LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Clarence High School Girls
Swim Team and Coach Eric McClaren upon the occasion of capturing the New
York State 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 Clarence High School Girls Swim Team are the New York
State Champions; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the season, the Red Devils have had many success-
ful moments; during the regular season, they had a perfect 9-0 swim
through ECIC I including a record-breaking performance in a 124-61
victory over longtime rival Williamsville North; during the ECIC champi-
onships, the Red Devils won eight of 11 events as they won the AA (large
school) championship by 99 points ahead of second place Williamsville
North; and
WHEREAS, During the Section VI championships, Clarence High School won
the 200 and 400 free relays; a superb season ended in spectacular style
at the state championship when Clarence won two events, placed in five
others and claimed the overall team championship, as well as setting
eight school records and two Section VI ratings along the way; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Eric McClaren, a skilled and inspirational
tutor, respected for his 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 Clarence High School Girls Swim Team,
from the opening meet of the season to participation in the champion-
ship, 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 team members have proven
themselves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
ably on their school; and
WHEREAS, Coach Eric McClaren 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 Eric McClaren 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 Clarence High School Girls Swim Team; its members:
Katia Aaron, Rebecca Anthone, Victoria Argentieri, Victoria Butler,
Corrie Colf, Sydney Daoust-Filiatrault, Lauren Goeing, Katie Hardy,
Charlotte Hogan, Maddy Hogan, Alyssa Honaker, Gretchen Hook, Maddy
Jacumski, Melanie Johnson, Stephanie Kong, Emily Kraft, Elizabeth Krep-
pel, Sydney Lauricella, Julia Marfurt, Sydney Modeas, Dina Rommel,
Meghan Sauer, Lauren Scanio, Sunita Singh, Kaitlin Smith, Bashia Tou,
Dorotka Tou, Maddy Tryjankowski, Shayna Victor, Allison Voll, Claire
Willis, and Alex Venture, and Coaches Eric McClaren, Paul Cary and Helen

Grinstead, 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 Clarence High School Girls Swim Team and to the aforemen-
tioned coaches.