Senate Resolution No. 1914

BY: Senator PALUMBO

CONGRATULATING the Ward Melville High School
Varsity Cheerleading Team upon the occasion of
capturing the Class B NYSPHSAA Cheerleading State
Championship on March 2, 2024

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
Ward Melville High School Varsity Cheerleading Team upon the occasion of
capturing the Class B NYSPHSAA Cheerleading State Championship on
Saturday, March 2, 2024, at the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in
Binghamton, New York; and

WHEREAS, Family, friends, and the community loyally and
enthusiastically supported the Patriots throughout their journey to
capturing the championship; and

WHEREAS, Suffolk crowning its third state champion, the Ward
Melville High School Varsity Cheerleading Team capped an undefeated
season with their first trip to the state championship and the coed
title; and

WHEREAS, In a sport such as cheerleading, which demands athletic
prowess and agility, Coaches Georgia Gass and Margaret Hurley, have
worked hard to hone the skills of this championship team, teaching these
outstanding athletes lessons which will prove invaluable both on and off
the competition stage; and

WHEREAS, Coaches Georgia Gass and Margaret Hurley and all of the
outstanding athletes on the Ward Melville High School Varsity
Cheerleading 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 Ward Melville High School Varsity
Cheerleading Team: Kate Biondi, Juliet Britman, Emma Clontz, Sophia
Corpac, Shea Curtin, Sasha Dabrowski, Madison Esposito, Fawn Honor, Emma
Jackson, Ian Licavoli, Emma Miller, Kaylee Murphy, Keira Pirozzi, Kiera
Riddle, Isabella Riegel, Olivia Riegel, Jessica Scardino, Mattea Shank,
Abby Stabile, Kimberly Vosswinkel, and Coaches Georgia Gass and Margaret
Hurley upon the occasion of capturing the Class B NYSPHSAA Cheerleading
State Championship on March 2, 2024; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the Ward Melville High School Varsity
Cheerleading Team and Coaches Georgia Gass and Margaret Hurley.