LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Uniondale High School Girls
Track and Field Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2013 Nassau
County 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 Uniondale High School Girls Track and Field Team placed
first in the Shot Put, 4x100m Relay and 4x400m Relay; and
WHEREAS, The Uniondale High School Girls Track and Field Team was
loyally and enthusiastically supported by family, fans, friends and the
community at large; and
WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the Uniondale High School Girls Track and
Field Team 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 Uniondale High School
Girls Track and Field Team members have proven themselves to be an
unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favorably on their school
and community; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment; the Uniondale High School Girls Track and Field 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 Uniondale High School Girls Track and Field Team
members: Fola Arogbo, Crystal Green, Aleisha Jeffers, Chelsea Desuze,
Timaya Forehand, Michala Webster, Kristina Cherrington, Kadesha Roberts,
and Ashley Souffrant, on their outstanding performance at the 2013
Nassau County Championship; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Uniondale High School Girls Track and Field Team.