LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Copiague Girls High School
Basketball Team and Coach Carole Olsen upon the occasion of capturing
the Class AA State 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 Copiague Girls High School Basketball Team are the Class
AA State Champions; they defeated Bethlehem High School by a score of
74-58; and
WHEREAS, This victory was the first state title for Copiague since
2003, when they won the state Class A title over Bethlehem as well; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Carole Olsen, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for her 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 Copiague Girls High School Basketball
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 Carole Olsen 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 Carole Olsen and the outstanding athletes on
the Copiague Girls High School 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 Copiague Girls High School Basketball Team; its
members: Ieasia Walker, Nicole Brown, Rena Brown, Judith Pierre, Charde
Locket, Gabby Gibson, Dominique Smith, Chelsea Williams, Raven Walker,
Sallie Thomas, Christina Adu, Domyae Ivory-Byrd, and Hannalee Fordyce;
Assistant Coaches Yvan Garcia and Lisa Macchia, JV Coach Mike Ferretti,
and Head Coach Carole Olsen 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 Copiague Girls High School Basketball Team and to Coach
Carole Olsen.