LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Thomas Jefferson Campus High
School Boys' Varsity Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the
New York State Class AA Federation 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 Thomas Jefferson Campus High School Boys' Orange Wave
Basketball Team captured the New York State Class AA Federation title
with an exciting 72-65 victory over Aquinas Institute on Saturday, March
19, 2016, at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York; and
WHEREAS, Prior to winning the Federation title, the Thomas Jefferson
Campus High School Boys' Varsity Basketball Team celebrated their first
PSAL Boys' Basketball Championship since 1954; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Lawrence Pollard and his staff, skilled and
inspirational tutors respected for their ability to turn potential into
excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record of 23-9 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 Orange Wave, from the opening game of
the season to participation in the 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
WHEREAS, Coach Lawrence Pollard has done a superb job in guiding,
molding and inspiring the team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coach Lawrence Pollard and these 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 members of the Thomas Jefferson Campus High School
Boys' Varsity Basketball Team and Coach Lawrence Pollard, on their cham-
pionship season and outstanding team record; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members of the Thomas Jefferson Campus High School Boys'
Varsity Basketball Team and Coach Lawrence Pollard.