LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the 2011-12 Minisink Valley High
School Varsity Cheerleaders upon the occasion of capturing the National
Championship at CANAM

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, On March 18, 2012, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the Mini-
sink Valley High School Varsity Cheerleaders were named the National
Champions at the Cheer Ltd Nationals at CANAM; and
WHEREAS, In capturing the national championship at CANAM, the 2011-12
Minisink Valley High School Varsity Cheerleaders were rewarded for their
hard work and practice for stunts, tosses, jumps, motions, dance
routines and overall spirit; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of coaches, Patti and Deanna Archiere, skilled and
inspirational mentors, 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 2011-12 Minisink Valley High School
Varsity Cheerleading Team, from the opening of the season to partic-
ipation in the National Championship at CANAM, were an extraordinary
combination 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 community; and
WHEREAS, Coaches Patti and Deanna Archiere 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 coaches Patti and Deanna Archiere and the 2011-12
Minisink Valley 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 2011-12 Minisink Valley High School Varsity Cheerlead-
ing Team, its members: Faith Biggs, Becky Cooper, Alek McKeever, Bria
Litow, Sarah Roosa, Cassandra Wilson, Brittany York, Kimmie Leslie,
Heather Molander, Jacklyn Reid, Shannon Molander, Emily Wilson, Coletta
Lanfrit, Alli Picone, Kendra Arnold, Carli Davis and Brianna Mercado;
and coaches Patti and Deanna Archiere on their outstanding season and on
capturing the National Championship at CANAM; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the 2011-12 Minisink Valley High School Varsity Cheerleading
Team, and to coaches Patti and Deanna Archiere.