LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Irvington High School Girls
Indoor Track Team upon the occasion of their designation as recipients
of the 2016 Winter Scholar Athletic Team Champion Award by the New York
State Public High School Athletic Association

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, This Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the
Irvington High School Girls Indoor Track Team upon the occasion of their
designation as recipients of the 2016 Winter Scholar Athletic Team Cham-
pion Award by the New York State Public High School Athletic Associ-
ation; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the New York State Public High School Athletic
Association (NYSPHSAA) presents the Winter Scholar Athletic Team Cham-
pion Award to exceptional high school sports teams who have compiled the
highest overall team average in the State for their respective sports;
and
WHEREAS, The Irvington High School Girls Indoor Track Team captured
this prestigious award by posting an outstanding academic average of
99.75; and
WHEREAS, The demanding practice schedule, combined with the ability to
balance that with the requirements of a rigorous academic program, has
paid off with a special honor; it is a credit to the Irvington High
School Girls Indoor Track Team's ability to compete at a high level on
the field and in the classroom; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the team members have proven
themselves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
ably on their community and school; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, 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 Irvington High School Girls Indoor Track Team; its
members: Valeria Acosta, Stephanie Ades, Michelle Agovino, Jamie Aron-
son, Sarah Boyle, Suzanne Castaneda, Jillian Conley, Erica Corinaldi,
Leia Correa, Sydney Cuff, Cleo Davidowitz, Ana Delgado, Hayley Hall,
Jayda Holifield, Miranda Jacobsen, Shelby Kaplan, Isabella Kashkin, Nia
Lee, Melissa Lindsay, Zoe Maxwell, Zoe Mermelstein, Elizabeth Nutig,
Hannah Oros, Emma Oros, Julia Paparo, Brianna Pierre, Nicole Radlauer,
Grace Schelp, Abigail Stein, Hwa-Lyang Sugihara, Rachel Weg, Juliana
Zukerman, on their outstanding season and overall team record; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the members of the Irvington High School Girls Indoor Track
Team.