LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the 2011 Guilderland High School
Varsity Cheerleading Team upon the occasion of capturing First Place at
the National Championships

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, This Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the
2011 Guilderland High School Varsity Cheerleading Team upon the occasion
of capturing First Place at the National Championships on Saturday,
February 26, 2011, held at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlan-
do, Florida; and
WHEREAS, The 2011 Guilderland High School Varsity Cheerleading Team
won its fifth national championship in six years for the Level 5 Large
Co-ed Division, having distinguished themselves with this accomplishment
of excellence in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011; and
WHEREAS, This year, the Guilderland High School Varsity Cheerleading
Team finished First in its division with the second highest score,
competing against 56 teams from across the Nation; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this Team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Patty Palmer, 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 2011 Guilderland High School Varsity
Cheerleading Team, from the beginning of the season to participation in
the championship, were a combination of brotherhood and sisterhood,
athletic ability, good sportsmanship, honor, and scholarship, demon-
strating that these team members 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 Patty Palmer 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 Patty Palmer and the 2011 Guilderland High
School Varsity Cheerleading Team's 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 2011 Guilderland High School Varsity Cheerleading Team;
its members: Mimi Falcone, Michele DeAngelis, Sam Biondo, Shauna McDo-
nald, Kristi Russell, Alexis Spiro, Kyle Ashbaugh, Erin Nagy, Olivia
Muztafago, Erica Lenseth, Traci Jill, Megan Howland, Jim Woods, Lauren
Rose, Kasey Lozano, Nikole Evereth, Lacy Palmiotto, Danielle Malitz,
Elissa Poskanzer, Ashley Williams, Giuliana DeAngelis, Catherine Biondo,
Wade Appleby, Nick Flaherty, April Manzella, Chelsea Merill, Nick Muia,
Jackie Paratore, and Jaimie Peck; and Coach Patty Palmer 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 2011 Guilderland High School Varsity Cheerleading Team
and to Coach Patty Palmer.