The New York State Senate

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Senate Resolution No. 571

BY: Senator GRIFFO

CONGRATULATING the Section III Girls Gymnastics
Team upon the occasion of capturing the NYSPHSAA
Girls Gymnastics Team Championship on March 4, 2023

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
Section III Girls Gymnastics Team upon the occasion of capturing their
third consecutive NYSPHSAA Girls Gymnastics Team Championship on
Saturday, March 4, 2023, at Kenmore West High School in Buffalo, New
York; and

WHEREAS, The Section III Girls Gymnastics Team won the event with an
incredible score of 184.450, beating the second-place team by .5 points;
and

WHEREAS, The Section III Girls Gymnastics Team is comprised of nine
students, Grayson Gall, Hannah Hughes, Madison Scranton, Julia Makuszak,
Jayla Jordan, Antoinette Sakellariou, Payton Smith, Aubrey Hughes, and
Katie DiStefano, who come from several different high schools, New
Hartford, Sauquoit, Whitesboro, New York Mills, JDFM and Oriskany; and

WHEREAS, The team's overall record is outstanding; throughout the
season, they were loyally and enthusiastically supported by their
families, teammates, friends and the community at large; and

WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride
and accomplishment, and the Section III Girls Gymnastics Team has
clearly made a contribution to the spirit of excellence which is a
tradition of their schools; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the Section III Girls Gymnastics Team upon the occasion of
capturing the 2022 NYSPHSAA Girls Gymnastics All Around Championship on
March 4, 2023; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the Section III Girls Gymnastics Team.