LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Farmingdale Girls Lacrosse
Team and Coach Shari Campbell upon the occasion of winning the 2010 New
York State 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 Farmingdale Girls Lacrosse Team are the 2010 New York
State Champions; they won their second straight state championship title
by defeating Lakeland/Panas 6-5; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coaches Shari Campbell, Katie Paccione, and Tracy
Weiner, skilled and inspirational tutors, 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 Farmingdale Girls Lacrosse Team, from
the opening game of the season to participation 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, Coaches Shari Campbell, Katie Paccione, and Tracy Weiner 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 Coach Shari Campbell and these 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 Farmingdale Girls Lacrosse Team; its members: Kaitlin
Gaghan, Kimberly Kolodny, Brenna Weill, Melanie Raso, Paige DeVine,
Kelly McPartland, Sarah Mulcahy, Maggie Fleming, Taryn Boyle, Nicole
Scimeca, Jamie Leone, Kaitlyn Brosnan, Justine Fernandez, Kelly Slane,
Megan Sullivan, Courtney McPartland, Krislyn Engelke, Colleen Reynolds,
Nadine Hadnagy, Stephanie Rice, Jordyn Hasemann, Megan Ryan, Maegan
Meritz, Alyssa Cardillo, Alexis Rzempoluch, Alexis Panariello, Michelle
Tiernan, Alexandra Gurecki, Kyra Ochwat, Nicole Kayola, and Megan Planz;
and Coaches Shari Campbell, Katie Paccione, and Tracy Weiner 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 Farmingdale Girls Lacrosse Team and to the aforementioned
coaches.