years;
and
WHEREAS, Poised eagerly with enthusiasm and determined purpose, Shan-
non Quackenbush 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, 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
honor Shannon Quackenbush upon the occasion of receiving the 2009 Pine
Island Chamber of Commerce Youth Achievement Award, 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 Shannon Quackenbush.