LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the 2012 Lansing Central High
School's Boys Varsity Swim Team upon the occasion of its outstanding
undefeated season and Section IV Class C 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 2012 Lansing Central High School's Boys Varsity Swim Team
capped an outstanding undefeated season by winning the Section IV Class
C championship; and
WHEREAS, In addition, during the 2012 season, the Lansing Central High
School's Boys Varsity Swim Team also captured the IAC championships; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by the 2012 Lansing Central
High School's Boys Varsity Swim Team is due in great part to the effort
of coaches Reed Dewey and Joe Rogan, 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 2012 Lansing Central High School's Boys
Varsity Swim Team, from the opening meet of the season to winning the
Section IV Class C 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 community; and
WHEREAS, Coaches Reed Dewey and Joe Rogan have done a superb job in
guiding, molding and inspiring the 2012 Lansing Central High School's
Boys Varsity Swim Team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; coaches Reed Dewey and Joe Rogan and the 2012 Lansing
Central High School's Boys Varsity Swim 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 2012 Lansing Central High School's Boys Varsity Swim
Team; its members: Jedidiah Dewey, John Koch, Mikey Koch, Jesse Craig,
Joshua Dennis, Joe Koch, Neal Ruparelia, Grant Sterle, Zachary Dennis,
Kristian Eddy, Ronan Corgel, Kyle VandePoel, Marty Aasen, Paul Giannel-
is, Joseph Jones, Jacob Ryan and Luke Schafer; and coaches Reed Dewey
and Joe Rogan; on their outstanding undefeated season and Section IV
Class C championship; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members of the 2012 Lansing Central High School's Boys
Varsity Swim Team and to coaches Reed Dewey and Joe Rogan.