LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Wantagh High School Girls
Volleyball Team and Coach Katie McKeefrey upon the occasion of winning
the 2010 Long Island 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 2010
Long Island Class A Champions; outlasting a five-game set with Bellport,
the Lady Warriors won with scores of 25-23, 22-25, 25-10, 8-25, and
25-22 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 McKeefrey, a skilled and inspira-
tional tutor, respected for her ability to develop potential into excel-
lence; 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 McKeefrey has done a superb job in guiding, mold-
ing and inspiring the team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coach Katie McKeefrey and the outstanding athletes
on the Wantagh High School Girls Volleyball Team 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 Wantagh High School Girls Volleyball Team; its members:
Cristina Bush, Nicole Kelly, Jenny Ilibassi, Jenna Greenberg, Loretta
O'Brien, Carly Simeone, Lauren Pennino, Carissa Gagliardi, Jenn Lipski,
Anna Paulik, Gerri Sciolto, Shannon Kerley, Nicole Simeone, Chesea
Greenberg, Kimberly Drexler, Jillian Motschwiller, and Christina Ellul
and Coaches Katie McKeefrey and Jaymie Tauber 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.