LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the 2011-12 Madrid-Waddington High
School Varsity Boys Basketball Team upon the occasion of their outstand-
ing season and participation in the New York State Class D 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 2011-12 Madrid-Waddington High School Varsity Boys
Basketball Team compiled an outstanding 24-3 season record; and
WHEREAS, On March 16, 2012, at the Glens Falls Civic Center, the
Yellowjackets of Madrid-Waddington High School shut down the Livingston
Manor Wildcats by a score of 67-55 in the Class D New York State Public
High School Athletic Association Class D semifinal game; this victory
advanced Madrid-Waddington to the championship game against Sackets
Harbor High School; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the effort of Head Coach Aaron Jones, a skilled and inspira-
tional mentor, 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 2011-12 Madrid-Waddington High School
Varsity Boys Basketball Team, from the opening game of the season to
participation in league play and in the New York State Public High
School Athletic Association Tournament were a brotherhood of athletic
ability, of good sportsmanship, of honor and of scholarship, demonstrat-
ing 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 community; and
WHEREAS, Head Coach Aaron Jones and his coaching staff have done a
superb job in guiding, molding and inspiring the 2011-12 Madrid-Wadding-
ton High School Varsity Boys Basketball Team members toward their goals;
and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; Head Coach Aaron Jones, his coaching staff, and the
2011-12 Madrid-Waddington High School Varsity Boys Basketball 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 2011-12 Madrid-Waddington High School Varsity Boys
Basketball team; its members; and Head Coach Aaron Jones and his coach-
ing staff on their outstanding season, overall team record, and partic-
ipation in the New York State Class D championship game; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members and coaching staff of the 2011-12 Madrid-Wadding-
ton High School Varsity Boys Basketball Team.