LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the 2010 Freeport High School
Varsity Cheerleading Team upon the occasion of capturing the Long Island
Cheerleading Championship Association tournament

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, On Sunday, January 31, 2010, the Freeport High School Varsity
Cheerleading Team won first place at the 2010 Long Island Cheerleading
Championship Association (LICCA) tournament at Bay Shore High School;
and
WHEREAS, The capturing of the 2010 LICCA title by the Freeport High
School Varsity Cheerleading Team was the second year in a row that it
distinguished itself with this accomplishment of excellence; and
WHEREAS, Senior Captain Anthony Mazzola was chosen as the LICCA All-
Star, and Senior Captain Chelsea Brown won a LICCA scholarship at the
championship tournament; 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,
Danielle Ballard, skilled and inspirational mentors, 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 2010 Freeport High School Varsity Cheer-
leading Team, from the opening of the season to participation in the
championship tournament, were an extraordinary combination of athletic
ability, of good sportsmanship, of honor and of scholarship, demonstrat-
ing 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, Coaches Laurie Kolodny and Danielle Ballard 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 Coaches Laurie Kolodny and Danielle Ballard, and the
2010 Freeport High School Varsity Cheerleading Team's 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 2010 Freeport High School Varsity Cheerleading Team,
its members: Chelsea Brown (Captain), Chanel Delossantos, Kirsten
Foster, Kaitlyn Frey, Brittany Gardner, Natalie Gomez, Christal Gonza-
lez, Erica Groover, Marsha Hanchard, Asia Johnson, Lakea Joseph, Lindsey
Lee, Dominique Magliore (Captain), Anthony Mazzola (Team Captain), Gina
Mazzola, Imani Nelson, Ivette Rosario (Captain), Shayiah Smith, Gina
Sparaco, Jennifer Tyson, Luis Urena, Cyndella Williams, and Christina
Wills; Manager, Tianni Graham; and Coaches Laurie Kolodny and Danielle
Ballard 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 2010 Freeport High School Varsity Cheerleading Team;
Manager, Tianni Graham; and Coaches Laurie Kolodny and Danielle Ballard.