LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Hillel
Academy of Broome County

WHEREAS, Religious institutions, and the many spiritual, social and
educational benefits they confer, play a vital role in the development
of the moral fabric of a responsible citizenry; and
WHEREAS, It is the tradition of this State and this Nation to pay
tribute to those institutions and individuals who have contributed to
the ethical and spiritual values of their communities; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commemorate the 50th
Anniversary of Hillel Academy of Broome County; and
WHEREAS, Located in Vestal, New York, Hillel Academy was founded in
1962 in response to a community need for intensive Jewish Education; it
is located in one of the smallest Jewish communities to house and
sustain a day school; and
WHEREAS, Hillel Academy encompasses all elementary grades, K-8; a
community school, its students and families reflect the diversity of the
Jewish community and it is proud to have been selected by the U.S.
Department of Education's National School Recognition Program as one of
the nation's most outstanding schools; and
WHEREAS, The curriculum at Hillel Academy includes all mandated
subjects in the general studies and a complete range of subjects in
Judaic Studies, along with introducing Spanish in Kindergarten; this
fine institution is the only area school to offer instruction in two
foreign languages to all students at every grade level; and
WHEREAS, Music, art, physical education and computer instruction are
all incorporated into the school day; small classes and low teacher-stu-
dent ratio allows for individualized instruction and its multi-age
instructional model offers enhanced academic opportunities with
increased social interaction; and
WHEREAS, Afterschool activities and clubs include string orchestra,
Spanish, and art; Hillel Academy is a beneficiary agency of the Jewish
Federation of Broome County and receives support from all segments of
the community; and
WHEREAS, Hillel Academy stands on the threshold of tomorrow, prepared
to meet the challenges of the coming decades while retaining that spir-
itual resolve which characterizes its past; and
WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to take note of
enduring religious institutions and to bring such institutions to the
attention of the people of this Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Hillel Academy of Broome County; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Hillel Academy of Broome County.