LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Boys and Girls High School
Boys Track and Field Team and Coach Amateka Morgan upon the occasion of
capturing the 2012 Public Schools Athletic League Indoor Track and Field
City 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 Boys and Girls High School Boys Track and Field Team are
the Public Schools Athletic League Indoor Track and Field City Cham-
pions; and
WHEREAS, As a result of their hard work and diligence, on Saturday,
February 25, 2012, the Boys and Girls High School Boys Track and Field
Team had won its first city championship since 1998; the Kangaroos
earned 69 points, which was 39 points ahead of Dewitt Clinton High
School, and 41 points ahead of Harry S. Truman High School; and
WHEREAS, This special victory marks the 25th Indoor City Championship
for the Boys and Girls High School Boys Track and Field Team; the Kanga-
roos also had victories at the Marine Corps Holiday Classic, the Mill-
rose Games, and the New Balance Collegiate Invitational where they set
the New York State record in the 4x400m relay in a time of 3:15.12; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Amateka Morgan and the team of outstanding
assistant coaches, 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 Boys and Girls High School Boys Track
and Field 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 Amateka Morgan and the dedicated staff 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 Amateka Morgan 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 Boys and Girls High School Boys Track and Field Team;
its members: Anderson Denner, Javaun Grant, Joel Johnson, Malik Joseph,
Darien Mascol, Jashane Morrison, Donniel Nelson, Curtly Renwick, Robert
Rhodes, Richard Rose, Kerwyn Sutton, Christon Taitt, Nebroth Wickham,
Darryl Williams, Jr., and Lashley Winter; and Coaches Amateka Morgan,
James N. Jackson, Jamaal Harvey, Renee Sterrett, and William Thomas 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 Boys and Girls High School Boys Track and Field Team and
to the aforementioned coaches.