LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Shelter Island High School
Varsity Girls' Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing both the
2011 Suffolk County Class D Championship and Class CD Championship game

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 2010-2011 Shelter Island High School Varsity Girls'
Basketball Team enjoyed a very successful season, compiling a .500
winning percentage in league XIII; and
WHEREAS, The Class D champions of Suffolk County, the 2010-2011 Shel-
ter Island High School Varsity Girls' Basketball Team also won its Class
CD championship game; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by the 2010-2011 Shelter Island
High School Varsity Girls' Basketball Team is due in great part to the
efforts of Head Coach Peter Miedema and Assistant Coach Brian Doulger,
skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for their ability to develop
potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The overall record of the 2010-2011 Shelter Island High
School Varsity Girls' Basketball Team was 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 2010-2011 Shelter Island High School
Varsity Girls' Basketball Team, from the opening game of the season to
capturing the 2011 Suffolk County Class D Championship and the Class CD
championship game, 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 2010-2011 Shelter Island
High School Varsity Girls' Basketball Team members have proven them-
selves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favorably
on their school and their community; and
WHEREAS, Head Coach Peter Miedema and Assistant Coach Brian Doulger
have done a superb job in guiding, molding and inspiring the 2010-2011
Shelter Island High School Varsity Girls' Basketball Team members toward
their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; Head Coach Peter Miedema, Assistant Coach Brian Doulger
and the 2010-2011 Shelter Island High School Varsity Girls' Basketball
Team's outstanding athletes have clearly made a contribution to the
spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their school; now, there-
fore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the 2010-2011 Shelter Island High School Varsity Girls'
Basketball Team, its members: Stacey Clark, Stephanie Vecchio, Mackenzie
Needham, Kristie Moschetta, Kelsey McGayhey, Megan Mundy, Saverina Chic-
ka, Alexis Gibbs, Melissa Ames, Morgan McCarthy, Jill Calabro, Breanna
Hallman, Corrine Mahoney and Abbie Ross-Gates; Head Coach, Peter Miede-
ma; and Assistant Coach, Brian Doulger on their outstanding season,
overall team record and capturing both the 2011 Suffolk County Class D
Championship and the Class CD Championship; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members and coaching staff of the 2010-2011 Shelter
Island High School Varsity Girls' Basketball Team.