LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Wantagh High School Girls
Volleyball Team and Coach Katie Lux upon the occasion of winning the
Nassau County 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 Wantagh High School Girls Volleyball Team are the Nassau
County Class A Champions; the Lady Warriors avenged a defeat against
Bellmore JFK in last year's final and beat the Cougars 3-1 securing the
Class A title; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Katie Lux, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for her 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 Wantagh High School Girls Volleyball
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 their school; and
WHEREAS, Coach Katie Lux 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 Katie Lux and the outstanding athletes on the
Wantagh High School Girls Volleyball 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 Wantagh High School Girls Volleyball Team; its members:
Lauren Hect, Danielle Chen, Lisa Gashonia, Michelle McGovern, Nicole
Simeone, Nina Reilly, Carissa Gagliardi, Cristina Bush, Jenny Ilibassi,
Madeline Ilibassi, Kimberly Drexler, Patricia Simpson, Nicole Kelly,
Jenna Greenberg; and Coaches Katie Lux and Chris Truhan 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 Wantagh High School Girls Volleyball Team and to the
aforementioned coaches.