Bill Text: NY K00583 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending Rome Free Academy upon the occasion of celebrating its 150th commencement on June 29, 2019

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - adopted [K00583 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00583-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 583

BY: M. of A. Buttenschon

        COMMENDING  Rome Free Academy upon the occasion of
        celebrating its 150th commencement on June 29, 2019

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  recognize  and
commend  those  institutions  of  commitment  and high achievement whose
purpose and endeavors prove a dedication to the pursuit of excellence in
the education of the youth of this noble Empire State; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commend Rome Free Academy upon the occasion  of  celebrating  its  150th
commencement at the Stadium on Saturday, June 29, 2019; and

  WHEREAS,  The  150th  graduating  class  from Rome Free Academy will
commemorate this auspicious milestone with a time capsule to  be  buried
in  front  of  the school at Griffiss park on Friday, June 28, 2019; the
capsule will be opened in 50 years; and

  WHEREAS, The capsule includes letters from students and staff;  Rome
Free  Academy  yearbook  and graduation program, clothing, and mementos;
photos; tickets from the junior prom  and  senior  ball;  current  news;
currency  with  a  2019  date; programs from school musicals; and sports
memorabilia such as a baseball signed by all seniors; and

  WHEREAS, The students involved in  this  momentous  project  include
officers  from  the  Student  Association, John George, President; Maddy
DeCarolis, Vice President; Maria Keeney, Treasurer;  Kaitlyn  Mastracco,
Secretary;  and  Class  of 2019 officers, Benjamin McMonagle, President;
Tejas Desai, Vice President; Tyrin Tennant, Treasurer; and  Eddie  Long,
Secretary; and

  WHEREAS,  Established  in  the  1840s,  Rome Academy was a privately
owned school which  charged  tuition;  in  1869,  a  union  free  school
district with a Board of Education was created, and the name was changed
to Rome Free Academy; and

  WHEREAS, For 150 years, Rome Free Academy has strived to ensure that
all  of  its  students  have  access  to  a high-quality education which
prepares them for the rigors of college and the workforce; and

  WHEREAS,  The  steadfast  and  unyielding  commitment  of   parents,
educators  and  administrators  to provide the highest quality education
for students has become the hallmark and tradition of Rome Free Academy;
and

  WHEREAS, Rome Free Academy is proudly  aware  of  its  distinguished
past,  eager  to fulfill its present commitment to parents, students and
the community, and planning with vision and  purpose  for  the  ebb  and
swell  of growth and change it will encounter in the years to come; now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend  Rome  Free  Academy  upon the occasion of celebrating its 150th
commencement on June 29, 2019; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted  to  the  aforementioned  officers,   and   Brian   LeBaron,
Principal, Rome Free Academy.