LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Nyack High School Girls
Lacrosse Team and Coach Kathryn Perrella upon the occasion of winning
the Section 1 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 Nyack High School Girls Lacrosse Team are the Section 1
Champions; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Kathryn Perrella and Assistant Coach Kim
DeLorenzo, both 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 Nyack High School Girls Lacrosse Team,
from the opening game of the season to participation in the Champion-
ship, 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 Kathryn Perrella and her dedicated staff 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 Kathryn Perrella 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 Nyack High School Girls Lacrosse Team; its members:
Hanna Brotherhood, Chloe Soukas, Katie O'Gorman, Karis Walborn, Karly
Walborn, Evie Toland, Tina Chesterman, Erin McCabe, Allyson McCarter,
Kate Delaney, Rebecca Zittell, Natalie Ceresnak, Kerry Farrell, Kate
Monahan, Helen Shabinsky, Cristina DeVita, Marlena Sirois, Taylor Berto-
lacci, Kate Fischer, and Andie O'Sullivan; and Coaches Kathryn Perrella
and Kim DeLorenzo 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 Nyack High School Girls Lacrosse Team and to the afore-
mentioned coaches.