LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Bay Ridge Preparatory School
Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Team and Coach Tony Campbell upon the
occasion of capturing the 2009 Private School Athletic Association Cham-
pionship

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 Bay Ridge Preparatory School Boys Junior Varsity Basket-
ball Team are the 2009 Private School Athletic Association Champions;
and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Tony Campbell, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for his 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 Bay Ridge Preparatory School Boys Junior
Varsity Basketball Team, from the opening game of the season to partic-
ipation in the Championship, were a brotherhood 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 Bay Ridge Preparatory School; and
WHEREAS, Coach Tony Campbell 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 Tony Campbell and the outstanding athletes on
the Bay Ridge Preparatory School Boys Junior Varsity Basketball 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 Bay Ridge Preparatory School Boys Junior Varsity
Basketball Team; its members: Michael Chira, David Chira, Irving
Fallas, Wisam Amin, Patrick Kurek, Caleb Alebiosu, Charles Aini, Robert
Chattah, Joseph Senisi, Brandon Fernandes, Adam Talbi, Taylor Ward,
Michael Horowitz, Adriano Hysa, Jacob Berg, Zach Cohen, Doug Cohen,
James Budgell and Vikram Sahni; and Coach Tony Campbell 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 Bay Ridge Preparatory School Boys Junior Varsity Basket-
ball Team and to Coach Tony Campbell.