LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Floral Park Memorial High
School Girls Basketball Team and Coach Greg Mayerhofer upon the occasion
of capturing the 2009 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 Floral Park Memorial High School Girls Basketball Team
are the Long Island Class A Champions for the second consecutive year,
as well as the Nassau County Class A Champions for the third straight
year; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Greg Mayerhofer, a skilled and inspira-
tional tutor, respected for his 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 Floral Park Memorial High School Girls
Basketball Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in
the championship, were a sisterhood of athletic ability, of good sports-
manship, 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 Floral Park Memorial High School; and
WHEREAS, Coach Greg Mayerhofer 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 Greg Mayerhofer and the outstanding athletes
on the Floral Park Memorial High School Girls 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 Floral Park Memorial High School Girls Basketball Team;
its members: Samantha Epstein, Kate Hartnett, Shannon Ingram, Holly
Judge, Caitlin Klaum, Ericka Re, Danielle Donahue, Raquel Gonzales, Kate
Phelan, Lindsay Epstein, Julia Schmidt and Lauren Simicich; and Coach
Greg Mayerhofer 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 Floral Park Memorial High School Girls Basketball Team
and Coach Greg Mayerhofer.