LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Starpoint High School LifeS-
marts Team upon the occasion of advancing to the LifeSmarts New York
State Finals Competition on March 24, 2009

WHEREAS, It is the intent of this Legislative Body to commend and pay
tribute to those young people who have inspired and brought pride to our
majestic Empire State by achieving outstanding success in educational
competition; and
WHEREAS, Educational competitions which serve to better prepare our
students for their future are worthy of praise and support; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the
Starpoint High School LifeSmarts Team upon the occasion of advancing to
the LifeSmarts New York State Finals Competition, to be held at the New
York State Museum Huxley Theater in Albany, New York, on Tuesday, March
24, 2009; and
WHEREAS, In the LifeSmarts program, teams of students across New York
State participate in an online competition with 12 teams advancing to
the New York State Finals competition; and
WHEREAS, Coordinated by the New York State Credit Union Foundation
(NYSCUF), LifeSmarts is an exciting, educational, and entertaining
consumer education program that helps students in grades 9 through 12
become more informed about consumer issues and better prepared to
participate as consumers in today's fast paced economy; and
WHEREAS, LifeSmarts offers students an opportunity to demonstrate
their knowledge of real-life marketplace issues in five key areas:
personal finance, health and safety, environment, technology, and
consumer rights and responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, The members of the Starpoint High School LifeSmarts Team are:
Corey Clugston, Amber Baker, Michael Jamieson, Mary Graff, Charles
Schutt, Megan Morris, and Coach Fred Pierl; and
WHEREAS, Poised eagerly with enthusiasm and determined purpose, the
members of the Starpoint High School LifeSmarts Team stand honorably,
with just pride in their accomplishments and in eager anticipation of
future challenges, understanding and appreciating the caring counsel and
support provided by their teachers, coaches and parents; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the Starpoint High School LifeSmarts Team upon the occasion
of qualifying for the LifeSmarts New York State Finals Competition, and
offer them best wishes for a future of purposeful success and well-be-
ing; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Coach Fred Pierl, and to the aforementioned members of the
Starpoint High School LifeSmarts Team.