Senate Resolution No. 3040

BY: Senator KAPLAN

CONGRATULATING the Westbury High School Boys
Varsity 4x200M Relay Team upon the occasion of
capturing the 2020 NYSPHSAA Indoor Track and Field
Championship on March 7, 2020

WHEREAS, Individual and team championships are highly sought after
in high school sports; this Legislative Body commends rare athletic
achievements and pays special recognition to those who pursue such
excellence and become examples for the youth of this great Empire State;
and

WHEREAS, Athletic competition helps to enhance both the moral and
physical development of young athletes, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the importance of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, and developing a sense of fair play and competition; and

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the
Westbury High School Boys Varsity 4x200M Relay Team upon the occasion of
capturing the 2020 NYSPHSAA Indoor Track and Field Championship on
Saturday, March 7, 2020, at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten
Island, New York; and

WHEREAS, To the praise and applause of their excited fans, the Green
Dragons bested Freeport High School by .28 hundredths of a second to
capture the Championship with an outstanding time of 1:29.94; and

WHEREAS, The talented athletes who make up the Westbury High School
Boys Varsity 4x200M Relay Team are Naquan Frazier, Jean Love, Jarvis
Kununifaa, and Kevens Leger; and

WHEREAS, Proudly donning the school's colors of green and gold,
family, friends, and the community at large loyally and enthusiastically
supported the Green Dragons throughout their journey as they ended their
season with an impressive overall record; and

WHEREAS, In sports such as indoor track and field, which demands
athletic prowess, speed and determination, Head Coach Donald Ross and
Assistant Coach Drew Harrison worked hard to hone the skills of this
championship team, teaching these outstanding athletes lessons which
will prove invaluable both on and off the track; and

WHEREAS, Head Coach Donald Ross and the four outstanding athletes on
the Westbury High School Boys Varsity 4x200M Relay Team have clearly
utilized dedication, determination and teamwork in providing a lasting
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 members of the Westbury High School Boys Varsity 4x200M
Relay Team: Naquan Frazier, Jean Love, Jarvis Kununifaa, and Kevens
Leger; Head Coach Donald Ross; and Assistant Coach Drew Harrison upon
the occasion of capturing the 2020 NYSPHSAA Indoor Track and Field
Championship on March 7, 2020; and be it further


RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the Westbury High School Boys Varsity
4x200M Relay Team, Head Coach Donald Ross, and Assistant Coach Drew
Harrison.