LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Ellenville High School Boys
Indoor Track Team and Coach Phil Althouse upon the occasion of capturing
their fourth consecutive Section IX Class B 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 Ellenville High School Boys Indoor Track Team are the
Section IX Class B Champions; and
WHEREAS, On Friday, February 18, 2011, the Ellenville Blue Devils went
to West Point in their attempt to make history; prior to the season, the
team noticed that only one other team had ever won four straight champi-
onships; the boys knew that this was their year to become the second
team; and
WHEREAS, The Ellenville High School Boys Indoor Track Team scored 132
points and outdistanced the second place team, Tri-Valley, by 67 points;
and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Phil Althouse and Assistant Coach Dan Hart,
skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for their 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 Ellenville Boys Indoor Track Team, from
the opening meet of the season to participation in the Championship,
were a brotherhood 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 Phil Althouse and Assistant Coach Dan Hart have 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 Phil Althouse and these outstanding athletes
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 Ellenville High School Boys Indoor Track Team; its
members: Stephen Stephens, Jose Aldarondo, Ben Altshuler, Tomasz Czar-
necki, Tyler Obryant, Justin Farrenkopf, Sebastian Moraga, Kevin Nixon,
Tashan Beaupierre, Jimmy Quiceno and Jason Groat, and coaches Phil
Althouse and Dan Hart 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 Ellenville High School Boys Indoor Track Team and to the
aforementioned coaches.