LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Copiague High School Senior Ieasia
Walker upon her designation as Miss New York Basketball

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, Ieasia Walker has been named for 2009 as Miss New York
Basketball; this prestigious honor, which is presented by the Basketball
Coaches Association of New York, Inc., is viewed as the top award a high
school basketball player can receive in New York; and
WHEREAS, Ieasia Walker, who will attend the University of South Caro-
lina in the fall, was averaging 23 points, 11 rebounds, five assists,
and five steals per game for the season; she also scored 28 points in
the state championship game and broke her school's all-time scoring
record; and
WHEREAS, Ieasia Walker's other honors for the season, include: Class
AA state championship MVP, the Long Island Class AA championship MVP,
and the Section XI Tournament MVP; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by Ieasia Walker is due in
great part to the efforts of Coach Carole Olsen, a skilled and inspira-
tional tutor, respected for her ability to develop potential into excel-
lence; and
WHEREAS, Ieasia Walker's overall record is outstanding; she was loyal-
ly and enthusiastically supported by family, fans, friends and the
community-at-large; and
WHEREAS, Coach Carole Olsen has done a superb job in guiding, molding
and inspiring Ieasia Walker toward her goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coach Carole Olsen and Ieasia Walker 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 Copiague High School Senior Ieasia Walker upon the occasion
of her designation as Miss New York Basketball; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Ieasia Walker.