Bill Text: NY J00055 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulating the Waterford-Halfmoon Girls' Soccer Team and Head Coach Meghan Reynolds upon the occasion of winning the New York State Class C Girls Soccer Championship
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-21)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-10 - ADOPTED [J00055 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-J00055-Introduced.html
Senate Resolution No. 55
BY: Senator TEDISCO
CONGRATULATING the Waterford-Halfmoon Girls'
Soccer Team and Head Coach Meghan Reynolds upon the
occasion of winning the New York State Class C Girls
Soccer Championship
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
Waterford-Halfmoon High School Girls Soccer Team and Head Coach Meghan
Reynolds upon the occasion of capturing the New York State Class C Girls
Soccer Championship on Sunday, November 13, 2022, in Cortland, New York;
and
WHEREAS, To the praise and applause of their excited fans, the
Fordians were able to surmount their opponents in the New York State
Championship Match and accomplish the utmost high school sporting
achievement in this great Empire State; and
WHEREAS, The Waterford-Halfmoon High School Girls Soccer Team ended
a very successful season finishing with an overall record of 22-1 and
capped their historic season off with a 6-3 triumphant victory over
Sauquoit Valley to secure the Class C New York State Girls Soccer
Championship; and
WHEREAS, These are uncharted waters for the Waterford-Halfmoon High
School Girls Soccer Program and Head Coach Meghan Reynolds, winning
their first New York State Championship and garnering a record of 40-2
over the course of the past two seasons; and
WHEREAS, Proudly donning the school's colors of scarlet and white,
family, friends, and the community at large loyally and enthusiastically
supported the Fordians throughout their journey as they captured their
first sectional title in route to the school's first State Championship
in girls' sports; and
WHEREAS, In a sport such as soccer, which demands athletic prowess,
speed, agility, and mental toughness, Head Coach Meghan Reynolds and her
expert coaching staff worked hard to hone the skills of this
championship team, teaching these outstanding athletes lessons which
will prove invaluable both on and off the pitch; and
WHEREAS, Head Coach Reynolds and all the outstanding athletes on the
Waterford-Halfmoon High School Girls Soccer 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 Waterford-Halfmoon High School Girls
Soccer Team: Maddalyn Atwood, Bayly Beauregard, Sophia Belonga, Imani
Bloomfield, Carly Cordts, Emily Costello, Addyson Galuski, Payton
Galuski, Zoe Grennon, Donella Jordan, Sarah Kelly, Cassidy McClement,
Piper Morris, Baylee Noto, Mia O'Brien, Alexandra Phelps, Samara
Roberts, Isabella Vecchio; and Head Coach Meghan Reynolds on their
extraordinary season; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the Waterford-Halfmoon High School Girls
Soccer Team, Head Coach Meghan Reynolds, Athletic Director Michael
Robbins, Principal Christopher Scanlan and Superintendent Michael
Healey.
